Grassland Plant Cover and Soil Response to Spurge Control

247.5 KB of data details the effects of combined fungicide and herbicide application on leafy spurge invasions. The dataset includes plant cover, biomass, nutrient levels, initial spurge densities, and soil particle and PLFA data. It was authored by Rebeca Crespo-Teixeira and published in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model plant_cover or biomass response to initial_spurge_densities under different chemical treatments.
• Analyze correlations between soil_particle_data or PLFA_data and nutrient_levels following herbicide and fungicide application.
• Assess the impact of combined_fungicide_and_herbicide_application on grassland community composition using plant_cover metrics.

Strengths

• Data is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for reuse.
• Includes multiple response variables: plant cover, biomass, nutrients, and soil microbial data (PLFA).

Limitations

• Dataset size is only 247.5 KB, indicating a limited scope and likely small sample size.
• Specific row counts, column names, and geographic origin of the grasslands are unknown.

Provenance

Source

Rebeca Crespo-Teixeira via figshare.

Collection Method

Field experiment measuring plant and soil parameters in response to chemical treatments.

Time Range

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