Soil Microbial Community Distribution in Ziziphus Shrublands Along a Latitudinal Gradient

Data Sheet 1_Latitude distribution characteristics of soil microbial communities in the Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa shrublands on the western slope of Taihang Mountains.docx contains data from a study of soil microbial spatial distribution in shrublands. The dataset likely includes results from high-throughput sequencing and measurements of soil physicochemical properties and vegetation characteristics. It was authored by Xin Zhang and uploaded to figshare on April 10, 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling latitudinal patterns of microbial alpha diversity based on the described unimodal and U-shaped distributions.
• Identifying environmental drivers of bacterial community composition based on soil total nitrogen, sand content, total carbon, total phosphorus, litter carbon, and leaf water content.
• Identifying environmental drivers of fungal community composition based on mean annual precipitation, soil total nitrogen, nitrate nitrogen, silt content, leaf water content, and litter nitrogen.
• Comparing bacterial and fungal diversity trends along a gradient based on the described nonlinear cubic and linear patterns.

Strengths

• The study measured multiple environmental factors, including soil physicochemical properties and vegetation characteristics, to identify drivers.
• Analysis includes both bacterial and fungal communities, allowing for comparative insights.
• The dataset is openly available under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The data is stored in a DOCX file format, which may require conversion for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Xin Zhang

Collection Method

Soil samples were analyzed using high-throughput sequencing and bioinformatic techniques.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 06:02:29; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa shrublands on the western foothills of the Taihang Mountains.