Grassland Biodiversity Experiments Linking Coexistence, Productivity, and Stability

Long-term data from five grassland biodiversity experiments quantifies coexistence potential and its relationship to ecosystem productivity and stability. The dataset, created by Pubin Hong and shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license, was last updated in May 2026. It includes phylogenetic and plant trait composition data to explain the observed ecological mechanisms.

Use Cases

• Modeling coexistence potential based on niche and fitness differences.
• Analyzing biodiversity effects on ecosystem productivity via complementarity and selection effects.
• Investigating ecosystem stability through species asynchrony and species stability metrics.
• Studying the role of phylogenetic and functional trait diversity in ecosystem functioning.
• Examining the impact of root-mycorrhizal collaboration and seed size on productivity and stability.

Strengths

• Data originates from five long-term grassland biodiversity experiments.
• Includes measures of coexistence potential, productivity, and stability.
• Links phylogenetic and trait composition to functional outcomes.
• Available in R and XLSX formats for accessibility.

Limitations

• The dataset is small at 671.6 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Data collected from five experimental grassland biodiversity studies.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 18:14:40; freshness should be verified.