Soil Stoichiometry and Plant Diversity in Returning Farmland of Inner Mongolia

Featuring measurements of soil stoichiometric characteristics and plant diversity from ecological restoration sites in the southern foothills of the Greater Khingan Mountains, Inner Mongolia. It covers sites with restoration periods of 1, 3, 5, 10, 20 years, abandoned land, and farmland, analyzing dynamics like soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP). The data is provided in an XLSX file of 15.0 KB.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in soil organic carbon (SOC) and total nitrogen (TN) across different restoration years and soil layers.
• Investigate correlations between soil total phosphorus (TP) content and various vegetation diversity indices.
• Model the relationship between soil C/N, C/P, and N/P ratios and the appearance of shrubs and trees during restoration.
• Compare plant species composition and pioneer herb presence across the defined restoration time series.

Strengths

• Data covers a defined time series of ecological restoration with 7 distinct site categories (1, 3, 5, 10, 20 years, abandoned land, farmland).
• Includes multiple soil stoichiometric variables: soil organic carbon (SOC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP).
• Explicitly examines relationships between soil nutrients and plant diversity indices.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 15.0 KB, indicating limited sample size and scope.
• Specific row counts, column counts, and sample data are unavailable, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic coverage is restricted to a specific slope in Inner Mongolia, limiting generalizability.

Provenance

Source

Yan Sheng via figshare

Collection Method

Field study in the southern slope of Daxing’anling Forest, Inner Mongolia, sampling sites with different restoration periods.

Time Range

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Geography

Southern foothills of the Greater Khingan Mountains, Inner Mongolia, China.