Soil Properties and Leaf Litter Quality Under Trees in Ethiopian Enset Homegardens

Admasu Yirgalem Bireda's dataset, last updated May 2026, contains measurements from a study in the Gamo Highlands of South Ethiopia. It includes 11 soil health indicators measured under five common tree species at three radial distances from tree trunks. The data also covers the elemental composition and decomposability of tree leaves.

Use Cases

• Compare soil nutrient levels (TN, Pav, K, Ca, Mg, CEC) based on tree species identity.
• Analyze the relationship between leaf litter elemental composition and soil properties.
• Model the impact of tree age and size on soil carbon and C/N ratios.
• Assess the decomposability of leaf litter from different tree species for nutrient release.

Strengths

• Includes 11 distinct soil health indicators per observation.
• Compares data for five dominant tree species and three radial distances from trunks.
• Links soil measurements to leaf litter elemental composition and decomposability data.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is contained in a 365.7 KB PDF file, requiring extraction for analysis.

Provenance

Source

Admasu Yirgalem Bireda via figshare

Collection Method

On-farm observations and measurements in enset homegardens.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-13 05:34:07

Geography

Gamo Highlands, South Ethiopia