Data from: Tree diversity increases carbon stocks and fluxes above but not belowground in a tropical forest experiment

Schnabel, Florian 1 ; Guillemot, Joannès 2 ; Barry, Kathryn E.3 ; Brunn, Melanie 4 ; Cesarz, Simone 5 ; Eisenhauer, Nico 5 ; Gebauer, Tobias 1 ; Guerrero-Ramirez, Nathaly R.6 ; Handa, Tanya I.6; Madsen, Chris7; Mancilla, Lady8; Monteza, Jose8; Moore, Tim 7 ; Oelmann, Yvonne 9 ; Scherer-Lorenzen, Michael1; Schwendenmann, Luitgard 10 ; Wagner, Audrey11; Wirth, Christian 5 ; Potvin, Catherine7

Published Feb 12, 2025 on Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.6hdr7srbf

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Abstract

The database contains the data and code that support the findings of the above study. Specifically, the database contains data on ten carbon (C) stocks and fluxes, namely aboveground tree C (AGC), tree coarse root C (CRC), coarse woody debris C (CWDC), C in herbaceous biomass (herbaceousC), leaf litter C production (litterC), soil organic C (SOC), leaf litter decomposition, root decomposition, soil microbial biomass C (Cmic), and soil respiration. In addition, we included canopy opening as a co-variable, with potentially important influences on C stocks and fluxes.

Description of the database

The database contains four files:

README including metadata
stock_c_f.csv
flux_c_f.csv
analysis_C_stocks_fluxes.R

Description of the data files and variables

The files stock_c_f.csv and flux_c_f.csv contain the carbon stock and flux data. For carbon stocks or fluxes that were not measured in a specific plot or period "NA" values are given in the datasets. Below is a description of each variable:

Variable	Short Name	Long Name	Unit
plot	Plot ID	Plot ID	categorical
period	Period	Measurement time/period	categorical
plot.size_ha	Plot size	Plot size	ha
diversity	Tree diversity	Tree species richness	count
agb_c_kg_m2	AGC	Aboveground tree carbon	kg C m2
crb_c_kg_m2	CRC	Coarse root carbon	kg C m2
soc_c_kg_m2	SOC	Total soil organic carbon	kg C m2
soc4_c_kg_m2	SOC4	C4-plant derived soil organic carbon	kg C m2
soc3_c_kg_m2	SOC3	C3-plant derived soil organic carbon	kg C m2
cmic_µg_cmic_g_soil_dw	Cmic	Microbial biomass	µg Cmic g soil dw-1
agb_c_kg_m2_yr	∆AGC	Aboveground tree carbon change	kg C m2 yr-1
crb_c_kg_m2_yr	∆CRC	Coarse root carbon change	kg C m2 yr-1
cwd_c_kg_m2_yr	CWDC	Coarse woody debris carbon	kg C m2 yr-1
herb_c_kg_m2_yr	HerbaceousC	Herbaceous carbon	kg C m2 yr-1
litter_prod_c_kg_m2_yr	LitterC	Litter production	kg C m2 yr-1
soc_c_kg_m2_yr	∆SOC	Total soil organic carbon change	kg C m2 yr-1
soc4_c_kg_m2_yr	∆SOC4	C4-plant derived soil organic carbon change	kg C m2 yr-1
soc3_c_kg_m2_yr	∆SOC3	C3-plant derived soil organic carbon change	kg C m2 yr-1
litter_k_yr	k	Leaf litter decomposition rate	k yr-1
root_k_yr	k	Root decomposition rate	k yr-1
soil_resp	Soil respiration	Soil respiration	µmol m-2 s-1
cnpy_open_percentage	Canopy opening	Canopy gap fraction	%

Description of the code

The file analysis_C_stocks_fluxes.R is an R script containing all code needed to reproduce the analyses in the manuscript. It has been created using R version 4.3.0. The used R packages are detailed in the R script.