Data from: Nutrient limitation or home field advantage: does microbial community adaptation overcome nutrient limitation of litter decomposition in a tropical peatland?, Hoyos, Jorge, Lomax, Barry H., Turner, Benjamin L., Sjogersten, Sofie Data corresponds to Table 1 Peat samples were collected in Bocas del Toro, Republic of Panama Physicochemical analyses were performed at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Abbreviations: PS1: San San Pond Sak Site No. 1; Raphia taedigera - Palm swamp; from Sjögersten et al. (2011) PS2: San San Pond Sak Site No. 2; Campnosperma panamensis - Mixed forest; from Sjögersten et al. (2011) Sjögersten, S., Cheesman, A.W., Lopez, O. & Turner, B.L. (2011) Biogeochemical processes along a nutrient gradient in a tropical ombrotrophic peatland. Biogeochemistry, 104, 147–163.