This data documents the shrub growth parameters from 2011 to 2015 for site A, belonging to the annual inventory taking place for both site A and site B. Measurement for this data took place annually from the end of September to the beginning of Oc...

Pitfall traps (four traps per plot, located at the corners of the central 10 x 10 m subplot) were used to assess the activity abundance and species richness of Formicidae in relation to the plots' woody plant diversity. The data allow to test to w...

Soil profile description according to the „Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung. 
5. verbesserte und erweiterte Auflage Herausgegeben von der Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe in Zusammenarbeit mit den Staatlichen Geologischen Diensten ...

Soil chemical laboratory analyses of all plots on Site A. Contents of carbon, nitrogen and sulphur as well as pH-values (in H2O and KCl) of six depth increments per plot.

Litter cover plays a major role in soil erosion processes. It is known that litter cover reduces erosivity of raindrops, decreases sediment discharge and lowers runoff volume compared to bare ground. However, in the context of biodiversity, the co...

Questions: One tenet of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning research is the dependence of ecosystem functions on species-specific differences in traits. Community assembly theory predicts niche differentiation among the constituent species, for...