Data for: Plant and soil elemental coupling in response to experimentally altered precipitation and root herbivory in an Australian grassland

This dataset contains measurements of plant and soil elemental composition collected from a rainfall and root herbivore manipulation experiment conducted in a native temperate grassland in eastern Australia. The experiment ran for three years (2014–2016) and consisted of factorial combinations of rainfall treatments (Ambient, Reduced amount, Reduced frequency) and root herbivory treatments (presence/absence of root herbivores), across 36 experimental plots.
Soil and plant samples were collected annually at the end of the growing season. A suite of macro- and micronutrients (e.g., C, N, P, K, Mg, S, Ca, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu, B, Na, Mo, Al) was measured in both soil and plant material.

本数据集包含从澳大利亚东部原生温带草原开展的降雨与地下植食动物操控实验中采集的植物与土壤元素组成测定数据。该实验于2014年至2016年间开展，为期三年，共设置36个实验样地，采用降雨处理（自然降雨、减量降雨、降低降雨频率）与地下植食作用处理（有/无地下植食动物）的析因组合设计。
土壤与植物样本于每年生长季末采集。研究团队对土壤及植物材料中的一系列大量与微量营养元素（如碳（C）、氮（N）、磷（P）、钾（K）、镁（Mg）、硫（S）、钙（Ca）、铁（Fe）、锰（Mn）、锌（Zn）、铜（Cu）、硼（B）、钠（Na）、钼（Mo）、铝（Al））进行了含量测定。