Metagenomic data from soil and above-ground samples in tropical peat swamp forests and oil palm plantations

This study aims to evaluate the effects of land-cover change on microbial processes involved in the nitrogen cycle, including associated emissions, in natural and converted tropical peatlands. DNA was extracted from soil, litter, and canopy soil samples collected from peat swamp forest and an oil palm plantation in Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia.