Biocrusts mitigate the impact of aridity on soil microbial communities in drylands: evidence from observations across three continents.

Data from "M. Delgado-Baquerizo, F.T. Maestre, D.J. Eldridge, M.A. Bowker, T.C. Jeffries, B.K. Singh. Biocrusts mitigate the impact of aridity on soil microbial communities in drylands: evidence from observations across three continents.". The spreadsheet "Dataset" contains information on the microbial community composition, diversity and functions for two microsites across 39 locations from three continents. The spreadsheet "Metadata" contains the associated metadata, where a description of all the variables and units can be found.Raw data in https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/NSW_Environmental_gradient/7092950