Data from: Multiple environmental controls explain global patterns in soil animal communities

Synthesis of soil animal community mass-abundance measurements reported in
thirteen ecosystems ranging from arctic tundra to tropical rainforest.
Soil animal groups include Nematoda, Collembola, Enchytraeidae, Acari,
Diptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera, Isopoda, Chilopoda, Araneae, Blattodea,
Diplopoda, Gastropoda, Clitellata or Other groups. The dataset provides
abundance and mass measurements per study and soil animal group,
summarised from the raw soil community dataset (Nraw = 1503). Data were
summarised for soil animal groups and study years. The summarised dataset
provides 117 data points, relating the body mass, abundance and biomass of
each sampled soil animal group per study. Environmental variable
measurements are provided alongside soil animal measurements, to allow a
comparative analysis of global environmental controls on soil animal
communities. The dataset is analysed in Johnston, A.S.A., Sibly, R.M.,
2020. Multiple environmental controls explain global patterns in
soil animal communities. Oecologia. DOI:
10.1007/s00442-020-04640-w