Biocrusts characteristics, soil properties and soil erodibility indicators

This dataset contains the coverage gradient, month, biocrusts thickness (BCth, mm), biocrusts coverage (BCc, %) , biocrusts biomass (BCb, g m-2), sand content (Sand, %), silt content (Silt, %), clay content (Clay, %), bulk density (BD, g cm-3), capillary porosity (CP, %), saturated water content (SWC, %), field capacity (FC, %) , water stable aggregate content (WSA, %), soil organic matter(SOM, g kg-1), soil cohesion (Coh, KPa), penetration resistance (PR, KPa), slaking rate (SR, g min-1), saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks, mm min-1), mean weigh diameter (MWD, mm), mean number of drop impact (MND), structural stability index (SSI, %), K factor (K, t hm2 h (MJ mm hm2)-1), and the comprehensive soil erodibility indicator (CSEI) .