Vegetation data along alpine pasture-shrub gradients

Columns of dataset: Species_richness: Number of species per plot Species_evenness: Pielou's eveness of species cover values Heterogeneity: Beta-diversity, average Jaccard distance to the other three plots within cover zone Nutrient_index: Cover-weighted average nutrient indicator value Light_index: Cover-weighted average light indicator value Water_index: Cover-weighted average humidity indicator value Gradients_ID: gradient identifier Dominant_shrub: Dominant shrub species (3 categories) Zonal_cover: Value of zonal cover in percent Plot_cover: Value of plot cover in percent Geology_4level: Substrate of parent material (4 categories) Geology_2level: Substrate of parent material (2 categories) Aspect_3level: Aspect (3 categories) Elevation: Elevation in m above sea level Steepness_perc: Terrain slope in percent Precipitation: Annual precipitation sum in mm Temperature: Mean annual temperature in °C Soil_phosphorus: Soil phosphorus extracted by AA-EDTA in mg/kg Soil_pH: pH of soil-water suspension