Fungal amplicon sequencing data from rhizosphere soil associated with Spartina alterniflora collected in Bay Jimmy, Louisiana from 2013-01-19 to 2013-06-26

This dataset contains fungal amplicon sequencing data from rhizosphere soil associated with Spartina alterniflora plants using ITS1 markers, respectively. The dataset was in support of the study assessing the influence of S. alterniflora plant traits on associated soil microbial communities, which was conducted along Bay Jimmy, Louisiana in 2013. The table is the raw (non-rarified) fungal OTU abundances table generated from the soil surrounding each plant. Fungal response variables are the abundance, diversity and composition in rhizosphere soil using culture-independent sequencing of ITS region for taxonomy; and high throughput sequencing for community analyses. Environmental parameters including location, residual oil, individual GPS points etc. measured from the individual plant as well as biotic parameters such as plant provenance are also included.