Simulated climate change enhances microbial drought resilience in Ethiopian croplands but not forests

File and variables description 

This file contains data supporting the findings from the study entitled "Simulated climate change enhances microbial drought resilience in Ethiopian croplands but not forests". 

Nine sheets are included in the Excel file, named as follows, and containing the following variables:

Table 1 Soil characteristics

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Block: Block number

·      pH: Soil pH (unitless)

·      EC: Electrical conductivity (µS cm-1)

·      SOM: Soil organic matter (%)

·      Max WHC: Maximum soil water holding capacity (g H2O g-1 dwt)

Fig 1 Soil temp and moisture 

Variables

·      Date: Date of measurement (Day/Month/Year)

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Block: Block number

·      Soil moisture (volume %)

·      Soil temperature (°C)

Fig 2 Microbial diversity

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Block: Block number

·      Bacteria alpha diversity (Shannon index)

·      Fungi alpha diversity (Shannon index)

·      Bacteria beta diversity PCo1: Bacterial community structure (PCo1 score)

·      Bacteria beta diversity PCo2: Bacterial community structure (PCo2 score)

·      Fungi beta diversity PCo1: Fungal community structure (PCo1 score)

·      Fungi beta diversity PCo2: Fungal community structure (PCo2 score)

Fig 3 Microbial responses 

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Time: Meaurement time after rewetting (hours)

·      Microbial growth: Microbial growth rate (µg C g-1 SOM h-1) measured over time after drying-rewetting

·      Microbial growth SE: Microbial growth standard error (µg C g-1 SOM h-1)

·      Respiration: Respiration (µg C g-1 SOM h-1) measured over time after drying-rewetting

·      Respiration SE: Respiration standard error (µg C g-1 SOM h-1)

·      CUE average: Average microbial carbon use efficiency (unitless) measured over time after drying-rewetting

·      CUE SE: Microbial carbon use efficiency standard error (unitless)

·      F-B growth ratio average: Average ratio fungal-to-bacterial growth (unitless) measured over time after drying-rewetting

·      F.B growth ratio SE: Fungal-to-bacterial growth standard error (unitless)

Fig 3 Steady state

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Block: Block number

·      Steady state growth: Steady state microbial growth rate (µg C g-1 SOM h-1)

·      Steady state respiration: Steady state respiration rate (µg C g-1 SOM h-1)

·      Steady state CUE: Steady state microbial carbon use efficiency (unitless)

·      Steady state F-B growth ratio: Steady state ratio fungal-to-bacterial growth (unitless)

Fig 4 Recovery times 

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Block: Block number

·      Bacterial recovery: Time for bacterial growth to recover to steady state rate after drying-rewetting (hours)

·      Fungal recovery: Time for fungal growth to recover to steady state rate after drying-rewetting (hours)

·      CUE recovery: Time for microbial carbon use efficiency to recover to steady state level after drying-rewetting (hours)

Fig 5 Cumulative data

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Block: Block number

·      Microbial growth 1 day: Cumulative microbial growth during 1 day after drying-rewetting (µg C g-1 SOM)

·      Microbial growth 1 week: Cumulative microbial growth during 1 week after drying-rewetting (µg C g-1 SOM)

·      Microbial growth 3 weeks: Cumulative microbial growth during 3 weeks after drying-rewetting (µg C g-1 SOM)

·      Respiration 1 day: Cumulative respiration during 1 day after drying-rewetting (µg C g-1 SOM)

·      Respiration 1 week: Cumulative respiration during 1 week after drying-rewetting (µg C g-1 SOM)

·      Respiration 3 weeks: Cumulative respiration during 3 weeks after drying-rewetting (µg C g-1 SOM)

·      CUE 1 day: Microbial carbon use efficiency during 1 day after drying-rewetting (unitless)

·      CUE 1 week: Microbial carbon use efficiency during 1 week after drying-rewetting (unitless)

·      CUE 3 weeks: Microbial carbon use efficiency during 3 weeks after drying-rewetting (unitless)

·      F-B growth 1 day: Ratio of fungal-to-bacterial growth during 1 day after drying-rewetting (unitless)

·      F-B growth 1 week: Ratio of fungal-to-bacterial growth during 1 week after drying-rewetting (unitless)

·      F-B growth 3 weeks: Ratio of fungal-to-bacterial growth during 3 weeks after drying-rewetting (unitless)

Fig 6 Bacterial structures 

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Time: Meaurement time after rewetting (hours)

·      Bacteria PCo1: Bacterial community structure (PCo1 score)

·      Bacteria PCo2: Bacterial community structure (PCo2 score)

Fig 7 Fungal structures

Variables

·      Land use: Name of the land use (Cropland or Forest)

·      Treatment: Name of the field treatment (Control, Drought or Warming)

·      Time: Meaurement time after rewetting (hours)

·      Fungi PCo1: Fungal community structure (PCo1 score)

·      Fungi PCo2: Fungal community structure (PCo2 score)