A dataset of soil respiration and its basal rate across China

This dataset compiles related geographic, climatic, soil, and vegetation variables from each study, including latitude (<i>Lat</i>), longitude (<i>Lon</i>), altitude (<i>Alt</i>, m), <i>MAT</i> (°C), <i>T</i>_<em>s</em> (°C),<i> VWC </i>at 5-cm depth(m³m^-3), <i>MAP</i> (mm), potential evapotranspiration (<i>PET</i>, mm), aridity index (<i>AI</i>, i.e., the ratio of <i>MAP</i> to <i>PET</i>), <i>SOC</i> (g kg^-1), <i>TN</i> (g kg^-1), soil C:N, <i>LAI</i> (m² m^-2), soil <i>BD</i> (g cm^-3), soil pH, annual soil respiration, soil basal respiration and the ecosystem type.