Coupling Between Fine-Root Trait Reorganization and Soil Nutrient Depletion: A Belowground Mechanism Underlying Accelerated Self-Thinning-Induced Degradation in Arid-Region Plantations

This dataset includes raw data on fine-root activity, lignin, and cellulose in the surface layer, soil nutrient contents and fine-root biomass at different soil depths under different degradation levels, and the raw data used for the statistical analyses reported in the article.