Vegetation data along alpine pasture-shrub gradients

Dataset supporting article <strong>Dominant shrub species is a strong predictor of plant species diversity along alpine pasture-shrub gradients</strong> Columns of dataset: Species_richness: Number of species prer plot Species_evenness: Pielou's eveness of species cover values Nutrient_index: Cover-weighted average nutrient indicator value Light_index: Cover-weighted average light indicator value Gradients_ID: gradient identifier Dominant_shrub: Dominant shrup species (3 categories) Zonal_cover: Value of zonal cover in percent Plot_cover: Value of plotcover in percent Geology_4level: Substrat eof parent material (4 categories) Geology_2level: Substrat eof 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