Soils data for geospatial characterization at Mitchell Penninsula, East Antarctica

Soil is collected in three parrallel transects (2 m apart) that are 300 m long. Each transect has 31 samples that are irregularly spaced. Soil is collected by removing the surface vegetation and viable plants. Soil is sieved through 4.5 mm, frozen as soon as practical. Soil properties such as organic carbon, organic nitrogen, exchangeable nutrients, texture, pH are collected using standard protocols. DNA is extracted and then analyzed for the diversity and prevalence of various genotypes.