Data for Manuscript "Earthworm and Soil Microarthropod Abundances Interactively Associated with Agricultural Land Use, Soil Properties, and Microbial Biomass"

Data on earthworm, springtail and soil mite abundance in arable land, field margins, and grassland in Austria. Earthworms were sampled using handsorting (20x20x20 cm) of three subsamples. Springtails and soil mites were sampled from three soil cubes (5.6x5.6x5 cm) constituting a composite sample, and extracted using the Berlese method. Abundances are given per m2.

Sampling took place in April and May 2024.

Coordinates are rounded for privacy protection reasons and do not refer to the exact sampling location.

Soil parameters:

Bulk density was measured only for the top 5 cm

Water content refers to gravimetric water content

Microbial C and N content was measured only for the top 10 cm, and determined using the chloroform fumigation method

The remaining soil parameters were measured by the Austrian agency for health and food safety following standard protocols, see publication

pH = pH (CaCl2)

The data is used in a manuscript submitted to Applied Soil Ecology, which is currently under review. Until publication of the manuscript, data remains under embargo.