MOSSO_SoilPhysics&Chemistry_AllSites

The dataset provides information about the soil physical and chemical properties at eight permanent LTER sites (named site 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, according to the LTER site numerations), located between 2686 (site 10) and 2854 m a.s.l. (site 6). Details: Site 1 (coordinates: 45°52'22.43"N, 7°52'25.84"E; elevation: 2840 m a.s.l.), Site 2 (coordinates: 45°52'22.17"N, 7°52'38.07"E; elevation: 2800 m a.s.l.), Site 3 (coordinates: 45°52'13.52"N, 7°52'35.01"E; elevation: 2770 m a.s.l.), Site 6 (coordinates: 45°52'32.21"N, 7°52'31.87"E; elevation: 2854 m a.s.l.), Site 7 (coordinates: 45°52'29.13"N, 7°52'44.71"E; elevation: 2813 m a.s.l.), Site 8 (coordinates: 45°52'27.74"N, 7°52'56.86"E; elevation: 2749 m a.s.l.), Site 9 (coordinates: 45°52'23.80"N, 7°53'3.96"E; elevation: 2720 m a.s.l.), and Site 10 (coordinates: 45°52'21.76"N, 7°53'9.32"E; elevation: 2686 m a.s.l.). The bedrock is primarily micaschists, with some inclusions of amphibolites and calcschists. The vegetation of the sites is included in the ‘Siliceous alpine and boreal grasslands’ (habitat 6150, according to the EU Habitat Directive). Each study site consists of paired plots for soil and vegetation survey. Soils belongs mainly to Regosol (sites 1 and 8), Leptosol (site 2), Cambisol (sites 6 and 7), and Umbrisol (sites 3, 9, and 10) great groups (IUSS Working Group WRB, 2015, E-ISBN 978-92-5- 108370-3.). On soil samples the following analyses are performed: pH, Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC), Total Organic Carbon (TOC), Total Nitrogen (TN), available phosphorous (Olsen P), and particle-size.