This data documents the shrub growth parameters from 2011 to 2015 for site A, belonging to the annual inventory taking place for both site A and site B. Measurement for this data took place annually from the end of September to the beginning of Oc...

Biological soil crusts (BSCs) were sampled in runoff plots of sites A and B in 2013. This is the species list containing bryophytes.

Leaf toughness assessed on individual trees of species growing on the Experimental Sites of BEF China. For each tree seven leaves were sampled in most cases. Every single value for every leaf is given. Exceptions were made in species with very sma...

Trap nests (eigth traps per plot; four traps each attached to a wooden post; located at two randomly selected corners the corners of the central 10 x 10 m subplot; traps belonging to the same wooden post in a plot are marked with a "-" or left wit...

Soil profile description according to the „Bodenkundliche Kartieranleitung. 
5. verbesserte und erweiterte Auflage Herausgegeben von der Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe in Zusammenarbeit mit den Staatlichen Geologischen Diensten ...

List of CWD items, their metal tags, and corresponding stem ids or counfounding metal tags from the 2008, 2009, and 2010 living tree data gathered by Martin Baruffol and Xiulian Chi.