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5 datasets found

  • Resolution in species distribution models shapes spatial patterns of plant multifaceted diversity

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    This dataset comprises a large array of ecological data for the European Alps:

    (1) Current soil and climate predictors at various resolutions. (2) GBIF observations of the...

    Last updated: February 13, 2023

    • ZIP
    • climate
    • ecological-indicator-values
    • functional-diversity
    • grain-size
    • phylogenetic-diversity
    • soil
    • taxonomic-diversity
  • Soil property maps for the Swiss forest

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    We used 2071 forest soil profiles to model a wide range of soil properties for the forested area of Switzerland. The spatial prediction is based on the principle of «digital soil...

    Last updated: February 26, 2024

    • XLS
    • ZIP
    • dsm
    • forest
    • soc
    • soil
    • soil-depth
    • soil-ph
    • soil-properties
    • soil-texture
    • switzerland
  • Biogeochemical data from a transplantation experiment of monolith soil turfs along an altitudinal gradient to simulate climate change scenarios

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    Silvopastoral systems are highly productive and combine long-term wood production with annual provision of forage for livestock. In the Swiss Jura Mountains these systems are a key...

    Last updated: July 10, 2025

    • ZIP
    • biogeochemisty
    • climate-change
    • silvopastoral-systems
    • soil
    • transplantation-experiment
  • Capillary rise rise experiments in snow using neutron radiography

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    This dataset consists of data related to capillary rise experiments performed with neutron radiography. There are 4 videos of capillary rise experiments as well as the files used...

    Last updated: November 13, 2025

    • ZIP
    • TXT
    • measurements
    • pore-water
    • snow
    • soil
    • transport
    • water
  • Soil measurements of Seewer Berg and Davos

    EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal
    Education, culture and sport

    The dataset contains measured values of soil liquid water content, matric potential, and soil texture of 40 soil samples in Davos, Switzerland. The measurements were used for...

    Last updated: November 13, 2025

    • TXT
    • CSV
    • ZIP
    • alpine
    • glide-snow-avalanche
    • lwc
    • matric-potential
    • measurements
    • soil
    • soil-classification
    • soil-texture