en: This dataset comprises environmental and insect larval data from 24 artificial dendrotelms (water-filled tree holes) created in beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) in six old-growth forest patches connecting two forest nature reserves in the Steigerwald in Germany.

en: old-growth-islands european-beech diversity germany forest fagus-sylvatica insects water-filled-tree-holes dendrotelms steigerwald invertebrates stepping-stones body-size metacommunity trems

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    Description: Dataset on sampled invertebrate communities

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    Description: Dataset on body-length measures of all sampled individuals

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display_name: body-size

dendrotelms

display_name: dendrotelms

diversity

display_name: diversity

european-beech

display_name: european-beech

forest

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germany

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insects

display_name: insects

invertebrates

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metacommunity

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steigerwald

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urban-birds-point-counts-data

$oid: OBSOLETE

en:
The study area included the cities of Basel, Lugano and Zurich. The sampling design reflected four main city districts related to four categories of tree cover (Figure 1): 1) industrial/commercial areas, 0-20% tree cover; 2) residential areas, 20-40% tree cover; 3) urban parks and cemeteries, 40-60% tree cover; 4) peri-urban forests (natural/semi-natural forests), 60-100% tree cover. The tree cover gradient was evaluated across a square grid with a square side length of 100 m. For each square, we evaluated the area covered by urban trees using the Urban Atlas Street Tree Layer 2018 (European Union’s Copernicus Land Monitoring Service information, 2021).
In each city, we established eight transects of 1.2 km, two for each tree cover category. Transects crossed contiguous grid squares belonging to the same tree cover categories as much as possible. We performed aural-visual point counts of birds every 200 m along each transect (six points per transect) during the breeding season (April-June 2024) (Bibby et al., 2000). The transects were walked at the time of highest activity of birds, which is from thirty minutes after sunrise until 4 hours later. Each transect was walked twice, 20-60 days apart, to account for imperfect detection of birds and sample completeness (Balestrieri et al., 2017; Kéry et al., 2005).

en: birds periurban spatially-distributed-sampling biodiversity urban environmental-gradients

envidat

approval_status: approved

fr: EnviDat est le portail de données du WSL; il offre un accès uniformisé et réglementé aux données de surveillance et de recherche en matière d’environnement. Ce portail est capable d’héberger et de publier des ensembles de données précieuses et uniques, qui sont partagées aux quatre coins de la planète. Ce faisant, EnviDat favorise la recherche et contribue à l’avancement des sciences environnementales.

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

de: EnviDat ist das Datenportal der WSL für einen einheitlichen und verwalteten Zugang zu Umweltdaten aus Monitoring- und Forschungsprojekten. Auf dem Portal können Datensätze gehostet und veröffentlicht werden. Durch die weltweite Bereitstellung einzigartiger und wertvoller Datensätze leistet EnviDat einen Beitrag zur Forschung im Bereich der Umweltwissenschaften.

it: EnviDat è il portale dati del WSL che fornisce un accesso unificato e gestito ai dati di monitoraggio ambientale e di ricerca. Il portale ha la capacità di ospitare e pubblicare serie di dati preziosi e unici che vengono condivisi in tutto il mondo. Così facendo, EnviDat promuove la ricerca e contribuisce al progresso della scienza ambientale.

de: EnviDat: das Umwelt-Datenportal

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

fr: EnviDat: le portail de données environnementales

it: EnviDat: il portale dei dati ambientali

political_level: other

state: active

type: organization

wsl

capacity: public

de: EnviDat

en: Urban birds point counts data

title_for_slug: urban-birds-point-counts-data

type: dataset

key: guid

key: uri

value: Envidat Harvester

envi

de: Umwelt

en: Environment

fr: Environnement

it: Ambiente

format: XLS

biodiversity

display_name: biodiversity

birds

display_name: birds

environmental-gradients

display_name: environmental-gradients

periurban

display_name: periurban

spatially-distributed-sampling

display_name: spatially-distributed-sampling

urban

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en:
We established our study sites in the cities of Basel, Lugano and Zurich. We characterised urban tree cover of each city using a rectangular grid with squares of 100x100 m. Within each square, we measured the area covered by urban trees using the European Union's Copernicus Land Monitoring Service information, Urban Atlas Street Tree Layer 2018 [https://doi.org/10.2909/205691b3-7ae9-41dd-abf1-1fbf60d72c8c](https://doi.org/10.2909/205691b3-7ae9-41dd-abf1-1fbf60d72c8c).
Then we assigned each square to three categories of urban tree cover that roughly represented the main types of urban uses:
1) low cover, industrial/commercial areas, 0-20% tree cover;
2) intermediate cover, residential areas, 20-40% tree cover;
3) high cover, urban parks and cemeteries, 40-60% tree cover.
-br/--br/-
We measured bird predation rate on the non-native insect larvae of the horse chestnut leaf miner (HCLM) Cameraria ohridella, an invasive moth that lays eggs and completes its larval and pupal development stages within the leaves of the horse chestnut Aesculus hippocastanus. The larvae feed on leaf fluids and tissue while creating mines within the leaf, which ultimately results in early leaf browning and loss of photosynthetic activity. We collected roughly ten twigs from each tree, including five twigs from the inner and five from the outer crown. Each twig carried 2-4 leaves, for a total of 3408 leaflets. Leaves were stored for ~10 weeks in a refrigerated room at 4 degrees C. We checked all HCLM mines using a stereo microscope and distinguished among open and close mines.
Open mines were further divided based on the opening hole, whether it was a small round exit hole of the larva or the parasitoid, or an irregularly shaped, large bird predation hole.

en: birds urban-biodiversity urban-ecology larvae insect-herbivores insects plant-insect-interaction biodiversity

en: Urban bird predation on horse chestnut leaf miner Cameraria ohridella in three Swiss cities

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    Description:

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display_name: insect-herbivores

larvae

display_name: larvae

plant-insect-interaction

display_name: plant-insect-interaction

urban-biodiversity

display_name: urban-biodiversity

urban-ecology

display_name: urban-ecology


en:
We established our study sites in the cities of Basel, Lugano and Zurich, and their peri-urban forests. We characterised urban tree cover of each city using a rectangular grid with squares of 100x100 m. Within each square, we measured the area covered by urban trees using the European Union's Copernicus Land Monitoring Service information, Urban Atlas Street Tree Layer 2018 [https://doi.org/10.2909/205691b3-7ae9-41dd-abf1-1fbf60d72c8c](https://doi.org/10.2909/205691b3-7ae9-41dd-abf1-1fbf60d72c8c).
Then we assigned each square to four categories of urban tree cover that roughly represented the main types of urban uses:
1) low cover, industrial/commercial areas, 0-20% tree cover;
2) intermediate cover, residential areas, 20-40% tree cover;
3) high cover, urban parks and cemeteries, 40-60% tree cover;
4) peri-urban forests (natural/semi-natural forests), 60-100% tree cover.
-br/--br/-
Our study sites consisted of eight 1.2 km-long transects in each city, equally distributed across the four tree cover categories.  We designed an experimental measurements of bird predation rate on herbivore insect larvae using artificial caterpillars. They mimicked a variety of common, cryptically-coloured herbivorous species, which are usually preyed by birds. We designed caterpillars with green water-resistant modelling clay (Staedtler Noris®), 4-6 cm long and approximately 0.5 cm wide. Caterpillars were threaded to a thin (Ø = 0.6 mm) zinc-plated iron wire and tethered to branches of trees or bushes at a height up to 2 m from the ground. We placed 2-4 caterpillar mimics every 200 m along each transect (five points per transect) or, when not possible due to absence of suitable branches, within 200 m from the point.
In total, we placed 270 caterpillar mimics at 115 points during the late breeding season (June-July 2023). Caterpillar mimics were checked after 10-14 days and replaced with new ones at new locations within 10 m from the previous ones. During each of the two visits, we counted the number of bird predation marks.

en: biodiversity urban birds pest-invasion urban-biodiversity urban-ecology biodiversity-experiment insect-herbivores periurban

en: Urban bird predation on artificial caterpillars

biodiversity-experiment

display_name: biodiversity-experiment

pest-invasion

display_name: pest-invasion


en:
We captured birds in urban parks and peri-urban forests in the cities of Lugano and Zurich. The urban sites were located in an urban forest (Lugano) and in a cemetery (Zurich), and the bird assemblages were comparable with those of the surrounding forests.
We captured individual birds during sessions lasting multiple days using mist-nets, concentrating the activities within 3-4 hours after sunrise and before sunset. We extracted birds from nets using single-use nitrile gloves and gently wiped their body parts with a dry foam swab MW940 (Medical Wire & Equipment), which was then placed in a screw-capped tube (2 ml), which was previously filled with 1 ml ethanol puriss. (Sigma-Aldrich) under sterile conditions.Then, we marked each bird with an alphanumeric leg band, identified the species, determined the sex and age whenever possible, measured for relevant biometrics (e.g. wing chord), the amount of body fat and pectoral muscle (i.e. body condition), and weighed.
Afterwards, we placed each bird in a disposable paper bag within a cotton bag that ensured respiration and left it for few minutes in a safe and calm place to allow for defecation and the collection of faecal samples. The faecal sample was collected from insectivorous and omnivorous birds, and few granivorous birds that are known to occasionally eat invertebrates, such as the house sparrow Passer domesticus.
After releasing the bird, we stored the faecal sample in a screw-capped tube (2 ml), which was previously filled with 1 ml ethanol puriss. (Sigma-Aldrich) under sterile conditions. We wore single-use nitrile gloves and used sterile toothpicks to collect solid samples. The tubes were initially stored in the refrigerator during the field campaign and no later than seven days after collection at -20°C until prepared for DNA extraction.
DNA extraction and library preparation was performed at WSL Phytopathology facilites, Sequencing was performed at Lausanne Genomic Technologies Facility (University of Lausanne; [https://wp.unil.ch/gtf/](https://wp.unil.ch/gtf/)) on an AVITI benchtop sequencing system (Element Biosciences). Bioinformatics was performed at the Genetic Diversity Center (ETH Zurich) using a custom pipeline.

en: insects biodiversity urban fungi birds fungal-pathogen urban-biodiversity urban-ecology

en: Urban bird capture data with prey species and fungal community

fungal-pathogen

display_name: fungal-pathogen

fungi

display_name: fungi

insects

display_name: insects


en: The diversity and network complexity of prokaryotic and fungal communities and their relationships with soil multifunctionality (SMF) – an integrative index for C-, N- and P-cycling functions – was investigated along a 3,000-km latitudinal transect across Europe (37° to 62°N), spanning biomes from Mediterranean drylands, temperate to boreal forests.

en: latitudinal-gradient microbial-biodiversity soil-microbiome soil-mulitfunctionality prokaryotes fungi

en: Soil microbial diversity and multifunctionality across European biomes

en:
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    Description: Diversity of fungi (ITS region sequencing) containing: 1) ASV (Amplicon Sequence Variants) table: abundance of ASV in each sample and 2) Taxonomy table: taxonomic classification of each ASV.

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    Description: Metadata, soil properties and soil microbial functions for each sites across the European gradient.

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display_name: latitudinal-gradient

microbial-biodiversity

display_name: microbial-biodiversity

prokaryotes

display_name: prokaryotes

soil-microbiome

display_name: soil-microbiome

soil-mulitfunctionality

display_name: soil-mulitfunctionality


en: This dataset contains hydrogen and carbon isotope data from 73 tree and shrub species grown in a common garden (Kannenfeldpark) in Basel, Switzerland. Leaf and twig samples were collected in August 2019. The isotope measurements cover various organic compounds, including sugars, cellulose, and (lignin) methoxy groups, as well as leaf and twig xylem water. Details on sample preparation and isotope analysis are provided in Schuler et al. (2023) for carbohydrates and water, and in Wieland et al. (in review) for methoxy groups.

en: common-garden methoxy-groups isotopes tree-species carbohydrates

envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

en: Stable isotope data from 73 tree and shrub species in a common garden in Basel Switzerland

envi

en: Environment

carbohydrates

display_name: carbohydrates

common-garden

display_name: common-garden

isotopes

display_name: isotopes

methoxy-groups

display_name: methoxy-groups

tree-species

display_name: tree-species


en:
This dataset supports a related publication (Sigmund et al., 2025) and contains
- results of four **large-eddy simulations** (LES) coupled to a Lagrangian model (LM) for snow transport, aiming to reproduce field measurements, especially latent heat fluxes, at the S17 site near Syowa Station, East Antarctica, in conditions of drifting and blowing snow,
- references to the **source code** of the LES-LM model,
- the source code and results of a simple **one-dimensional (1D) model** inspired by the large-scale model CRYOWRF (Sharma et al., 2023), aiming to reproduce the LES-LM results,
- post-processed **measurements** shown in the figures of the related publication,
- **programming code** for post-processing and plotting the results.
The LES-LM simulations solve the Navier-Stokes equations for incompressible flows and advection-diffusion equations for air temperature and specific humidity in a domain of 19.2 x 18.32 x 18.32 m³. In these simulations, the airflow is driven by a prescribed large-scale pressure gradient. We assume that the air density is constant (1.18 kg/m³) and the snow particles have a spherical shape and a density of 918.4 kg/m³. Further methodological details are described in the related publication. The 1D model and post-processing code was created using the R software version 4.3.2 (R Core Team, 2024).
References
- Sharma, V., Gerber, F., & Lehning, M. (2023): Introducing CRYOWRF v1.0: multiscale atmospheric flow simulations with advanced snow cover modelling. Geosci. Model Dev. 16, 719–749. [https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-719-2023](https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-16-719-2023)
- Sigmund, A., Melo, D. B., Dujardin, J., Nishimura, K., & Lehning, M. (2025). Parameterizing snow sublimation in conditions of drifting and blowing snow. Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, 17, e2024MS004332. [https://doi.org/10.1029/2024MS004332](https://doi.org/10.1029/2024MS004332)

en: large-eddy-simulation drifting-snow antarctica blowing-snow turbulence snow-sublimation parameterization

en: Modeled and measured fluxes of latent and sensible heat and snow transport at S17 near Syowa in Antarctica

en:
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format: ZIP

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en:
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format: PDF

media_type: application/pdf

en:
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    Description: R scripts used to post-process the results of the LES-LM model and 1D model and produce the figures.

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en:
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    Description: Post-processed high-frequency measurements used to plot turbulence cospectra (data underlying Figure S2 of the related publication). Further measurements are published in a related dataset (Sigmund et al., 2021).

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en:
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en:
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display_name: antarctica

blowing-snow

display_name: blowing-snow

drifting-snow

display_name: drifting-snow

large-eddy-simulation

display_name: large-eddy-simulation

parameterization

display_name: parameterization

snow-sublimation

display_name: snow-sublimation

turbulence

display_name: turbulence


en: The TypoCH scoring system (Eggenberg & Bornand 2023), which is widely used in Switzerland, provides good results as classification method for vegetation types based on Delarze et al. (2015). However, the reference list contained species with no diagnostic value and important character species were missing. We therefore made a first attempt to modify the list based on numerical methods and expert knowledge to improve the classification success, at least for vegetation types of the open land (i.e. grasslands, fens, bogs).

en: diagnostic-species typoch vegetation-classification vegetation-type character-species phytosociology

envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

en: Modified TypoCH reference list of diagnostic species for the classification of vegetation types in Switzerland

en:
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en:
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1) accompanying species -> 1 point
2) dominant accompanying species (if >10% cover in the plot) -> 2 points
3) character species -> 4 points
4) dominant character species (if >10% cover in the plot) -> 8 points

format: CSV

media_type: text/csv

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display_name: character-species

diagnostic-species

display_name: diagnostic-species

phytosociology

display_name: phytosociology

typoch

display_name: typoch

vegetation-classification

display_name: vegetation-classification

vegetation-type

display_name: vegetation-type


en:
The dataset comprises the time series of overland flow (OF) and topsoil interflow (TIF) discharges from 14 small runoff plots (1 x 3 m) over 27 rainfall events in 2022 across the Studibach in the Alptal, a typical pre-Alpine catchment in Switzerland.
The runoff plots were installed on different topographic indices and vegetation covers in order to study the spatio-temporal variability of OF and TIF.
The runoff was collected into self-made "Upwelling Bernoulli Tubes" and the water level inside these tubes was measured by pressure sensors (DCX-22-CTD, Keller Druck, Switzerland) at a 5-min resolution. The discharge was derived from the water level.
The precipitation was measured with a tipping bucket at the Erlenhöhe meteorological station and has a 10-min resolution.

en: rainfall runoff alptal topsoil-interflow time-series studibach plot overland-flow land

en: Overland and topsoil interflow time series from the Studibach - summer 2022

envi

en: Environment

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display_name: alptal

land

display_name: land

overland-flow

display_name: overland-flow

plot

display_name: plot

rainfall

display_name: rainfall

runoff

display_name: runoff

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display_name: studibach

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display_name: time-series

topsoil-interflow

display_name: topsoil-interflow


en:
We captured birds in urban parks and peri-urban forests in the cities of Lugano, Zurich (Switzerland) and Napoli (Italy). The urban sites were located in urban forests (Lugano, Napoli) and in a cemetery (Zurich). Bird faecal samples were stored in a screw-capped tube (2 ml), which was previously filled with 1 ml ethanol puriss. (Sigma-Aldrich) under sterile conditions. We wore single-use nitrile gloves and used sterile toothpicks to collect solid samples. The tubes were initially stored in the refrigerator during the field campaign and no later than seven days after collection at -20°C until prepared for DNA extraction.
DNA extraction and library preparation was performed at WSL Phytopathology facilites, Sequencing was performed at Lausanne Genomic Technologies Facility (University of Lausanne; https://wp.unil.ch/gtf/) on an AVITI benchtop sequencing system (Element Biosciences). Bioinformatics was performed at the Genetic Diversity Center (ETH Zurich) using a custom pipeline.

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en: Metabarcoding of urban and forest bird faecal samples

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    Description: Raw data including fasta files, OTU counts and taxonomic assignments.

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birds

display_name: birds

dna-metabarcoding

display_name: dna-metabarcoding

trophic-networks

display_name: trophic-networks

urban-biodiversity

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General description
Data associated with the publication "CRISPR-Dx and metabarcoding perform similarly for monitoring mammals with eDNA on the catchment level in high-alpine ecosystems".  The data set contains the cleaned metabarcoding reads per site/catchment, the CRISPR-Dx detection per species and site, the site coordinates and a species checklist obtained from the Swiss National Park with the species known to occur at the sampling time point in the respective catchments.
 Authors
Flurin Leugger, Martina Lüthi, Michel Schmidlin, Sarah Marie-Antoine Turnheer, Zacharias Kontarakis and Loïc Pellissier
 Contact
flurinleugger@gmail.com
loic.pellissier@usys.ethz.ch
 Project description
We collected eDNA samples in the Swiss National Park in September 2022 using VigiDNA filters. We extracted the samples in the clean lab at ETH using a modified extraction protocol of Pont et al. (2018). We used the Mamm01 primer (Tabarlet et al. 2018) for metabarcoding and for CRISPR analysis. We applied CRISPR-Dx for eight species occurring in the Swiss National Park. Additionally, we compared the eDNA detections to species inventories per catchment obtained from the Swiss National Park. See publication for more details.
 Folders
 catchments
Shape file containing the catchments sampled in the Swiss National Park.
 metadata
Folder containing files with overview of site names and extract number. Second file with metadata per site (e..g., sampling date). Column called "EVS" (Environmental sample) is the key between the two files.
 data
Folder containing a folder for eDNA and species_inventory (traditional monitoring), respectively.
 eDNA folder
CRISPR_classifications.csv: CRISPR-Dx classifications per extract (and PCR pool).
metabarcoding_seqs_all_cleaned.csv: all DNA sequences from metabarcoding after removing all sequences found in the negative controls.
 species_inventory
Species per catchment reported by the Swiss National Park, based on traditional monitoring including. visual surveys and other opportunistic records. 2: known presence in 2022, 1: maybe present in 2022, 0: not recorded in 2022

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en: Application of CRISPR-Dx and metabarcoding to catchment-level eDNA for terrestrial mammal detection

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    Description: Shape file containing the catchments sampled in the Swiss National Park

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    Description: Folder containing files with overview of site names and extract number. Second file with metadata per site (e..g., sampling date). Column called "EVS" (Environmental sample) is the key between the two files.

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    Description: Folder containing a folder for eDNA and species_inventory (traditional monitoring), respectively.
eDNA folder:
CRISPR_classifications.csv: CRISPR-Dx classifications per extract (and PCR pool).
metabarcoding_seqs_all_cleaned.csv: all DNA sequences from metabarcoding after removing all sequences found in the negative controls.
species_inventory: species per catchment reported by the Swiss National Park, based on traditional monitoring including. visual surveys and other opportunistic records. 2: known presence in 2022, 1: maybe present in 2022, 0: not recorded in 2022

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crispr-dx

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edna

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mammals

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metabarcoding

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national-park

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This repository contains data related to the field experiments of the RESTORE project. This project is a collaboration between the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) and the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science & Technology (EMPA). It has received funding from the Swiss National Science Foundation. The overall objective of the RESTORE project was to assess the effects of green spaces as facilitators and noise as impediment to recover from stress in people's daily environments across Switzerland.
We conducted a randomized, controlled field study to compare the psychophysiological benefits of exposure to forests and urban built environments with different levels of road traffic noise in healthy adults during 30-minute walks in Zürich, Switzerland to explore:
1) The psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure
2) The effects of walking in urban forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure on repetitive negative thinking and connectedness with the non-human world
3) The effects of a mindful walking intervention in urban forests for healthy adults
Accordingly, this repository includes data and documentation for the 3 scientific articles:
Scientific article 1. “Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial", BMC Psychology, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-01720-x
Scientific article 2. "Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: A randomized controlled trial“. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2025.
Scientific article 3. “The effects of walking in urban forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure on repetitive negative thinking and connectedness with the non-human world: A randomized controlled trial". To be submitted to PLOS One, 2025.
Scientific article 4: "Effects of a mindful walking intervention in urban forests for healthy adults". To be submitted to Current Psychology, 2025.

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envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

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    Description: This folder includes two pictures of each test site. The locations for the two pictures on each route were chosen to be as characteristic as possible in terms of the visual and acoustical impressions of the walk.

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    Description: This file includes the guided mindful walking instructions provided to participants in the mindfulness condition during the on-site walks.

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    Description: This document includes the questionnaire for Papers 2 and 3, administered at the first measurement time point (before the walk began).

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    Description: This data file contains information on the LAeq levels recorded along the final walking routes between September 2021 and March 2022, prior to the commencement of data collection.

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    Description: This data file includes information for an additional post hoc classification of the sound environment of the test sites. This evaluation was conducted in the afternoons of the same week in 2023 at two locations within each test site by a civil servant who was not familiar with the study's research questions.

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    Description: This file includes the information sheet provided to participants before they consented to take part in the study.

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    Description: This SPSS syntax file contains a script for analyzing data related to the stationary evaluation of the acoustic impressions at the test sites, which is numbered 03a in this repository.

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Resource Title: 09_P2_Fotos Noise ROS paper.zip
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    Description: This folder included the example pictures of the conditions included in paper 2  ("Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: A randomized controlled trial“).

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Resource Title: 06_Studyprotocol_GPS tracks of the walking routes.zip
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/dfd6af83-8ea8-4914-a18f-bb1e6ca3d533/resource/1f04524c-c476-4fa7-9ca0-6707c86b1966/download/06_studyprotocol_gps-tracks-of-the-walking-routes.zip
    Description: This folder contains the GPS tracks of the walking routes in the test sites.

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    Description: This document includes the questionnaire for Papers 2 and 3, administered at the second measurement time point (after the walk).

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    Description: This SPSS data file includes the data used for analysis in paper 2 (Psychophysiological effects of walking in forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure: A randomized controlled trial) and paper 3 ("The effects of walking in urban forests and urban built environments with disparate road traffic noise exposure on repetitive negative thinking and connectedness with the non-human world: A randomized controlled trial").

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    Description: This file contains data for the manuscript "Effects of a mindful walking intervention in urban forests for healthy adults".

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    Description: This document contains the booklet with instructions for mindful walking, which participants in the mindfulness condition were encouraged to take with them and use during their individual walks over the 10 days following on-site participation.

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Resource Title: 10_P2P3_Questionnaire_t3.pdf
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    Description: This document includes the questionnaire for Papers 2 and 3, administered at the third measurement time point (10 days after participation on site).

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Resource Title: 01_Studyprotocol_Locations of the starting points of the walking routes in the test settings.pdf
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    Description: This document includes GPS coordinates of the starting points of the walking routes in the test sites.

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forest

display_name: forest

restoration

display_name: restoration

traffic-noise

display_name: traffic-noise

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Traditional methods of biodiversity monitoring are often logistically challenging, time-consuming, require experienced experts on species identification and sometimes include destruction of the targeted specimens. Here, we investigated a non-invasive approach of combining the use of drones and environmental DNA (eDNA) to monitor insect biodiversity on vegetation.
We aimed to assess the efficiency of this novel method in capturing insect diversity and comparing insect composition across different vegetation types (grassland, shrub, and forest) in Switzerland. A commercial, off-the-shelf drone was equipped with a specialised probe that autonomously swabbed vegetation and collected eDNA. Then, samples were processed using rapid third-generation Oxford Nanopore sequencing. The obtained data were analysed for insect diversity, comparing taxonomic richness, evenness and community composition across the three habitat types using statistical techniques. Sequencing of the samples yielded 76 hexapods taxa, revealing an insect community with notable differences in taxonomic richness but not in evenness across grassland, shrub, and forest habitats.
Our study demonstrates the potential of drone-based sampling integrated with eDNA and nanopore sequencing for biodiversity monitoring, offering a non-destructive method for detecting insect occurrence on plant surfaces. Integrating robotics and eDNA technology provides a promising solution for fast, large-scale, non-invasive biodiversity monitoring, potentially improving conservation efforts and ecosystem management.

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envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

en: Robot-aided measurement of insect diversity on vegetation using environmental DNA

envi

en: Environment

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minion

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Compilation of normalized crack-propagation speeds (expressed as a fraction of the slab shear-wave speed).
The dataset contains crack-propagation speeds from DEM simulations (79 flat and 6 tilted; Bobillier et al., 2024), MPM simulations (48 flat and 191 tilted; Trottet et al., 2022), and field measurements: PSTs (222 data points, including 192 from low-angle terrain - 30°; van Herwijnen et al., 2016) and avalanche-video analyses (6 cross-slope and 5 down-slope speeds; Trottet et al., 2022).
The dataset also includes Python scripts that generate the relative-frequency distribution of the compiled, normalized crack-propagation speeds.
Bobillier, G., Bergfeld, B., Dual, J., Gaume, J., van Herwijnen, A., 55 and Schweizer, J.: Numerical investigation of crack propagation regimes in snow fracture experiments, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-024-01423-5 2024
Trottet, B., Simenhois, R., Bobillier, G., Bergfeld, B., van Herwijnen, A., Jiang, C. F. F., and Gaume, J.: Transi- 55 tion from sub-Rayleigh anticrack to supershear crack propagation in snow avalanches, Nat. Phys., 18, 1094–1098, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-022-01662-4, 2022.
van Herwijnen, A., Gaume, J., Bair, E. H., Reuter, B., Birkeland, K. W., and Schweizer, J.: Estimating the effective elastic modulus and specific fracture energy of snowpack layers from field experiments, J. Glaciol., 62, 997–1007, https://doi.org/10.1017/jog.2016.90, 2016a.

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en: Compilation of normalized  crack propagation speeds

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    Description: DEM data flat terrain

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    Description: Field data PST >30deg

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Monitoring of vertebrates of the lower Magdalena river through eDNA metabarcoding
The Magdalena River basin harbors a large biodiversity of vertebrates, with numerous endemic species, many of which are threatened. Here, we used environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding, with two primer sets targeting different regions of the mitochondrial DNA 12S ribosomal RNA gene, to detect vertebrate diversity in the Magdalena River. We detected a total of 159 vertebrate taxa, not only aquatic but also terrestrial, arboreal, and aerial. The diversity of these vertebrates increases in relation to the proximity to the river mouth with a change in the composition of the assemblage of aquatic vertebrates detected. We conclude that eDNA metabarcoding allows characterizing vertebrate assemblages in large rivers, assessing conservation status, and elucidating biodiversity patterns with minimal ecosystem disturbance. Samples were taken at the sides of the river or in the center using a boat. At each station, we performed two filtration replicates using a peristaltic pump to conduct environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Each filtration targeted a maximum duration of 1 hours, during which a maximum of 30 liters of water were filtered through each capsule. After filtration, the water inside the capsules was removed, and the capsules were filled with 50 ml of conservation buffer for preservation at room temperature. We followed strict contamination control protocols throughout both the fieldwork and laboratory processes, adhering to the guidelines of Valentini et al. (2016). To prevent contamination, each sample was processed using disposable gloves and single-use filtration equipment. The MiSeq Reagent Kit v3 (2x75 bp) (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) was used for paired-end sequencing at a theoretical sequencing depth of 200,000 reads per sample.
Data content:
	* rawdata/: contains the raw reads for each individual sample. One archive contains the paired-end reads specified by the _R1 or _R2 suffix as well as individually tagged PCR replicates (if available) together with an archive containing all extraction and PCR blank samples of the library. Reads have been demultiplexed using cutadapt but not trimmed, individual demultiplexing tags and primers remain present in the sequences.
	* taxadata/: contains the table with all detected taxonomy for each sample after bioinformatic processing (see Polanco et al. 2020 for details; https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.140) and associated field metadata.
	* metadata/: contains two metadata files, one related to the data collected in the field for each filter, and the second related to the sequencing process in the lab (including the tag sequence, library name, and marker information for each sample)

en: fish edna colombia metabarcoding magdalena teleo vert01

envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: Environmental DNA Freshwater Colombia Magdalena 2022

colombia

display_name: colombia

edna

display_name: edna

fish

display_name: fish

magdalena

display_name: magdalena

teleo

display_name: teleo


en:
These datasets and script document the analyses and the plot generation for the article **“Trends in background mortality in unmanaged forests across Europe over the last century”**.
We used a comprehensive network of permanent plots with repeated censuses spanning from 1936 to 2020 in 299 unmanaged forest reserves across Europe. The database includes 1.5 million tree records over successive censuses covering a total sampled area of 853.7 ha.
It consists of the following files:
- **Mortality_script.Rmd**: R markdown document to reproduce the analysis and the plot generation.
- **plot_level.RDS**: This dataset contains annual mortality rate values for each permanent plot at each census, of plots with at least three censuses. This dataset is used to calculate the weighted mean annual background mortality rates by forest types, and the series of models to study the trends of annual mortality rates, and then to create Figure 1 and Figure 2.
- **tree_level.RDS**: This dataset contains tree census data for each permanent plot at each census, of plots with at least two censuses. This dataset is used to model species-specific size-dependent mortality probabilities of the studied tree species, and then to create Figure 3.

en: ecological-niche forest-inventory forest-dynamics tree-mortality mortality-rate temperate-forests forest

envidat

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

envi

en: Environment

en:
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    Description: This dataset contains annual mortality rate values for each permanent plot at each census, of plots with at least three censuses. This dataset is used to calculate the weighted mean annual background mortality rates by forest types, and the series of models to study the trends of annual mortality rates, and then to create Figure 1 and Figure 2.

en:
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    Description: R markdown document to reproduce the analysis and the plot generation.

en:
Resource Title: tree_level.RDS
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    Description: This dataset contains tree census data for each permanent plot at each census, of plots with at least two censuses. This dataset is used to model species-specific size-dependent mortality probabilities of the studied tree species, and then to create Figure 3.

ecological-niche

display_name: ecological-niche

forest

display_name: forest

forest-dynamics

display_name: forest-dynamics

forest-inventory

display_name: forest-inventory

mortality-rate

display_name: mortality-rate

temperate-forests

display_name: temperate-forests

tree-mortality

display_name: tree-mortality


en:
Environmental DNA complements scientific trawling in surveys of marine fish biodiversity (Dataset 2021)
At the end of October and the beginning of November 2021, we selected 18 sites from the 2021 EVHOE survey for eDNA sampling. The French international EVHOE bottom trawl survey is conducted annually in autumn in the Bay of Biscay (BoB) to monitor demersal fish resources. All selected sites were located on the continental shelf at depths ranging from 30 to 230 m. At each site, we sampled seawater using an underwater pump equipped with two peristaltic heads (subspace), mounted on Ifremer’s Pagure sledge. We collected approximately 30 liters of water directly from the seabed at a flow rate of 1.0 L min⁻¹. For filtration, we used VigiDNA 0.20 μm filtration capsules (SPYGEN, Le Bourget-du-Lac, France) along with disposable sterile tubing. Each filtration device processed water along a transect, representing two replicates per sampling site. To prevent contamination during fieldwork, we adhered to strict protocols, including the use of disposable gloves and single-use filtration equipment. At the end of each filtration, we emptied the remaining water from the capsule and replaced it with 80 mL of CL1 conservation buffer before storing the samples at room temperature. We processed the eDNA capsules at SPYGEN, following the protocol outlined by Polanco-Fernández et al. (2020). Library preparation and sequencing were performed at Fasteris (Geneva, Switzerland). Specifically, we prepared four libraries using the MetaFast protocol (a ligation-based method) and sequenced them separately. Paired-end sequencing was conducted using a MiSeq sequencer (2 × 125 bp, Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) on two MiSeq Flow Cell Kits (v3; Illumina), following the manufacturer’s instructions. We analyzed the sequence reads using the OBITools package (http://metabarcoding.org/obitools; Boyer et al., 2016), following the protocol described by Valentini et al. (2016).
Data content:
	* rawdata/: contains the raw reads for each individual sample. One archive contains the paired-end reads specified by the _R1 or _R2 suffix as well as individually tagged PCR replicates (if available) together with an archive containing all extraction and PCR blank samples of the library. Reads have been demultiplexed using cutadapt but not trimmed, individual demultiplexing tags and primers remain present in the sequences.
	* taxadata/: contains the table with all detected taxonomy for each sample after bioinformatic processing (see Polanco et al. 2020 for details; https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.140) and associated field metadata.
	* metadata/: contains two metadata files, one related to the data collected in the field for each filter, and the second related to the sequencing process in the lab (including the tag sequence, library name, and marker information for each sample)

en: teleo fish-composition atlantic-region edna bay-biscay chondrichthyes metabarcoding actinopterygii

en: Environmental DNA Marine France Evhoe 2021

actinopterygii

display_name: actinopterygii

atlantic-region

display_name: atlantic-region

bay-biscay

display_name: bay-biscay

chondrichthyes

display_name: chondrichthyes

fish-composition

display_name: fish-composition

metabarcoding

display_name: metabarcoding


en:
Monitoring fish diversity through eDNA metabarcoding along the Casamance river
In 2018, water samples were collected in 13 locations along the Casamance in Senegal. Samples were taken either from a boat or by filtering from the side of the river. At each station, two filtration replicates were performed using a peristaltic pump to conduct environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Each filtration targeted a maximum duration of 30 min, during which approximately 30 liters of water were filtered through each filtration capsule. After filtration, the water inside the capsules was removed, and the capsules were filled with 50 ml of conservation buffer for preservation at room temperature. We followed strict contamination control protocols throughout both the fieldwork and laboratory processes, adhering to the guidelines of Valentini et al. (2016). To prevent contamination, each sample was processed using disposable gloves and single-use filtration equipment. We use primers for eukaryote and fish. The MiSeq Reagent Kit v3 (2x75 bp) (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) was used for paired-end sequencing at a theoretical sequencing depth of 200,000 reads per sample.
Data content:
	* rawdata/: contains the raw reads for each individual sample. One archive contains the paired-end reads specified by the _R1 or _R2 suffix as well as individually tagged PCR replicates (if available) together with an archive containing all extraction and PCR blank samples of the library. Reads have been demultiplexed using cutadapt but not trimmed, individual demultiplexing tags and primers remain present in the sequences.
	* taxadata/: contains the table with all detected taxonomy for each sample after bioinformatic processing (see Polanco et al. 2020 for details; https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.140) and associated field metadata.
	* metadata/: contains two metadata files, one related to the data collected in the field for each filter, and the second related to the sequencing process in the lab (including the tag sequence, library name, and marker information for each sample)

en: senegal metabarcoding teleo fish edna

en: Environmental DNA Freshwater Senegal Casamance 2018

edna

display_name: edna

senegal

display_name: senegal


en: By using hazard scenarios based on CH2018 climate projections and the RAMMS avalanche model, we generated large-scale hazard indication maps for future avalanche hazards. By employing the open-source probabilistic risk assessment platform CLIMADA, along with building data and vulnerability functions, we estimated risks for the present time and two future time frames: mid-century (2060) and the end of the century (2085). An uncertainty and sensitivity analysis complemented the study to account for potential fluctuations in model assumptions. The data contains the hazard information and data used for the Climada risk analysis.

en: climate-change risk avalanche ramms snow-avalanche climada

en: Assessing the impacts of climate change on snow avalanche-induced risk in alpine regions

avalanche

display_name: avalanche

climada

display_name: climada

climate-change

display_name: climate-change

ramms

display_name: ramms

risk

display_name: risk

snow-avalanche

display_name: snow-avalanche


en:
To assess the possible consequences of potential changes in snow accumulation and temperature and their impact on avalanche hazard, we introduce a comprehensive multi-step framework. It includes the analysis of climate change scenarios as well as the modeling of future snow covers and the simulation of avalanches in a case study region in central Switzerland.
Using a downscaling and a quantile mapping approach, we considered the high emission RCP8.5 from the CH2018 Swiss climate change scenarios and simulated a potential snow cover of more than 100 future winters with the snow cover model SNOWPACK. Changing snow accumulation and snow cover temperature was taken into account for two future time frames. The changed parameters were used in the RAMMS::EXTENDED avalanche simulation software on large scale.

en: avalanche-mapping ramms hazard climate-change new-snow avalanche

envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: A novel approach for bridging the gap between climate change scenarios and avalanche hazard indication mapping

avalanche-mapping

display_name: avalanche-mapping

hazard

display_name: hazard

new-snow

display_name: new-snow


en:
Monitoring terrestrial mammals through eDNA in rivers of northern Namibia
In 2022, we collected 20 water samples from 10 stations two rivers of Namibia. Samples were taken from the side of the river. At each station, we performed two filtration replicates using a peristaltic pump to conduct environmental DNA (eDNA) sampling. Each filtration targeted a maximum duration of 30 minutes, during which approximately 30 liters of water were filtered through each capsule. After filtration, the water inside the capsules was removed, and the capsules were filled with 50 ml of conservation buffer for preservation at room temperature. We followed strict contamination control protocols throughout both the fieldwork and laboratory processes, adhering to the guidelines of Valentini et al. (2016). We used eDNA primers targeting bacteria, bivalves, fish, vertebrates (V05) and all Eukaryotes (Euka03). To prevent contamination, each sample was processed using disposable gloves and single-use filtration equipment. The MiSeq Reagent Kit v3 (2x75 bp) (Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA) was used for paired-end sequencing at a theoretical sequencing depth of 200,000 reads per sample.
Data content:
	* rawdata/: contains the raw reads for each individual sample. One archive contains the paired-end reads specified by the _R1 or _R2 suffix as well as individually tagged PCR replicates (if available) together with an archive containing all extraction and PCR blank samples of the library. Reads have been demultiplexed using cutadapt but not trimmed, individual demultiplexing tags and primers remain present in the sequences.
	* taxadata/: contains the table with all detected taxonomy for each sample after bioinformatic processing (see Polanco et al. 2020 for details; https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.140) and associated field metadata.
	* metadata/: contains two metadata files, one related to the data collected in the field for each filter, and the second related to the sequencing process in the lab (including the tag sequence, library name, and marker information for each sample)

en: bivalves namibia eukaryotes metabarcoding edna

envidat

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

en: Environmental DNA Freshwater Namibia Namibia 2022

envi

en: Environment

bivalves

display_name: bivalves

eukaryotes

display_name: eukaryotes

namibia

display_name: namibia


en: This dataset provides data on the occurrence of 672 European bryophyte species in European countries or territories. All species which are considered threatened or near threatened according to the European Red List (Hodgetts et al. 2019) are included (553 species). Further, all species evaluated in the European Red List assessed as LC, DD, NE and EX, which at the same time are either endemic, near endemic or globally rare, are included (119 species). Therefore, the list contains not only all European bryophyte species that are threatened or near threatened, but also all species endemic or near endemic to Europe as well as all globally rare species occurring in Europe. For each of the 553 threatened or near threatened species, we provide a conservation a priority score which was calculated based the Red List status and the proportion of the European population of the global population or the global rarity of the species. For details on the prioritisation approach see Bisang et al. (2025).

en: bryophytes europe red-list range-size rarity conservation-priority endemic

en: Priority ranking for the conservation of all European bryophyte species - dataset

bryophytes

display_name: bryophytes

conservation-priority

display_name: conservation-priority

endemic

display_name: endemic

europe

display_name: europe

range-size

display_name: range-size

rarity

display_name: rarity

red-list

display_name: red-list


en:
Description:
This dataset comprises the time series of overland flow (OF) and topsoil interflow (TIF) discharge, and tracer concentrations during artificial rainfall simulation experiments at two large (-80 m2) trenched runoff plots in the Studibach catchment in the Alptal, a typical pre-Alpine headwater catchment in Switzerland.
One plot is located in a natural clearing in an open mixed forest and the other in a grassland. Together, they represent the dominant land cover types in the region.
We applied streamwater to the surface of the plots using sprinklers and added tracers after OF and TIF had reached steady state. Deuterium enriched water was applied to the surface of the plots via the sprinklers, while Uranine and NaCl were applied as a line tracer at multiple distances from the trench. NaBr was injected into the topsoil at ~20 cm depth. Samples of overland flow and topsoil interflow were collected for several hours after tracer application, while the sprinklers continued to apply water to the surface. The runoff was collected into self-made "Upwelling Bernoulli Tubes" and the water level inside these tubes was measured using pressure sensors (DCX-22-CTD, Keller Druck, Switzerland) at a 1-min resolution during the day and 5-min resolution during the night. Uranine concentrations and electrical conductivity (EC) were recorded at a 1-minute interval. Samples for deuterium and Bromide were analysed in the lab.
The celerity of overland flow and topsoil interflow was determined during another experiment by temporarily adding more water to the surface of the plots at different distances from the trench after steady state conditions had been reached. The overland flow and topsoil interflow discharge were again measured using the Upwelling Bernoulli Tubes and pressure transducers.

en: alptal tracers topsoil-interflow velocity studibach runoff-plot rainfall-simulation preferential-flow celerity overland-flow

en: Flow and tracer data for overland flow and topsoil interflow during rainfall simulation experiments in the Studibach catchment - Alptal - Switzerland

en:
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    Description:

en:
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    Description:

en:
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    Description:

alptal

display_name: alptal

celerity

display_name: celerity

overland-flow

display_name: overland-flow

preferential-flow

display_name: preferential-flow

rainfall-simulation

display_name: rainfall-simulation

runoff-plot

display_name: runoff-plot

studibach

display_name: studibach

topsoil-interflow

display_name: topsoil-interflow

tracers

display_name: tracers

velocity

display_name: velocity


chelsacanaryclim-climatologies

en:
CHELSACanaryClim is a high-resolution, terrain-informed downscaling model developed specifically for the Canary Islands. It builds on the CHELSA v1.2 framework and integrates extensive local meteorological station data to refine temperature and precipitation estimates. The model incorporates high-resolution elevation data (down to 5 m), planetary boundary layer height, and ERA-Interim reanalysis inputs to simulate fine-scale climatic variation in mountainous island terrain.
CHELSACanaryClim-climatologies is a very-high resolution climate dataset generated with the CHELSACanaryClim downscaling model. It consists of monthly climatologies of air-temperatures and precipitation.

en: climatologies air-temperature climate canaries precipitation

en: CHELSACanaryClim-climatologies

title_for_slug: chelsacanaryclim-climatologies

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    Description: Precipitation

Files are provided as Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) with standardized metadata.

Each COG encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

en:
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    Description: Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature

Files are provided as Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) with standardized metadata.

Each COG encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

en:
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    Description: Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature

Files are provided as Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) with standardized metadata.

Each COG encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

en:
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    Description: Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature

Files are provided as Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFFs (COGs) with standardized metadata.

Each COG encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

air-temperature

display_name: air-temperature

canaries

display_name: canaries

climate

display_name: climate

climatologies

display_name: climatologies

precipitation

display_name: precipitation


en:
CHELSA is a mechanistic downscaling model that links large-scale atmospheric conditions with local topographic factors to produce very high-resolution climate data. It includes commonly used climate variables for impact modeling, such as air temperature, precipitation, humidity, solar radiation, wind speed, and derived variables.
CHELSAch-highres-climatologies is a high resolution climate dataset generated with the CHELSA downscaling model. It consists of long term - 30 year mean aggregated surface variables.
Climatological summaries are provided for: Near-Surface Wind Speed, Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature, Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature, Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature. Air Temperature Lapse Rate, Total Cloud Cover Percentage, Precipitation, Surface Downwelling Shortwave Flux in Air
Files are provided in NetCDF format with standardized metadata.

en: precipitation air-temperature air-pressure solar-radiation climate wind-speed humidity

envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

en: CHELSAch-highres-climatologies at high resolution

envi

en: Environment

en:
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    Description: Climatologies of Precipitation

Files are provided in NetCDF format with standardized metadata.

Each file encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

en:
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    Description: Climatologies of Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air Temperature

Files are provided in NetCDF format with standardized metadata.

Each file encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

en:
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    Description: Climatologies of Daily Mean Near-Surface Air Temperature

Files are provided in NetCDF format with standardized metadata.

Each file encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

en:
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    Description: Climatologies of Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air Temperature

Files are provided in NetCDF format with standardized metadata.

Each file encodes scale and offset parameters in its metadata. Standards-compliant software will apply these fields automatically and return values in the correct units; however, legacy or non-compliant applications may not. If there is any uncertainty regarding units, please consult the file metadata to verify the applied scale/offset and units.

air-pressure

display_name: air-pressure

humidity

display_name: humidity

solar-radiation

display_name: solar-radiation

wind-speed

display_name: wind-speed


en: This repository presents the basis data of both the Energyscape 1 (2018) and the Energyscape 2 (2022) survey about renewable energy infrastructure related landscape preferences in Switzerland. Both  datasets are based on Swiss-national representatative online panel surveys (BILENDI). Information about the choice design and landscape visualizations can be derived from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352340921003097fig0001

en: landscape-perception discrete-choice renewable-energy survey energy-transition

en: Energyscape 2 - Comparing stated preferences of renewable energy landscapes in Switzerland in 2018 and 2022

en:
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    Description: This is solely the Energyscape 2 basis data including the original respondents ID "sys_RespNum" to be merged with the covariated data set.

en:
Resource Title: Energyscape2 Covariates
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/e3451afd-f9d8-41ce-a7dc-d3f9fad95e67/resource/9d6902f1-784f-4a0a-be6a-aa800b430beb/download/energyscape2_n1006_basis_cov_items_recoded.csv
    Description: This data includes the recoded covariates used in the publication (Cov_1, Cov_2, Cov_3). They can be merged with the column "sys_RespNum" to the basis dataset of the Energyscape 2 survey.

en:
Resource Title: Energyscape1 & Energyscape2 basis data
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/e3451afd-f9d8-41ce-a7dc-d3f9fad95e67/resource/9081e5b8-6f16-4873-84f3-f8ab6d030cf2/download/energyscape12_basis_ce1_swth_sel.csv
    Description: This is the already cleaned and ready to use basis dataset for the comparison of stated choice preferences across the 2018 (Energyscape 1, n=844) and the 2022 (Energyscape 2, n=1006) surveys. The first four numbers in the first column "sys_RespNum" of the dataset refer to the year of the surveys, followed by the original Respondent ID. The date can be uploaded as is to analysis software (like Sawtooth) and can be filtered by survey with the help of the very last column "surveytime".

discrete-choice

display_name: discrete-choice

energy-transition

display_name: energy-transition

landscape-perception

display_name: landscape-perception

renewable-energy

display_name: renewable-energy

survey

display_name: survey


en: This work presents the numerical study of the thermal stabilisation methods to slow this permafrost thawing, protecting from landscapes and infrastructure damaging at an alpine site. We investigate different methods based on passive and active cooling system. The best approach mixes both methods and manages heat flow, potentially allowing excess energy to be used locally. This dataset allows one to test and check the different thermal stabilisation methods.

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en: Assessment of thermal stabilisation measures based on numerical simulations at a Swiss Alpine permafrost site

barrier-layer

display_name: barrier-layer

climate-change

display_name: climate-change

cooling-pipes

display_name: cooling-pipes

heat-pump

display_name: heat-pump

permafrost

display_name: permafrost

permafrost-degradation

display_name: permafrost-degradation

solar-energy

display_name: solar-energy

swiss-alps

display_name: swiss-alps

thermal-insulation

display_name: thermal-insulation

thermal-stabilisation

display_name: thermal-stabilisation


en:
This dataset contains the results of a case study analysing the potential impacts of a compound meteorological extreme event on the protective forest in the Val Mesolcina. These impacts were assessed in an experts survey. 29 Experts from practice, administration and science estimated the probabilities for a loss of the protective function due to a drought-related compound extreme event based on different hazard scenarios. The experts not only assessed these probabilities but also provided estimates about the reliability of the scenarios, other socio-economic consequences and options for adaptation.
This dataset contains the following information:
- Table with all (anonymised) answers from the survey
- Factsheets summarising the results and methods in German, French and Italian
- A detailed description of the study site and survey instructions
- Link to the project website wit illustrations for each individual question of the survey

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envidat

en: EnviDat is the WSL data portal providing unified and managed access to environmental monitoring and research data. The portal has the capability to host and publish data sets. Through the sharing of unique and high-value data sets worldwide, EnviDat fosters research and contributes to advancing environmental science.

en: Experts survey protective forest and combined extremes in Val Mesolcina

en:
Resource Title: Methodenbericht_BAFU.pdf
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/df678b13-0df1-4dd4-bc80-c0008403c7c3/download/methodenbericht_bafu.pdf
    Description: Factsheet summarising the methods used in this project (in German).

en:
Resource Title: MisoxFactsheet_IT.pdf
    Size: 1839616 bytes
    Format: application/pdf
    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/b044052a-c8d1-4120-ac92-b3a9be8faac4/download/misoxfactsheet_it.pdf
    Description: Factsheet summarising the key results of the study (in Italian).

en:
Resource Title: Erlaeuterungen_zum_Fragebogen_Misox.pdf
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    Format: application/pdf
    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/9e5169e1-7933-40de-a27e-82050cf55437/download/erlaeuterungen_zum_fragebogen_misox.pdf
    Description: Description of the study site, extreme event (trigger event) and informations about the survey.

en:
Resource Title: Misox_Survey_Answers_anonymous.xlsx
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/47c3701d-749c-497b-9982-2a20cf8b101b/download/misox_survey_answers_anonymous.xlsx
    Description: This file contains the anonymous answers to the survey for the case study in the protective forest, Val Mesolcina, GR, Switzerland within the BAFU Project "Wenn Risiken kumulieren - Analyse und Umgang mit unerwarteten Ereignissen und kombinierten Risiken".
The survey consists of two parts, based on different concepts: "top-down" and "bottom-up". Answers for both concepts are available in two different worksheets within the Excel file.

en:
Resource Title: MisoxFactsheet.pdf
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    Format: application/pdf
    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/95f4a266-6930-4b22-8de7-190894f81db7/download/misoxfactsheet.pdf
    Description: Factsheet summarising the key results of the study (in German).

en:
Resource Title: Schlussfolgerungen und Empfehlungen_BAFU_Wildcard.pdf
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    Format: application/pdf
    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/bfd5af20-8102-4872-b742-abe70176c031/download/schlussfolgerungen-und-empfehlungen_bafu_wildcard.pdf
    Description: Conclusions and recommendations of the project (in German).

en:
Resource Title: MisoxFactsheet_FR.pdf
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    Format: application/pdf
    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/cfb5ccf9-deb0-4c5c-871e-d9988a75db62/resource/be732b0e-182f-4007-9f20-dc11cc01baa6/download/misoxfactsheet_fr.pdf
    Description: Factsheet summarising the key results of the study (in French).

bark-beetles

display_name: bark-beetles

compound-events

display_name: compound-events

drought

display_name: drought

extreme-events

display_name: extreme-events

forest-fire

display_name: forest-fire

natural-hazards

display_name: natural-hazards

protection-forest

display_name: protection-forest

protective-effect

display_name: protective-effect


en:
Background information
The availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) is considered to be a major factor limiting growth and productivity in terrestrial ecosystems globally. This project aimed to determine whether the growth stimulation documented in previous short‐term fertilisation trials persisted in a longer‐term study (12 years) in the treeline ecotone, and whether possible negative effects of nutrient addition offset the benefits of any growth stimulation.
Over the course of the 12 study years, NPK fertiliser corresponding to 15 or 30 kg N ha−1 a−1 was added annually to plots containing 30‐year‐old *Larix decidua* or 32‐year-old *Pinus uncinata* individuals with an understorey of mainly ericaceous dwarf shrubs. To quantify growth, annual shoot increments of trees and dwarf shrubs as well as radial growth increments of trees were measured. Nutrient concentrations in the soil were also measured and the foliar nutritional status of trees and dwarf shrubs was assessed.
 Experimental design
Over an elevation gradient of 140 m across the treeline afforestation site Stillberg, 22 locations were chosen that covered the whole range of microenvironmental conditions (*see* Nutrient addition experimental design.png). Half of the blocks included European larch (*L. decidua*) and the other half included mountain pine (*P. uncinata*). Within each block, three plantation quadrats were randomly selected as experimental plots and each plot was assigned to a control (no fertilisation) or to one of two fertiliser dose treatments (15 kg and 30 kg N ha−1 a−1). Treatments were assigned randomly but confined so that the location of fertilised plots within a block was not directly above control plots to avoid nutrient input from drainage. For details about the experiment, *see* Möhl et al (2019).
 Data description
The available datasets contain climate variables (2004-2016), nutrient isotope measurements (2010 & 2016), shrub growth measurements (2004-2016), soil parameter measurements and annual ring and shoot measurements (2004-2016). All data can be found here:
-https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Twelve_years_of_low_nutrient_input_stimulates_growth_of_trees_and_dwarf_shrubs_in_the_treeline_ecotone/7025858-

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envidat

en: EnviDat: the Environmental Data Portal

en: Nutrient addition experiment at the Alpine treeline site Stillberg, Switzerland

envi

en: Environment

en:
Resource Title: Metadata Nutrient Addition Stillberg Experimental Design
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/3bc7cad9-38af-453a-8f1e-3afb23000c62/resource/3874f6f4-be83-403a-b2f8-ab1a0dd465d3/download/nutrient_addition_experimental_design.png
    Description: Nutrient addition map of the study area with the investigated plots. Each circle (study block) contains one control plot and two plots that received NPK fertilizer corresponding to 15 (NPK15) or 30 (NPK30) kg N ha-1 a-1. Contour lines specify the elevation (m a.s.l.) in steps of 10 m.

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en:
Resource Title: Data Nutrient Addition Stillberg
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/3bc7cad9-38af-453a-8f1e-3afb23000c62/resource/1eb39a79-2953-4aee-b7f0-b63744fef1e0/download/7025858.zip
    Description: This link leads to the figshare repository, which contains all nutrient addition data.

dwarf-shrubs

display_name: dwarf-shrubs

fertilization

display_name: fertilization

nitrogen-isotope

display_name: nitrogen-isotope

stillberg

display_name: stillberg

tree-rings

display_name: tree-rings

treeline

display_name: treeline


en:
Background information
High elevation ecosystems are important in research about environmental change because shifts in climate associated with anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions are predicted to be more pronounced in these areas compared to most other regions of the world. This project involved a Free Air CO2 Enrichment (FACE) and soil warming experiment located in a natural treeline environment near Davos, Switzerland (Stillberg, 2200 m a.s.l.). Elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations (+200 ppm) were applied from 2001 until 2009, and a soil warming treatment (+4 °C) was applied from 2007 until 2012. The combined CO2 enrichment and warming treatment reflects conditions expected to occur in this region in approximately 2050. A broad range of ecological and biogeochemical research was carried out as part of this environmental change project.
 Experimental design
The experiment consisted of 40 hexagonal 1.1 m² plots, 20 with a *Pinus mugo* ssp. *uncinata* (mountain pine, evergreen) individual in the centre and 20 with a *Larix decidua* (European larch, deciduous) individual in the centre. A dense cover of understorey vegetation surrounded the tree in each plot, including the dominant dwarf shrub species *Vaccinium myrtillus* (bilberry), *Vaccinium gaultherioides* (group *V. uliginosum agg.*, northern bilberry) and *Empetrum nigrum* ssp. *hermaphroditum* (crowberry) plus several herbaceous and non-vascular species.
At the beginning of the experimental period, the 40 plots were assigned to ten groups of four neighbouring plots (two larch and two pine trees per group) in order to facilitate the logistics of CO2 distribution and regulation. Half of these groups were randomly assigned to an elevated CO2 treatment, while the remaining groups served as controls and received no additional CO2. In spring 2007, one plot of each tree species identity was randomly selected from each of the 10 CO2 treatment groups and assigned a soil warming treatment, yielding a balanced design with a replication of five individual plots for each combination of CO2 level, warming treatment and tree species.
 Data description
Soil and air conditions have been monitored closely throughout the study period, with most measurements made during the combined CO2 x warming experiment (2007-2009). The data comprise of air temperature, soil temperature, soil moisture, sapflow, tree diameter and CO2 measurements.

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en: FACE: Stillberg CO2 enrichment and soil warming study

en:
Resource Title: Data FACE Stillberg
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    Description: Folder in .zip format containing the FACE datasets.

en:
Resource Title: Metadata FACE Stillberg Experimental Design
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/0d88fc12-285e-4a64-b2d6-d8a7bf0603f8/resource/0ba721cc-8433-4047-8e3a-24fd69e5a933/download/metadata_face_stillberg_experimental-design.pdf
    Description: Schematic illustration and tabular listing of the FACE experimental design.

en:
Resource Title: Metadata FACE Stillberg Data File Description
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    URL: https://www.envidat.ch/dataset/0d88fc12-285e-4a64-b2d6-d8a7bf0603f8/resource/eb14b5cf-974f-402a-9cf6-1cc95bd0a7dd/download/metadata_face_stillberg_data-file_description.csv
    Description: List of descriptions for each of the .csv FACE data files.

carbon-dioxide

display_name: carbon-dioxide

climate-change

display_name: climate-change

experiment

display_name: experiment

soil-temperature

display_name: soil-temperature

vegetation

display_name: vegetation