Koutzoukis et al. 2025 - Ecosphere - Above and below-ground microenvironmental attributes around sagebrush canopies - data and metadata

Data supporting:Koutzoukis S, T.A. Monaco, and K.E. Veblen. 2025. Above- and below-ground microenvironmental attributes cluster to varying degrees around Wyoming Big Sagebrush canopies. Ecosphere.We sampled aboveground (relative humidity, incident radiation, air temperature) and belowground (soil moisture, soil organic matter, phosphorus, potassium, ammonium, nitrate) attributes associated with sagebrush canopies at different distances from the sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata Nutt.) canopy edge. These included under the sagebrush canopy, maximum interspace distance between neighboring sagebrush canopy edges, and two intermediate distances between these extremes (25% and 50% of the intervening distance). Each variable was sampled at three or four sites (100 m x 50 m plot at each site) across the Intermountain West.