Published April 20, 2026 | Version 1.0.0
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Data from: Shrub encroachment influences root traits and mycorrhization in subalpine grasslands

Authors/Creators

  • 1. University of Innsbruck
  • 2. Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine, UMR 5553, Université Grenoble Alpes, Université Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS
  • 3. ROR icon European Academy of Bozen

Description

Data used for the paper Tello-García et al. (2026) accepted in Functional Ecology: Shrub encroachment influences root traits and mycorrhization in subalpine grasslands

This dataset from the Kaserstattalm LTER site (Stubai Valley, Austria; 1800–2080 m a.s.l.) documents root traits and mycorrhization in subalpine grasslands along two shrub-cover gradients, one dominated by deciduous shrubs and the other by evergreen shrubs, sampled in 2021–2022. Data include plot-level vegetation cover, root morphological traits, root-associated fungal communities from high-throughput sequencing, and microscopy-based AMF colonization metrics for the herbaceous community (i.e. herbaceous layer in shrub-encroached grassland) and for the plant community (i.e. including the herbaceous layer and shrub species). Community-weighted means are calculated from relative cover and summarize plant-community responses along the gradients.

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Funding

FWF Austrian Science Fund
Forecasting impacts of land-use and climate change on ecosystem services from shrub-encroached mountain grassland (LUCSES) FWF-I 4969-B
Agence Nationale de la Recherche
Forecasting impacts of land-use and climate change on ecosystem services from shrub-encroached mountain grassland (LUCSES) ANR-20-91CE-0009