This data package contains data from the publication:
Ya-Huang Luo, Marc W. Cadotte, Jie Liu, Kevin S. Burgess, Shao-Lin Tan, Lin-Jiang Ye, Jia-Yun Zou, Zhong-Zheng Chen, Xue-Long Jiang, Juan Li, Kun Xu, De-Zhu Li, Lian-Ming Gao (2022) Multitrophic diversity and biotic associations influence subalpine forest ecosystem multifunctionality. Ecology

The data contains 16 files (each in *.csv format) that were used in the analyses of the above mentioned publication.

A detailded description of each data file is given below.

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1. Sample matrix for tree.csv
   tree community data at the neighbourhood scale，row name is qudrate code, colname is species 
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2. Sample matrix for shrub.csv
   shrub community data at the neighbourhood scale,row name is qudrate code, colname is species 
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3. Sample matrix for herb.csv
   herb community data at the neighbourhood scale,row name is qudrate code, colname is species 
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4. Sample matrix for leaf mite.csv
   Leaf community data at the community scale,row name is plot code, colname is species 
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5. Sample matrix for small mammal.csv
   Small mammal community data at the community scale,row name is plot code, colname is species 
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6. Sample matrix for bacteria.csv
   bacterial community data at the neighbourhood scale,row name is qudrate code, colname is OTU
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7. Sample matrix for pathogenic fungi.csv
   Pathogenic fungi data at the neighbourhood scale,row name is qudrate code, colname is OTU
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8. Sample matrix for saprophytic fungi.csv
   Saprophytic fungi data at the neighbourhood scale,row name is qudrate code, colname is OTU
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9. Sample matrix for symbiotic fungi.csv
   Symbiotic fungi data at the neighbourhood scale,row name is qudrate code, colname is OTU

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10. scaled abiotic variables at the neighbourhood scale.csv
    the scaled abiotic variables inclduing elevation and soil pH at the neighbourhood scale,the scale method is to 0-1

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11. scaled abiotic variables at the community scale.csv
    the scaled abiotic variables inclduing elevation and soil pH at the community scale,the scale method is to 0-1

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12. Topological features of co-occurence network.csv
    the three topological features including degree,closeness centrality,betweeness centrality for different trophic groups, here the species or OTUs that were not present more than five quadrates were omitted.
   
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13. scaled biotic associations at the neighbourhood scale.csv
     the scaled biotic assocations at the neighbourhood scale,the scale method is to 0-1

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14. scaled biotic associations at the community scale.csv
     the scaled biotic assocations at the community scale,the scale method is to 0-1

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15. Scaled ecosystem functions at the neighbourhood scale.csv
     the scaled 13 ecosystem functions at the neighbourhood scale,the scale method is to 0-1,ecosystem functions including
	 1)Tree biomass;
	 2)Understory biomass;
	 3)Tree recruits;
	 4)Soil organic carbon(SOC);
	 5)Soil total carbon concentration to nitrogen concentration(Soil T.C/T.N);
	 6)Soil total nitrogen concentration to phosphorus concentration(Soil T.N /T.P);
	 7)Soil available phosphorus (Soil A.P);
	 8)Soil water regulation;
	 9)Soil microbial biomass;	
	 10)Bacterial functional composition;
	 11)Resistance to pathogens;
	 12)Resistance to leaf mite infection;
	 13)Small mammal dispersal.

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16. Scaled ecosystem functions at the community scale.csv
     the scaled 13 ecosystem functions at the community scale,the scale method is to 0-1,ecosystem functions including
     1)Tree biomass;
	 2)Understory biomass;
	 3)Tree recruits;
	 4)Soil organic carbon(SOC);
	 5)Soil total carbon concentration to nitrogen concentration(Soil T.C/T.N);
	 6)Soil total nitrogen concentration to phosphorus concentration(Soil T.N /T.P);
	 7)Soil available phosphorus (Soil A.P);
	 8)Soil water regulation;
	 9)Soil microbial biomass;	
	 10)Bacterial functional composition;
	 11)Resistance to pathogens;
	 12)Resistance to leaf mite infection;
	 13)Small mammal dispersal.

