SampleID Biome_Type Location_Description Latitude Longitude Elevation_MASL Dominant_plant_species MAT_deg_C MAP_mm org_C_pct nitrogen_pct C_N_ratio silt_plus_clay_pct pH AR3 Tropical Forest "Misiones, Argentina" -26.73333333 -54.68333333 20 "Tabebuia sp., Luehea sp." 23 1400 2.44 0.248 9.844 82 5.90 BZ1 Boreal Forest "Bonanza Creek LTER, Alaska, USA" 64.8 -148.25 300 Picea glauca -2.9 260 3.03 0.156 19.4 80 5.12 CL1 Temperate Deciduous Forest "Calhoun Experimental Forest, South Carolina, USA" 34.61666667 -81.66666667 150 "Quercus spp., Carya spp., Acer rubrum" 15.9 1250 2.33 0.119 19.6 35 5.68 DF1 Temperate Coniferous Forest "Duke Forest, North Carolina, USA" 35.96666667 -79.08333333 163 "Pinus taeda, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera, Cornus florida" 14.6 1100 2.78 0.074 37.7 43 5.37 EB017 Polar Desert "Garwood Valley, Antarctica" -78.016667 163.88333 353 no plants -19 100 0.070 0.006 12.2 approx 10 9.50 EB019 Polar Desert "Lake Bonney Valley, Antarctica" -77.72472 162.31309 109 no plants -19 100 0.040 0.007 5.6 approx 11 8.73 EB020 Polar Desert "Lake Fryxell Valley, Antarctica" -77.60843 162.2486 11 no plants -19 100 0.050 0.005 10.8 approx 12 9.26 EB021 Polar Desert "Lake Hoare Valley, Antarctica" -77.52083 162.88694 187 no plants -19 100 0.020 0.003 6.7 approx 13 9.95 EB024 Polar Desert "Wright Valley, Antarctica" -77.52685 161.70162 109 no plants -19 100 0.080 0.013 6.1 approx 14 8.15 EB026 Polar Desert "Lake Bonney Valley, Antarctica" -77.72527 161.31097 114 no plants -19 100 0.160 0.010 15.4 approx 15 8.87 KP1 Temperate Grassland "Konza Prairie LTER, Kansas, USA" 39.1 -96.6 100 "Andropogon gerardii, Sorghastrum nutans, Poa pratensis" 12.5 835 6.12 0.450 13.6 78 6.37 MD3 Hot Desert "Mojave Desert, California, USA" 34.9 -115.65 967 "Larrea tridentata, Ambrosia dumosa, Yucca shidigera" 21.0 150 0.12 0.018 6.8 19 7.90 PE6 Tropical Forest "Manu National Park, Peru" -12.63333333 -71.23333333 440 "Parkia sp., Virola sp., Socratea sp." 25 4000 3.34 0.330 10.12 65 4.12 SF2 Hot Desert "Chihuahuan Desert, Galisteo, New Mexico, USA" 35.38333333 -105.9333333 1500 "Atriplex canescens, Sporobolus airoides, Sarcobatus vermiculatus" 13 250 0.42 0.052 8.14 58 8.38 SV1 Hot Desert "Chihuahuan Desert, Sevilleta LTER, New Mexico, USA" 34.33333333 -106.7333333 1480 Larrea tridentata 13.5 210 0.30 0.060 5.0 22 8.31 TL1 Arctic Tundra "Toolik Lake LTER, Alaska, USA" 68.63333333 -149.5833333 894 Eriophorum vaginatum -9.3 400 7.02 0.375 18.7 57 4.58