The effects of glacier retreat on plant diversity and soil development Cécile Charles1, Nora Khelidj1, Lucia Mottet1, Bao Ngan Tu1,2, Thierry Adatte3, Brahimsamba Bomou3, Micaela Faria1, Laetitia Monbaron1, Olivier Reubi3, Natasha de Vere3, Stéphanie Grand1=, Gianalberto Losapio1,2= 1Institute of Earth Surface Dynamics, Faculty of Geosciences and Environment, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland 2Department of Biogeosciences, University of Milan, Milan, 20133, Italy 3Institute of Earth Sciences, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, 1015, Switzerland =Both authors contributed equally to this work Correspondence to: Gianalberto Losapio (Gianlaberto.Losapio@unil.ch) Journal: ARCTIC, ANTARCTIC, AND ALPINE RESEARCH 2025, VOL. 57, NO. 1, 2483455 https://doi.org/10.1080/15230430.2025.2483455 Description of data set included in MetaData.csv file.