Description: Data examining the functional composition of earthworm communitiesProject: This dataset was collected as part of the following SAFE research project: Land use effect on earthwormsXML metadata: GEMINI compliant metadata for this dataset is available hereFiles: This consists of 1 file: template_Rao.xlsxtemplate_Rao.xlsxThis file contains dataset metadata and 2 data tables:Environmental data (described in worksheet EnvironmentalData)Description: Data describing the environmental conditions of the soilNumber of fields: 25Number of data rows: 180Fields: Date: Date the sample was collected (Field type: date)SFE.monolith.point: SAFE Project vegetation plot (Field type: location)Monolith: Reference ID for soil pit (Field type: id)No.of.individuals: Number of earthworms in the soil pit (Field type: abundance)Weight: Combined wet weight of earthworms in the soil pit (Field type: numeric)Biomass.per.m2: Total earthworm biomass per m2 surface area (Field type: numeric)Soil.pH: Soil acidity 5cm below ground (Field type: numeric)Light.penetration.1: Light intensity at ground level (Field type: numeric)Light.penetration.2: Light intensity at ground level (Field type: numeric)Light.penetration.3: Light intensity at ground level (Field type: numeric)Litter.depth.1.(cm): Depth of leaf litter (Field type: numeric)Litter.depth.2.(cm): Depth of leaf litter (Field type: numeric)Litter.depth.3.(cm): Depth of leaf litter (Field type: numeric)Top.soil.1.(cm): Depth of top soil layer; defined as the darker uppermost layer of soil O horizon and A horizon between leaf litter and lighter soil below (Field type: numeric)Top.soil.2.(cm): Depth of top soil layer; defined as the darker uppermost layer of soil O horizon and A horizon between leaf litter and lighter soil below (Field type: numeric)Top.soil.3.(cm): Depth of top soil layer; defined as the darker uppermost layer of soil O horizon and A horizon between leaf litter and lighter soil below (Field type: numeric)Infiltration.rate: Single ring method (USDA, 2001; Anderson & Ingram, 1993). Litter was removed and a metal tube (7.5 cm diameter and 20cm length) was driven 5 cm into the soil and filled with 100ml of water. The time was recorded from the moment the water was poured until all liquid had infiltrated into the soil leaving a silvery shine on the soil. (Field type: numeric)Large.rocks: Presence/absence of large rocks in the monolith (Field type: categorical)SOM: Ordered cateogry representing volume of soil organic matter, with 1 indicating the lowest SOM level and 4 indicating the highest SOM; used qualitative scoring method following Bowman (1997) (Field type: ordered categorical)Wet.weight.(g): Mass of soil from 10 cm soil core (3.5 cm diameter) without drying (Field type: numeric)Dry.weight.(g): Mass of soil from 10 cm soil core (3.5 cm diameter) after drying at 105°C for 48 hours (Field type: numeric)Weight.difference.(g): Water content of soil from 10 cm soil core (3.5 cm diameter) (Field type: numeric)Wet.bulk.density.(g/cm3).: Mass per volume of soil from 10 cm soil core (3.5 cm diameter) without drying (Field type: numeric)Dry.bulk.density.(g/cm3).: Mass per volume of soil from 10 cm soil core (3.5 cm diameter) after drying at 105°C for 48 hours (Field type: numeric)Total.Porosity.(%).: Soil porosity. Calculated from dry bulk density with the assumption that particle density is 2.65 g/cm3 for most mineral soil: Total porosity (%) = [1 – (dry bulk density / particle density)] x 100% (Field type: numeric)Data on individuals (described in worksheet TaxaData)Description: Reproductive stage and functional identity for all individual earthwormsNumber of fields: 4Number of data rows: 416Fields: taxa: Species identity (Field type: taxa)Monolith: Reference ID for soil pit (Field type: id)Repro.Stage: Adult or juvenile (Field type: categorical)Functional.group: Functional group the individual belongs to (Field type: categorical)Date range: 2013-06-28 to 2013-08-16Latitudinal extent: 4.6353 to 4.7520Longitudinal extent: 116.9635 to 117.6234Taxonomic coverage: All taxon names are validated against the GBIF backbone taxonomy. If a dataset uses a synonym, the accepted usage is shown followed by the dataset usage in brackets. Taxa that cannot be validated, including new species and other unknown taxa, morphospecies, functional groups and taxonomic levels not used in the GBIF backbone are shown in square brackets. - Animalia - - Annelida - - - Clitellata - - - Clitellata - - - Clitellata - - - Clitellata