Environment

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Global Cryosphere Watch data survey

Two surveys on the topic of data usage where conducted for the Global Cryosphere Watch data portal. The first one focused on the data provider point of view while the second one focused o...

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Global species distributions for mammals, reptiles, and amphibians

We modelled the global distribution of 730 amphibian, 1276 reptile, and 1961 mammal species globally as a function of current climate at a 0.5° spatial resolution using four different pre...

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GPS-derived data of SWE, HS and LWC and corresponding validation data

This data set includes GPS-derived snow water equivalent (SWE), snow depth (HS) and liquid water content (LWC) data for three entire snow-covered seasons (2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018)...

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Grassland restoration: insects and insect traits

This dataset contains all data, on which the following publication below is based. **Paper Citation**: Neff, F., Resch, M. C., Marty, A., Rolley, J. D., Schütz, M., Risch, A. C, Gossner, ...

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Grassland restoration: nematodes and plant communities

This dataset contains all data on which the following publication below is based. Paper Citation: - Resch, M.C., Schütz, M., Graf, U., Wagenaar, R., van der Putten, W.H., Risch, A.C. 201...

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Grassland-use intensity maps for Switzerland

A rule-based algorithm [(Schwieder et al., 2022)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2021.112795) was used to produce annual maps for 2018–2021 of grassland-management events, i.e. mowing and/...

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Greater observer expertise leads to higher liverwort species richness in bryophyte surveys

This dataset contains bryophyte species count data and information about the observers bryophyte expertise for 2950 relevés conducted from 2011 to 2023 on 10-m2 plots in a long-term monit...

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Greenland Climate Network (GC-Net) Data

In Memory of Dr. Konrad (Koni) Steffen -br /- -br /- Update October 2022: The GC-Net is kindly continued by the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS). Starting October 3, 2...

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Greenland shrubs and microclimate

Study Aim We collected these data to alternatively train and validate high resolution (~ 90 m) Species Distribution Models (SDMs) and Species Abundance Models (SAMs) for _Betula nana_ L. ...

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Gridded projections of snow depth for Switzerland

This dataset contains gridded snow depth projections for Switzerland at 1km X 1km resolution. This study was supported by Speed2Zero. The dataset contains the following structure: - data/...

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Groundwater time series Studibach (Rinderer et al., 2019, WRR)

Groundwater time series between 2010 and 2014 of the distributed monitoring system in the Studibach (C7), Alptal, Switzerland. Data published in Rinderer M., van Meerveld I, McGlynn B. (2...

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Herbivory disrupts invasion_associated phyllosphere and arthropod community shifts in grasslands

The dataset refers to samples collected across 6 farms in the Bega Valley region of Australia. The farms are located in the grassy woodland ecoregion and are extensively managed with shee...

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Herbivory mediates the response of below-ground food-webs to invasive grasses

Dataset supporting the paper "Herbivory mediates the response of below-ground food-webs to invasive grasses", published in the Journal of Animal Ecology. The dataset refers to samples c...

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High resolution climate data for Europe

High-resolution information on climatic conditions is essential to many applications in environmental and ecological sciences. Here we present downscaled climate data for the CORDEX EUR11...

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High resolution global standardized drought indices

The dataset consists of the standardized precipitation (SPI) and the standardized precipitation evapotranspiration index (SPEI) index with a 30 arcsec (~1km) horizontal resolution. Data ...

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High resolution land use forecasts for Switzerland in the 21st century

We present forecasts of land-use/land-cover (LULC) change for Switzerland for three time-steps in the 21st century under the representative concentration pathways 4.5 and 8.5, and at 100-...

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High resolution monthly precipitation and temperature timeseries for the period 2006-2100

Predicting future climatic conditions at high spatial resolution is essential for many applications in science. Here we present data for monthly time series of precipitation and minimum a...

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High resolution sea ice surface topography from the SIPEX-2 expedition, East Antarctica, 2012

This dataset comprises of a post-processed set of terrestrial laser scans (TLS’s) of Antarctic sea ice obtained during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment-2 (SIPEX-2, http://seai...

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High resolution static data for WRF over Switzerland

Static input data (topography, landuse and soiltype) for the WRF preprocessing system WPS is provided for Switzerland and its neighboring countries between 45-49 N and 4-12 E. The data is...

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Historical Vegetation Height Model NFI

The main datasets available are 4 nationwide **Digital Surface Models (DSMs)** and corresponding **Vegetation Height Models (VHMs)** with a spatial resolution of 1 m. The Vegetation Heigh...

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History of wetlands in Switzerland since 1850

Naturally, large parts of the Swiss Plateau are characterised by wetlands and meandering rivers. That this is no longer the case today is the result of centuries of efforts to obtain dry ...

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How to balance forestry and biodiversity conservation? - A view across Europe

Forests cover about a third of the European land area and provide a multitude of ecosystem services. They are subject to constant change and increasing demands with respect to the ecosyst...

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Hydraulic stress limits thermal acclimation in trees under chronic drought

Plant ecophysiological and associated environmental data for two tree species (*Fagus sylvatica* and *Quercus pubescens*) grown for five years in a factorial open-top climate chamber expe...

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Hydro-CH2018 reservoirs

The dataset Hydro-CH2018 reservoirs provides estimates of current and future water supply, water demand, and storage volumes for 307 medium-sized catchments in Switzerland. Water supply ...

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