Angeles G. auteur aut IRD Alvarez-Jimeenez M. auteur aut IRD Anthelme Fabien auteur aut IRD Barois I. auteur aut IRD Carrillo J. L. C. auteur aut IRD Cruz-Maldonado N. auteur aut IRD Decaens T. auteur aut IRD de los Santos-Bailoon M. auteur aut IRD Fourtier S. auteur aut IRD Garciia-Gutieerrez E. auteur aut IRD Garciia-Segura D. auteur aut IRD Gomez-Aguilar R. auteur aut IRD Gomez-Anaya A. auteur aut IRD Hernandez E. auteur aut IRD Hernandez-Caceres D. auteur aut IRD Jimenez L. auteur aut IRD Marin-Castro B. E. auteur aut IRD Merino-Martin L. auteur aut IRD Morales-Martinez M. A. auteur aut IRD Monfil-Leon E. U. auteur aut IRD Palestina R. A. auteur aut IRD Pimentel-Reyes C. auteur aut IRD Reyes R. Q. auteur aut IRD Reverchon F. auteur aut IRD Rey H. auteur aut IRD Roumet C. auteur aut IRD Siebe-Grabach C. D. auteur aut IRD Sieron K. auteur aut IRD Reyes V. V. auteur aut IRD Weemstra M. auteur aut IRD Stokes A. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf reformatted digital access Elevational gradients are characterized by major shifts in environmental conditions, reflected through changes in climatic and soil variables. These shifts strongly impact the composition, community structure and specific functional traits of vegetation. Vegetation, in turn, influences soil properties through litter input, root growth and the release of root exudates, thereby influencing soil microbial and faunal communities. Here, we report and briefly describe data of soil and underlying bedrock physical and chemical properties, climatic variables, plant community composition and species abundance, soil microbial diversity and macro and mesofaunal abundance and diversity. Data are provided for 6 elevations (3400-4600 m) ranging from pine forest to alpine prairie. We focused on soil biophysical properties beneath several keystone or community-structuring plant species with different growth forms: (1) tree (Pinus hartwegii Lindl.); shrub (Oxylobus arbutifolius (Kunth) A. Gray and Chionolaena lavandulifolia (Kunth ex Kunth) Benth. & Hook.f. ex B.D.Jacks.); and (3) herb (Lupinus montanus Kunth and Senecio roseus Sch.Bip.). These data are useful for understanding how shifts in abiotic conditions and vegetation communities along an elevational gradient affect soil ecosystem services such as water infiltration, soil aggregation and carbon (C) storage, and modify soil biodiversity. The collected data also provide useful information to understand how alpine vegetation, soil macro- and meso-fauna, and soil bacterial communities may shift under a climate change scenario. specialized Elevational gradient Bulk soil and rhizosphere microbial communities Carbon storage High mountain ecosystem Soil biodiversity Soil hydrophysical properties Soil macro and meso-fauna Soil structure and soil moisture monitoring MEXIQUE 068 082 4 1 4 [5 p.] 2023 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087553 10.1186/s43170-023-00146-6 [F B010087553] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010087553 https://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/2023-05/010087553.pdf IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2023-05-12 2026-06-12 fdi:010087553 fre