Table 1 Summary of datasets

From: Biodiversity stabilizes plant communities through statistical-averaging effects rather than compensatory dynamics

Datasets

Sites

Abbr.

Years

Year range

Plots

Plot size

Measured

Plant Survey Dataset

Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve

JRG

28

1983–2010

18

0.80

Percent cover

Kellogg Biological Station LTER

KBS

11

1999–2009

30

1.00

Biomass

Hays, Kansas

HAY

30

1943–1972

13

1.00

Percent cover

Jornada Basin LTER

JRN

20

1989–2008

47

1.00

Allometric biomass

Konza Prarie LTER

KNZ

24

1983–2006

20

10.00

Percent cover

Sevilleta LTER

SEV

13

1999–2011

22

1.00

Biomass

Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

CDR

23

1982–2004

5

0.3

Biomass

Short Grass Steppe LTER

SGS

14

1995–2008

100

0.1

Percent cover

Vasco Cave Regional Park

VC

9

2002–2010

6

17

Percent cover

Biodiversity-manipulated Experiment Dataset

Cedar Creek Ecosystem Science Reserve

BigBio

17

2001–2018

125

81

Biomass

BioCON

22

1999–2020

59

4

Biomass

  1. Abbr. indicates the abbreviations of sites. Plot size was in square meters. Biomass, when measured, was in grams per square meter.