10.5880/fidgeo.2021.009 Doetterl, Sebastian Sebastian Doetterl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-891X ETH Zurich & Augsburg University Bukombe, Benjamin Benjamin Bukombe 0000-0001-5135-9783 Augsburg University Cooper, Matthew Matthew Cooper Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda Kidinda, Laurent Laurent Kidinda 0000-0002-0967-4330 TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany Muhindo, Daniel Daniel Muhindo Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reichenbach, Mario Mario Reichenbach 0000-0002-4694-3579 Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Stegmann, Anna Anna Stegmann Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Summerauer, Laura Laura Summerauer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-653X ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Wilken, Florian Florian Wilken 0000-0003-0860-4557 ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Fiener, Peter Peter Fiener 0000-0001-6244-4705 Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany GFZ Data Services 2021 Biogeochemistry Tropical Africa Tropical soils Carbon Cycling Soil erosion Soil degradation Soil genesis Geoecology EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL EROSION EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > LANDSCAPE > LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOCHEMISTRY > BIOGEOCHEMICAL PROCESSES Doetterl, Sebastian Sebastian Doetterl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-891X ETH Zurich & Augsburg University Doetterl, Sebastian Sebastian Doetterl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-891X ETH Zurich & Augsburg University Doetterl, Sebastian Sebastian Doetterl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-891X ETH Zurich & Augsburg University Doetterl, Sebastian Sebastian Doetterl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-891X ETH Zurich & Augsburg University Doetterl, Sebastian Sebastian Doetterl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0986-891X ETH Zurich & Augsburg University Bukombe, Benjamin Benjamin Bukombe 0000-0001-5135-9783 Augsburg University Bukombe, Benjamin Benjamin Bukombe 0000-0001-5135-9783 Augsburg University Cooper, Matthew Matthew Cooper Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda Cooper, Matthew Matthew Cooper Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda Cooper, Matthew Matthew Cooper Mountains of the Moon University, Fort Portal, Uganda Kidinda, Laurent Laurent Kidinda 0000-0002-0967-4330 TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany Kidinda, Laurent Laurent Kidinda 0000-0002-0967-4330 TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany Muhindo, Daniel Daniel Muhindo Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Muhindo, Daniel Daniel Muhindo Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Muhindo, Daniel Daniel Muhindo Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Reichenbach, Mario Mario Reichenbach 0000-0002-4694-3579 Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Reichenbach, Mario Mario Reichenbach 0000-0002-4694-3579 Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Stegmann, Anna Anna Stegmann Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Stegmann, Anna Anna Stegmann Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Stegmann, Anna Anna Stegmann Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Summerauer, Laura Laura Summerauer https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3836-653X ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Wilken, Florian Florian Wilken 0000-0003-0860-4557 ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Wilken, Florian Florian Wilken 0000-0003-0860-4557 ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Fiener, Peter Peter Fiener 0000-0001-6244-4705 Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Fiener, Peter Peter Fiener 0000-0001-6244-4705 Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Asifiwe, Rodrigue Rodrigue Asifiwe Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Asifiwe, Rodrigue Rodrigue Asifiwe Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Unseld, Robin Robin Unseld Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Unseld, Robin Robin Unseld Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Mukotanyi, Serge Serge Mukotanyi Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Mukotanyi, Serge Serge Mukotanyi Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Mainka, Moritz Moritz Mainka Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Mainka, Moritz Moritz Mainka Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Mayrock, Julia Julia Mayrock Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Mayrock, Julia Julia Mayrock Augsburg University, Augsburg, Germany Bamba, Fernando Fernando Bamba Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Bamba, Fernando Fernando Bamba Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo Baert, Geert Geert Baert Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Bauters, Marijn Marijn Bauters 0000-0003-0978-6639 Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Department of Environment Forest & Nature Lab, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Boeckx, Pascal Pascal Boeckx Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Cadisch, Georg Georg Cadisch Institute of Plant Production and Agroecology in the Tropics and Subtropics, University of Hohen-heim, Stuttgart, Germany Cizungu, Landry N. Landry N. Cizungu Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Université Catholique de Bukavu, DR Congo Hoyt, Alison Alison Hoyt Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry, Jena, Germany Kalbitz, Karsten Karsten Kalbitz Chair of Soil Resources and Land Use, Institute of Soil Science and Site Ecology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany Mujinya, Basile B. Basile B. Mujinya Biogeochemistry and ecology of tropical soils and ecosystems, University of Lubumbashi, DR Congo Rewald, Boris Boris Rewald Department of Forest and Soil Sciences, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria Six, Johan Johan Six Department of Environmental System Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland Vanlauwe, Bernard Bernard Vanlauwe Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Central Africa and Natural Resource Management, CGIAR, Nairobi, Kenya Van Oost, Kristof Kristof Van Oost Earth and Life Institute,UCLouvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium Verheyen, Kris Kris Verheyen Department of Environment Forest & Nature Lab, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Doetterl, Sebastian ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland Dataset 10.5194/essd-13-4133-2021 10.5194/soil-2020-96 10.5194/soil-2020-80 10.5194/soil-2020-92 10.5194/soil-2020-95 1.1 CC BY 4.0 We provide version 1.0 of an open access database created as part of the project “Tropical soil organic carbon dynamics along erosional disturbance gradients in relation to variability in soil geochemistry and land use” (TropSOC). TropSOC v1.0 contains spatial and temporal explicit data on soil, vegetation, environmental properties and land management collected from 136 pristine tropical forest and cropland plots between 2017 and 2020 as part of several monitoring and sampling campaigns in the Eastern Congo Basin and the East African Rift Valley System. The results of several laboratory experiments focussing on soil microbial activity, C cycling and C stabilization in soils complement the dataset to deliver one of the first landscape scale datasets to study the linkages and feedbacks between geology, geomorphology and pedogensis as controls on biogeochemical cycles in a variety of natural and managed systems in the African Tropics.

Sampling procedures are described in each metadata description .pdf file accompanying a specific .csv file that represents a methodologically distinct subset of the database. A general overview of field sampling procedures and design is given in Doetterl et al., (2021, ESSD in review) which describes the dataset as a whole. Analytical procedures are described in each metadata description .pdf file accompanying a specific .csv file that represents a methodologically distinct subset of the database. Data processing and quality control are described in each metadata description .pdf file accompanying a specific .csv file that represents a methodologically distinct subset of the database.

5 September 2022: release of Version 1.1

The following files were updated for version 1.1 (Finalized August 16th 2022).

Within those files, updates encompass:

- 11_plots_points: Corrections to soil profile classification
- 223_soil_spec: Corrections to units of XRF and ICP-OES measurements + Sand & Silt texture corrected
- 261_parent_material: Corrections to units of XRF measurements
- 271_profiles: Corrections to soil profile classification
- 311_biomass: Renaming "tubers" to tuberous roots
- 323_soil_spec: Corrections to units of XRF and ICP-OES measurements + Sand & Silt texture corrected

Please note all columns are subdivided in the csv files with ";"
TropSOC Study Area 28.6723 30.6718 -2.82143 1.03358 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft http://doi.org/10.13039/501100001659 TropSOC