Data supporting the manuscript Aboveground Vulnerability and Belowground Resilience: Contrasting Responses to Precipitation and Herbivory Timings in a Mixed-Grass Prairie

Authors

• Walter Wafula, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
• A. Joshua Leffler, South Dakota State UniversityFollow
• Krista Ehlert, South Dakota State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Data set

Publication Date

6-2026

Abstract

Dataset DOI: 10.62812/ZIAO4850

The downloadable zip file contains the following four data points:
File types: .xlsx and .doc

1. Soil moisture content data samples 
2. Monthly aboveground biomass production samples 
3. Season-long belowground biomass production samples
4. Line Transect Cover Observations at the beginning of summer season
   
   File types: .xlsx and .doc

DOI of Published Version

10.62812/ZIAO4850

Publisher

South Dakota State University

Recommended Citation

Wafula, Walter; Leffler, A. Joshua; and Ehlert, Krista, "Data supporting the manuscript Aboveground Vulnerability and Belowground Resilience: Contrasting Responses to Precipitation and Herbivory Timings in a Mixed-Grass Prairie" (2026). NRM Departmental Data Sets. 27.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/nrm_datasets/27