The dataset includes 18S raw DNA sequences for 885 samples collected as part of LUCAS 2018 Soil survey2,3 for the biodiversity module. Raw DNA sequences are deposited on NCBI Sequence Read Archive (SRA) database under BioProject ID PRJNA985135. Samples from four locations were re-sampled, and thus sequenced twice, due to sampling issues (i.e., 885 total samples from 881 sampling sites): samples n° 59, 102, 113, 116 were re-sequenced as samples n° 138, 601, 717, 258 respectively. Since sample site data for those sites overlap, the later four Barcode IDs are not found in the EXCEL file.
The “Sample_data_LUCAS_18S” table includes values for soil properties, climatic data and extracted soil moisture data4 associated to the 881 sample sites, as well as information on the sampling month. To combine single file of DNA sequences with data in the metadata table (“Sample_data_LUCAS_18S” Excel table), one needs to take the number (from 1 to 881) in the file name and match it to the corresponding “BARCODE_ID” (numbers from 1 to 881) in the table.
Additional details on the DNA extraction, amplification and sequencing, and the protocols for measuring soil properties and sources of climatic data can be found in Köninger et al. 2023 “Ecosystem type drives soil eukaryotic diversity and composition in Europe”1.
All R scripts used for the analyses presented in Köninger et al. are available for download. An associated READ.ME document mentions the libraries needed and the purposes of each script in the workflow.
Metadata:
Title: Soil biodiversity - DNA eukaryotes
Description: The dataset includes eukaryotic 18S raw DNA sequences for 885 samples collected as part of LUCAS 2018 Soil survey (Biodiversity module).
Spatial coverage: European Union
Type: DNA sequences, R Scripts
Temporal coverage: 2018.
More information: Continent-wide DNA analysis of soil eukaryotes
Note: You can also download the Soil Biodiversity - DNA Bacteria and Fungi data
Important note: when sequencing 18S LUCAS samples, the sequencing-adapters and barcodes were added after the PCR with the 18S primers. Due to this, the 18S insert can be in both orientations. The downloadable 18S files have not been subjected to such a re-orientation.
Data are available for download after request (see Request Form tab)
References
- Köninger, J. Ballabio, C., Panagos, P., Jones, A., Schmid, M.W., Orgiazzi, A, Briones, M.J.I. 2023. Ecosystem type drives soil eukaryotic diversity and composition in Europe . Global Change Biology. 29(19): 5706-5719. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.16871
- Aslani, F., Bahram, M., Geisen, S., Pent, M., Otsing, E., Tamm, H., Jones, A., Panagos, P., Köninger, J., Orgiazzi, A. and Tedersoo, L., 2024. Land use intensification homogenizes soil protist communities and alters their diversity across Europe. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 195: 109459.
- Orgiazzi, A. et al. LUCAS Soil, the largest expandable soil dataset for Europe: a review. Eur J Soil Sci 69, 140–153 (2018).
- Orgiazzi, A. et al. LUCAS Soil Biodiversity and LUCAS Soil Pesticides, new tools for research and policy development. European J Soil Science 73 (2022).
- NASA-USDA Enhanced SMAP Global Soil Moisture Data. https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_USDA_HSL_SMAP10KM_soil_moisture#description
