%0 Dataset %T A dataset on the response of soil function in arid regions of China to climate change and human activities %J National Cryosphere Desert Data Center %I National Cryosphere Desert Data Center(www.ncdc.ac.cn) %U http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/8def23b4-0968-4714-a887-8eadf0d88bc4 %W NCDC %R 10.12072/ncdc.desertification.db7172.2026 %A Gao Siyuan %A Liu Huiying %K Arid regions in China;soil function;climate change;human activities %X This dataset aims to explore the impact of climate change and human activities on soil functionality in arid regions of China. By searching relevant literature from Web of Science and China National Knowledge Infrastructure from 1900 to May 2023, 841 field studies covering 18189 sets of observational data were selected. The data includes indicators related to soil function, climate data (such as annual average temperature, precipitation, etc.), ecosystem types, soil depth, and processing intensity. Obtain the impact of climate change (temperature, precipitation, nitrogen deposition) and human activities (such as cultivation, grazing, and returning farmland to forests/grasslands) on soil functional indicators.