Dataset and Code for: Pathway dependence and ecological misrepresentation in soil quality indices: evidence from long-term experiments

This repository provides a reproducible analytical framework for constructing and evaluating the Soil Quality Index (SQI) under multiple methodological scenarios. The primary objective is to systematically assess how methodological choices influence SQI outcomes, including: indicator selectiondataset constructionnormalization and scoringweighting and aggregationspatial heterogeneity By isolating and varying each component independently, this framework enables a robustness analysis of SQI construction, helping to identify potential biases, uncertainties, and trade-offs.