Inorganic carbon measurements of saltmarsh soils from wide diameter gouge cores in UK saltmarshes collected between 2018 and 2021
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The dataset comprises of physical and biogeochemical measurements of saltmarsh soils from across 42 UK saltmarshes. The data provides a quantitative measure of soil dry bulk density and inorganic concentration across soil substrate and marsh types. Between 2018 and 2021, 58 wide diameter gouge cores (60 mm in diameter) were collected to facilitate the calculation of inorganic carbon burial rates in saltmarsh soils. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitat types in the UK, in particular sediment types, vegetation and sea level history.
The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1.
The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1.
Publication date: 2026-09-16
Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2018-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Provenance & quality
Across UK saltmarshes soil cores were collected using wide diameter (60 cm) gouge corer. The location of each coring site was recorded using GPS. Prior to analysis the samples were stored at 4 degrees Celsius at the University of St Andrews. Inorganic carbon analysis was undertaken using standard analytical procedures (detailed in the supporting documentation). All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practices at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
Correspondence/contact details
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Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Rights holder
The University Court of the University of St Andrews
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
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Keywords
blue carbon , carbon , carbonate , carbon cycle , Climate and climate change , coast , Coastal , Ecosystem services , England, Environmental survey , Great Britain, intertidal zone , salt marsh , Scotland, Soil , soil carbon , soil inorganic carbon content , total inorganic carbon , Wales, wetland , wetlands ecosystem
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/R010846/1