Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013
This dataset contains vegetation survey data and nitrate and ammonium concentrations, microbial biomass data, particle size, and nitrification and mineralisation rates within soils from an experiment based at Parsonage Down, UK. The vegetation survey comprises total species percentage cover and species richness data from four 50 cm by 50 cm quadrats. The experiment investigated the effect of different plant groups on soil carbon stores and nutrient cycling, by using a mixture of hand weeding and herbicide spot spraying to create different plant communities on the species rich grassland at Parsonage Down. The resulting carbon and nutrient cycling rates were compared to the characteristics of the plant groups. The experiment ran from 2013 to 2015 and this dataset contains data from 2013 only. This experiment was part of the Wessex BESS project, a six-year (2011-2017) project aimed at understanding how biodiversity underpins the ecosystem functions and services that landscapes provide.
Publication date: 2017-01-10
Where/When
- Study area
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- Temporal extent
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2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Provenance & quality
KCl extractable N and potential mineralisation were measured using an autoanalyser, running 5% analytical replicates, recalibration (at 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ppm) and blanks every 20 samples. Extracts were adjusted for soil moisture. Standardised protocols were followed in all cases, details of which can be found in the supporting documentation.
Correspondence/contact details
Ellen Fry
University of Manchester
Soil and Ecosystem Ecology Lab, Michael Smith Building, Oxford Road
Manchester
M13 9PT
ellen.fry@manchester.ac.uk
Manchester
M13 9PT
Other contacts
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Resource Provider
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- Environment
- Keywords
- ammonium, bulk density, mineralisation rate, nitrate, nitrification rate, PAR, particle size, Shannons Diversity Index, soil moisture, Wessex BESS
- INSPIRE Theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
- Last updated
- 20 May 2022 10:40