Fry, E.L.; Savage, J.; Pritchard, W.J.; Bardgett, R.D.; Pywell, R.F.; Bullock, J.M.

Total carbon and nitrogen stocks across a land use gradient on Salisbury Plain in June 2014

https://doi.org/10.5285/58709d9b-2b52-4f5d-8f3b-49354e664aea Cite this dataset
This dataset contains carbon and nitrogen stock data from soils collected from Salisbury Plain, UK. The sites were selected to reflect the four main grassland management types on Salisbury Plain ranging from arable cropland to species rich grassland, with six representative grassland plots for each type (24 sites in total). Each site had two replicates for each variable measured. The data collected was intended to illustrate a gradient of ecosystem functioning and vegetation change as the grassland becomes more extensively managed. The field sampling was conducted by the University of Manchester and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology at Wallingford. Soil C and N were analysed by the University of Manchester. The data includes carbon and nitrogen budgets to depth at all sites.

Publication date: 2016-03-21

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Format of the data: Comma-separated values (CSV)

You must cite: Fry, E.L.; Savage, J.; Pritchard, W.J.; Bardgett, R.D.; Pywell, R.F.; Bullock, J.M. (2016). Total carbon and nitrogen stocks across a land use gradient on Salisbury Plain in June 2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/58709d9b-2b52-4f5d-8f3b-49354e664aea

 

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Where/When

Study area
Temporal extent
2014-06-01    to    2014-06-30

Provenance & quality

The data presented in the set have been derived from equations presented in the methods document, in order to correct for bulk density and to apply to larger scales. The final data have been collated and after outlier removal, but have not been subjected to any transformations to alter variance or normality.

Correspondence/contact details

Ellen Fry
University of Manchester
 Ellen.fry@manchester.ac.uk

Authors

Fry, E.L.
University of Manchester
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7513-2006
Savage, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-5148
Pritchard, W.J.
University of Manchester
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5805-5344
Bardgett, R.D.
University of Manchester
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5131-0127
Pywell, R.F.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-9959
Bullock, J.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-4020

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Custodian
Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Rights Holder
University of Manchester
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Additional metadata

Topic categories
Biota
Keywords
Arable,  BESS,  Calcareous grassland,  Carbon stock,  Intensive grassland,  Nitrogen stock,  Reverting grassland,  Species rich grassland,  Wessex BESS
INSPIRE Theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Last updated
12 October 2020 15:02