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Warner, E.; Hector, A.; Kristensen, J.A.; Brown, C.; Whitehorn, P.; Atkinson, C.

Baseline soil carbon and nitrogen content in a woodland creation experiment, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 2022

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https://doi.org/10.5285/75fc1418-b0ff-4dca-9b78-70c3c82d94b7
This dataset contains baseline soil carbon and nitrogen content within a native forest creation site on the Beldorney Estate, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. 17 samples were collected on a 100 m grid at the site prior to planting. The 100 m grid was extended into adjacent grassland that won’t be planted and 8 additional samples were collected. The 100 m grid samples were all collected in September 2022. Within the planting area 17 plots were left unplanted, these will be used to track natural tree regeneration, and additional soil samples were collected here in November 2022. Soil carbon and nitrogen content will be tracked at the site as the planted and naturally regenerating trees establish.

The work was supported by Natural Environment Research Council (NE/W004976/1) as part of the Agile Initiative at the Oxford Martin School and Leverhulme Trust as part of the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery at the University of Oxford.
Publication date: 2024-09-05
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2022-09-01    to    2022-11-30
Temporal resolution

Provenance & quality

Soil samples were collected using an auger in September and November 2022. Samples were dried, sieved, and weighed in the lab. Subsamples of the sieved soil were ground and analysed for soil carbon and nitrogen content using an elemental analyser.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

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Warner, E.; Hector, A.; Kristensen, J.A.; Brown, C.; Whitehorn, P.; Atkinson, C. (2024). Baseline soil carbon and nitrogen content in a woodland creation experiment, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/75fc1418-b0ff-4dca-9b78-70c3c82d94b7

Correspondence/contact details

Warner, E.
University of Oxford
 emily.warner@biology.ox.ac.uk

Authors

Warner, E.
University of Oxford
Hector, A.
University of Oxford
Kristensen, J.A.
Aarhus University
Brown, C.
Highlands Rewilding Ltd.
Whitehorn, P.
Highlands Rewilding Ltd.
Atkinson, C.
Highlands Rewilding Ltd.

Other contacts

Rights holders
University of Oxford, Highlands Rewilding Ltd.
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
geoscientificInformation
INSPIRE theme
Soil
Keywords
grassland , native woodland planting , Soil , Soil carbon , soil nitrogen
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/W004976/1
Last updated
08 January 2025 13:59