Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2019
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The authors discovered an error in the data. Bulk density was calculated from air dry soil, not oven dry soil. The error will have also impacted calculations of gravimetric water content; that would include the following variables: GWC_FE_D, C_FE_GWC_W and C_FE_VWC. There are also a small number of errors in the plot IDs but this will only be relevant if matching data to the paired botanical data.
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THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2018-2019
The authors discovered an error in the data. Bulk density was calculated from air dry soil, not oven dry soil. The error will have also impacted calculations of gravimetric water content; that would include the following variables: GWC_FE_D, C_FE_GWC_W and C_FE_VWC. There are also a small number of errors in the plot IDs but this will only be relevant if matching data to the paired botanical data.
If you need access to the archived version, please contact the EIDC
The UKCEH Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and predecessors, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way, we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to soil data, vegetation species data are also gathered by the current phase of the Countryside Survey.
This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
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After collection, the soil cores were refrigerated and stored until posted, usually within a couple of days, to laboratories at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), Bangor and Lancaster. Analysed data were transferred to secure databases at UKCEH following sample analysis.
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THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2018-2019
The authors discovered an error in the data. Bulk density was calculated from air dry soil, not oven dry soil. The error will have also impacted calculations of gravimetric water content; that would include the following variables: GWC_FE_D, C_FE_GWC_W and C_FE_VWC. There are also a small number of errors in the plot IDs but this will only be relevant if matching data to the paired botanical data.
If you need access to the archived version, please contact the EIDC
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2UW
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