Lebron, I. et al

Topsoil particle size distribution from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016

Name: Topsoil particle size distribution from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016
Published: 2020-04-22

https://doi.org/10.5285/d6c3cc3c-a7b7-48b2-9e61-d07454639656 Cite this dataset

This data set consists of Particle Size Distribution (PSD) measurements, analysed in a sub set of soil samples with a loss on ignition lower than 50%, taken from within a range of land use types across Wales, collected as part of the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP). Laser granulometry was used to measure the PSD. The monitoring programme was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300, 1km square sites across Wales, and was managed by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

Publication date: 2020-04-22

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type: Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent: 2013-05-01 to 2016-10-28

Provenance & quality

Within each of 300 x 1km sample squares, a set of soil samples were taken from five pre-determined randomly dispersed locations (where practically possible). The soil sample analysed for soil metrics was taken using a black plastic core ('C-core'), 15cm long, from a location co-incident with vegetation surveys.

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. Analysed data were transferred to secure databases at UKCEH following sample analysis.

To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10km Ordnance Survey grid squares.

This dataset is included in the following collections

Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales, 2013-2016

Citations

Robinson, D.A., Thomas, A., Reinsch, S., Lebron, I., Feeney, C. J., Maskell, L.C., Wood, C.M., Seaton, F.M., Emmett, B.A., & Cosby, B.J. (2022). Analytical modelling of soil porosity and bulk density across the soil organic matter and land-use continuum. In Scientific Reports (Vol. 12, Issue 1). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-11099-7

Wood, C.M., Alison, J., Botham, M.S., Burden, A., Edwards, F., Garbutt, R.A., George, P.B.L., Henrys, P.A., Hobson, R., Jarvis, S., Keenan, P., Keith, A.M., Lebron, I., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Robinson, D.A., Seaton, F.M., Scarlett, P., Siriwardena, G.M., … Emmett, B.A. (2021). Integrated ecological monitoring in Wales: the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme field survey. Earth System Science Data, 13(8), 4155-4173 https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-4155-2021

Reinsch, S., Lebron, I., Brentegani, M. et al. Co-located ecological data for exploring top- and subsoil carbon dynamics across grassland-woodland contrasts. Sci Data 11, 478 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-024-03333-w