Ecosystem productivity data from wetland sites in the Pastaza-Marañón Basin, Amazonian Peru, 2018-2020
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Lawson, I.T.; Åkesson, C.; Baker, T.R.; Cordova Oroche, C.J.; Dargie, G.C.; del Aguila-Pasquel, J.; Grandez Ríos, J.; Hastie, A.; Honorio Coronado, E.N.; Mitchard, E.T.; Roucoux, K.H.; Reyna Huaymacari, J.; Williams, M. (2023). Ecosystem productivity data from wetland sites in the Pastaza-Marañón Basin, Amazonian Peru, 2018-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e34dc4c7-57d8-4120-921b-06d2f25d5e04
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https://doi.org/10.5285/e34dc4c7-57d8-4120-921b-06d2f25d5e04
Ecosystem productivity data primarily from two forest census plots, NYO-03 and VEN-02, located in the Pastaza-Marañón Basin in Amazonian Peru.
Site NYO-03 is a peatland pole forest, and Site VEN-02 is a palm swamp. The aim of the measurements was to estimate and compare rates of litter and root production and decay at the two sites, over a complete annual cycle, in order to understand the dynamics of carbon accumulation in peat in this region. Selected datasets extend to other sites, in order to provide some context for the measurements from NYO-03 and VEN-02. Downcore data from peat cores from the sites provide palaeoecological information.
Site NYO-03 is a peatland pole forest, and Site VEN-02 is a palm swamp. The aim of the measurements was to estimate and compare rates of litter and root production and decay at the two sites, over a complete annual cycle, in order to understand the dynamics of carbon accumulation in peat in this region. Selected datasets extend to other sites, in order to provide some context for the measurements from NYO-03 and VEN-02. Downcore data from peat cores from the sites provide palaeoecological information.
Publication date: 2023-10-23
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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
2018-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Provenance & quality
Data were generated using a combination of field and laboratory measurement, including: measurements of decomposition rates of different plant materials, using litter decomposition bags; collection of coarse woody debris along cleared transects; collection of litter in mesh traps; estimates of root production using ingrowth cores; estimates of stem diameter change using dendrometer bands; measurements of palm tree heights; radiocarbon and lead-210 dating of peat samples; carbon and nitrogen concentrations of peat samples; and counts of subfossil pollen in peat samples. Replicates were applied where possible, and blanks and standards were used in laboratory analyses.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Lawson, I.T.; Åkesson, C.; Baker, T.R.; Cordova Oroche, C.J.; Dargie, G.C.; del Aguila-Pasquel, J.; Grandez Ríos, J.; Hastie, A.; Honorio Coronado, E.N.; Mitchard, E.T.; Roucoux, K.H.; Reyna Huaymacari, J.; Williams, M. (2023). Ecosystem productivity data from wetland sites in the Pastaza-Marañón Basin, Amazonian Peru, 2018-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/e34dc4c7-57d8-4120-921b-06d2f25d5e04
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Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3547-2425
Åkesson, C.
University of St Andrews
Cordova Oroche, C.J.
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Dargie, G.C.
University of Leeds
del Aguila-Pasquel, J.
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Grandez Ríos, J.
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Mitchard, E.T.
University of Edinburgh
Roucoux, K.H.
University of St Andrews
Reyna Huaymacari, J.
Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Williams, M.
University of Edinburgh
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University of St Andrews, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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