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Griffiths, R.I., Puissant, J., Goodall, T.I. (2019). Standardised counts of bacteria, fungi and micro eukaryotes abundances across geo-linked sampling locations on grassland, UK (2016). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/11bc98b8-5f2b-4a25-804c-16010052cdb7
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Standardised counts of bacteria, fungi and micro eukaryotes abundances across geo-linked sampling locations on grassland, UK (2016)
The data consist of standardised counts of taxon abundances (bacteria, fungi and micro eukaryotes) from soil samples collected from paired intensive and extensive grassland systems, including low and high pH parent soils, from 32 sites across the United Kingdom. The samples were collected during winter and spring 2015-2016 from sites across the UK. DNA were extracted and taxonomic marker genes assessed using high-throughput DNA sequencing techniques to yield information about the genetic diversity and abundance of the microorganisms therein.
The data were collected to help understand soil functional change in a variety of management and climatic scenarios as part of NERC U-GRASS (Understanding and enhancing soil ecosystem services and resilience in UK grass and croplands) award (NERC Reference NE/M017125/1) part of the NERC Soil Security Programme.
The data were collected to help understand soil functional change in a variety of management and climatic scenarios as part of NERC U-GRASS (Understanding and enhancing soil ecosystem services and resilience in UK grass and croplands) award (NERC Reference NE/M017125/1) part of the NERC Soil Security Programme.
Publication date: 2019-09-11
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2015-06-15 to 2018-10-30
Provenance & quality
Soil samples were collected from 32 grassland sites across the United Kingdom. Total soil DNA was extracted from field moist soil. Extracted DNA was subject to taxonomic amplicon sequencing and bioinformatics processing at the facilities of the Molecular Ecology Group, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford. The compiled data set was exported as a comma separated value file for deposition into the EIDC.
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Correspondence/contact details
Tim Goodall
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2UW
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Bangor
Gwynedd
LL57 2UW
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-4547
Puissant, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Goodall, T.I.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Other contacts
- Rights holder
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
- INSPIRE themes
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Soil - Keywords
- 16S , 18S , bacteria , Biodiversity , DNA sequencing , fungus , genetic diversity , internal transcribed spacer , ITS , micro eukaryotes , paired , ribosomal , soil , Soil , Soil
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/M017125/1
- Last updated
- 27 February 2024 16:14