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Toberman, H., Adams, J., Tipping, E., Schillereff, D., Somerville, C., Coull, M., Helliwell, R., Carter, H., Guyatt, H., Keenan, P., Lawlor, A., Pereira, M.G., Patel, M., Tanna, B., Thacker, S., Thomson, N., Owens, J., Gibbs, S., Smith, D., Bryant, C., Elliot, F., Gulliver, P. (2016). Soil survey in England, Scotland and Wales carried out during 2013 and 2014 [LTLS]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/17bebd7e-d342-49fd-b631-841ff148ecb0
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Soil survey in England, Scotland and Wales carried out during 2013 and 2014 [LTLS]
Data comprise results of a soil survey in England, Scotland and Wales carried out during 2013 and 2014 as part of the NERC Macronutrient Cycles project:
LTLS : Analysing and simulating long-term and large-scale interactions of carbon nitrogen and phosphorus in UK land, freshwater and atmosphere. The data include bulk density measurements, charcoal and coal determinations, site locations and sampling dates, site vegetation data, soil chemistry and isotope data, soil classifications, information on soil cores collected and soil texture data.
LTLS : Analysing and simulating long-term and large-scale interactions of carbon nitrogen and phosphorus in UK land, freshwater and atmosphere. The data include bulk density measurements, charcoal and coal determinations, site locations and sampling dates, site vegetation data, soil chemistry and isotope data, soil classifications, information on soil cores collected and soil texture data.
Publication date: 2016-02-29
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2013-07-01 to 2014-11-13
Provenance & quality
Collection of soil at a given site. At each location cores were taken from within an area approximately 100 x 100 m. A central line was established and regular points at 11 metres (m) (when 10 cores taken) or 16 m (6 cores) paced out. Individual coring sites were chosen at random distances from each of the points on the line. 10 cores were taken for semi-natural habitats, 6 (or sometimes 10) cores for agricultural fields.
Coring. Vegetation was removed, and any loose litter. We used a van Walt split corer. The Ribble cores were taken by driving the full core into the soil, then dividing the core into two, to obtain the top 20 centimetre (cm) of soil then the next 20 cm. For the other locations, the core was driven in to a depth of 15 cm, then withdrawn and emptied, then returned to the hole to sample the next 25 cm of soil. In a number of cases not all the 40 cm depth could be sampled, and in some cases slightly more than a total of 40 cm was sampled.
Coring. Vegetation was removed, and any loose litter. We used a van Walt split corer. The Ribble cores were taken by driving the full core into the soil, then dividing the core into two, to obtain the top 20 centimetre (cm) of soil then the next 20 cm. For the other locations, the core was driven in to a depth of 15 cm, then withdrawn and emptied, then returned to the hole to sample the next 25 cm of soil. In a number of cases not all the 40 cm depth could be sampled, and in some cases slightly more than a total of 40 cm was sampled.
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Citations
Adams, J. L., Tipping, E., Thacker, S. A., & Quinton, J. N. (2017). An investigation of the distribution of phosphorus between free and mineral associated soil organic matter, using density fractionation. Plant and Soil, 427(1-2), 139–148. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-017-3478-4
Adams, J. (2017). The Large Scale Understanding of Natural Organic Matter: Processes and Application. Lancaster University. https://doi.org/10.17635/LANCASTER/THESIS/134
Correspondence/contact details
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Authors
Toberman, H.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Adams, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6618-6512
Somerville, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Coull, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Helliwell, R.
The James Hutton Institute
Guyatt, H.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Keenan, P.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lawlor, A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Pereira, M.G.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Patel, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Tanna, B.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Thacker, S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Thomson, N.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Owens, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Gibbs, S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Smith, D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bryant, C.
NERC Radiocarbon Facility
Elliot, F.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Gulliver, P.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk