Biogeochemical and edaphic data from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate (UK), October 2018
bibliographic citation: Robroek, B.J.M., Shepherd, H.E.R., Steele, M.N., Dumont, M.G. (2021). Biogeochemical and edaphic data from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate (UK), October 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd
description: This dataset contains biogeochemical and edaphic information from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate located near Manchester (UK), commonly referred to as Saddleworth moor. This study was conducted after a wildfire fire on the Saddleworth moor in June 2018. The sample plots included areas with deep and shallow peat burn. The data includes geographical information (location, elevation and slope), soil temperature and soil chemical composition (carbon, nitrogen and 22 other elements). The dataset is the result of research funded by a NERC Urgency grant entitled 'RECOUP-Moor: Restoring Ecosystem CarbOn Uptake of Post-fire Moorland' (NE/S011943/1, led by Dr. Bjorn Robroek of the University of Southampton (now Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands).
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: We established ten plots in October 2018 at the post-fire site. Each plot was 10 m x 10 m in size. We identified five of these plots as suffering a less severe (shallow) burn. The other 5 plots were in areas where a more severe (deep) burn was identified. In all plots the surface vegetation had been removed by the fire exposing the bare peat. We determined the geographical properties of each plot. This included their geographical location, elevation and slope. We also measured soil temperature at each location at multiple time points over the following 24-months. On July 23rd 2019 we extracted small peat samples from the surface of each plot. Each sample was 5 cm x 5 cm in diameter and 2 cm in depth. The samples were homogenised and kept at c. 5 deg C until further analysis was completed to determine their chemical composition. In preparation for the chemical analysis of each sample we dried the peat at 70 deg C for 72 hours. This was then crushed forming a fine homogenous powder. To determine the carbon and nitrogen content of each sample we extracted three sub-samples of the fine peat powder. Each sample was then combusted at 1800 deg C and the percentage of carbon and nitrogen released was quantified. This was performed using a Vario Micro Cube (Elementar). For each plot, the content of each sub-sample was compared to ensure that the observed values were consistent, and the samples were homogenous. An average of the three sub-samples was then taken to provide one value per plot. To determine the composition of other elements within the samples, we extracted two sub-samples from each plot sample and performed Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass-Spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis on each of the sub-samples. This was used to determine the relative composition of 22 elements. For each plot, an average of the two sub-samples was taken.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2018-10-01
  end date: 2018-10-31
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Environmental risk
subject: Soil
subject: Blanket bog
subject: Moorland
subject: Peatland
subject: Wildfire
subject: Soil biochemistry
subject: Soil edaphics
subject: bog
subject: fire
subject: soil
subject: soil chemistry
was generated by: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects
type: Dataset
available: 2021-09-23
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: UNRS
theme: Environmental risk
theme: Soil
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Plain text
creator: Robroek, B.J.M.
creator: Shepherd, H.E.R.
creator: Steele, M.N.
creator: Dumont, M.G.
language: en

Robroek, B.
type: Person
family name: Robroek
given name: Bjorn
member: Radboud University

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Robroek, B.J.M.
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family name: Robroek
given name: B.J.M.
member: Radboud University

Shepherd, H.E.R.
type: Person
family name: Shepherd
given name: H.E.R.
member: University of Southampton

Steele, M.N.
type: Person
family name: Steele
given name: M.N.
member: University of Southampton

Dumont, M.G.
type: Person
family name: Dumont
given name: M.G.
member: University of Southampton

Environmental risk
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Soil
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bog
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fire
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soil
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soil chemistry
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Radboud University
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University of Southampton
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