Earthworm species identification and counts at three long-term grassland-to-woodland land use contrasts across England
bibliographic citation: Keith, A., Reinsch, S., Cagnarini, C., Emmett, B.A., Cosby, B.J. (2023). Earthworm species identification and counts at three long-term grassland-to-woodland land use contrasts across England. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2636c7e1-ec8c-4b77-9f4e-f731781191ca
description: This dataset contains earthworm counts and identification from three long-term grassland-to-woodland land use contrasts across England between 2018 and 2021. Each land use contrast was assigned one grassland and one woodland plot, respectively. Each of the plots was further divided into three grids (grassland grids 1 to 3 / woodland grids 4 to 6) with grids 1 and 6 being the furthest apart. The contrast boundary is between grids 3 and 4. The three grassland-to-woodland contrasts were sampled once: Gisburn (Gisburn-1, Gisburn-2), and Kielder Forest. The earthworms were counted in 25 cm3 soil cubes and were identified to a species level. These measurements are co-located with estimates aboveground biomass production and litter layer depth, soil physical, chemical and biological properties (0-1 m), and soil hydraulic measurements (soil water release curves and hydraulic conductivity). A file is provided to connect all co-located measurements. This project was part of the UK-SCAPE programme which started in 2018 and was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council as National Capability (award number NE/R016429/1).
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Earthworm measurements were conducted in grids 2 and 5. The earthworms were counted in 25 cm x 25 cm x 25 cm soil cubes in grids 2 and 5. The earthworms were stored in the fridge until identified to species level in the lab. Earthworms were identified by a competent member of staff, and earthworm keys were used as additional resource. Earthworm counts were recorded on paper in the field and transferred to Microsoft Excel. Earthworm species numbers were recorded in a lab-book and transferred to the same Microsoft Excel. The file was then converted to csv.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2018-01-01
  end date: 2021-12-31
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
is referenced by: s41597-024-03333-w
subject: UK-SCAPE
subject: Soil
subject: SOC
subject: carbon
subject: woodland
subject: topsoil
subject: soil biology
subject: co-located measurements
subject: SOC-D
subject: earthworm
subject: soil
subject: grassland
was generated by: UK Status, Change and Projections of the Environment (UK-SCAPE)
type: Dataset
available: 2023-10-27
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/2636c7e1-ec8c-4b77-9f4e-f731781191ca
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: UNRS
theme: Soil
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/2636c7e1-ec8c-4b77-9f4e-f731781191ca
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Keith, A.
creator: Reinsch, S.
creator: Cagnarini, C.
creator: Emmett, B.A.
creator: Cosby, B.J.
language: en

Reinsch, S.
type: Person
family name: Reinsch
given name: S.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Keith, A.
type: Person
family name: Keith
given name: A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Reinsch, S.
type: Person
family name: Reinsch
given name: S.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Cagnarini, C.
type: Person
family name: Cagnarini
given name: C.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Emmett, B.A.
type: Person
family name: Emmett
given name: B.A.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Cosby, B.J.
type: Person
family name: Cosby
given name: B.J.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

s41597-024-03333-w
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bibliographic citation: 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).

Soil
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carbon
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earthworm
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soil
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grassland
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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UK Status, Change and Projections of the Environment (UK-SCAPE)
type: Activity