Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013
type: Dataset
citation: Fry, E.L., Hall, A.L., Savage, J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M. (2017). Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
description: This dataset contains vegetation survey data and nitrate and ammonium concentrations, microbial biomass data, particle size, and nitrification and mineralisation rates within soils from an experiment based at Parsonage Down, UK. The vegetation survey comprises total species percentage cover and species richness data from four 50 cm by 50 cm quadrats. The experiment investigated the effect of different plant groups on soil carbon stores and nutrient cycling, by using a mixture of hand weeding and herbicide spot spraying to create different plant communities on the species rich grassland at Parsonage Down. The resulting carbon and nutrient cycling rates were compared to the characteristics of the plant groups. The experiment ran from 2013 to 2015 and this dataset contains data from 2013 only. This experiment was part of the Wessex BESS project, a six-year (2011-2017) project aimed at understanding how biodiversity underpins the ecosystem functions and services that landscapes provide.
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date created: 2013-12-31
date published: 2017-01-10
keywords: mineralisation rate
keywords: nitrification rate
keywords: PAR
keywords: particle size
keywords: Shannons Diversity Index
keywords: Wessex BESS
keywords: bulk density
keywords: biological diversity
keywords: ammonium
keywords: mineralisation
keywords: nitrate
keywords: nitrification
keywords: soil moisture
creator: Fry, E.L.
creator: Hall, A.L.
creator: Savage, J.
creator: Bardgett, R.D.
creator: Ostle, N.
creator: Pywell, R.F.
creator: Bullock, J.M.
temporal coverage: 2013-01-01/2013-12-31
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license: Open Government Licence v3
distribution: distribution0
publisher: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
provider: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
included in data catalog: Environmental Information Data Centre

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Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Open Government Licence v3
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Fry, E.L.
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family name: Fry
given name: E.L.
affiliation: University of Manchester

Hall, A.L.
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family name: Hall
given name: A.L.
affiliation: University of Manchester

Savage, J.
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family name: Savage
given name: J.
affiliation: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Bardgett, R.D.
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family name: Bardgett
given name: R.D.
affiliation: University of Manchester

Ostle, N.
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family name: Ostle
given name: N.
affiliation: Lancaster University

Pywell, R.F.
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family name: Pywell
given name: R.F.
affiliation: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Bullock, J.M.
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affiliation: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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