Kuan, H.L. ; Fenwick, C.; Glover, L.A. ; Griffiths, B.S.; Ritz, K.

Soil microbial community resilience data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]

https://doi.org/10.5285/7af2f732-f8a5-4a87-bcc0-dae54323efd0 Cite this dataset

This set of data describes resilience in microbial communities in samples taken at the Sourhope experimental site in 2001 by the Scottish Crop Research Institute, the University of Aberdeen and Cranfield University. Data were collected during a project funded under the NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme.

The NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT8545019630). During the experiment, the site was monitored to assess changes in above-ground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity).

Publication date: 2018-01-19

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type: Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent: 2001-01-01 to 2001-12-31

Provenance & quality

Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, which was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI) (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). Soil samples were collected by students and staff at the experimental site before being processed according to standard protocols, with the data then being transferred to the programme data manager at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

This dataset is included in the following collections

NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme

Supplemental information

Kuan, H. L., Fenwick, C., Glover, L. A., Griffiths, B. S., & Ritz, K. (2006). Functional resilience of microbial communities from perturbed upland grassland soils to further persistent or transient stresses. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 38(8), 2300-2306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2006.02.013

Usher, M.B., Sier, A.R., Hornung, M. and Millard, P., 2006. Understanding biological diversity in soil: the UK's Soil Biodiversity Research Programme. Applied Soil Ecology, 33(2), pp.101-113.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsoil.2006.03.006

Soil Biodiversity website

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Andy Sier

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Kuan, H.L.

Scottish Crop Research Institute

Fenwick, C.

University of Aberdeen

Glover, L.A.

University of Aberdeen

Griffiths, B.S.

Scottish Crop Research Institute

Ritz, K.

Cranfield University

Other contacts

Custodian: NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories: biota
environment
INSPIRE theme: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords: Biodiversity , copper , Copper toxicity , Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis , DGGE , DNA , Microbial community structure , respiration , Respiration , Scottish borders , soil , Soil , Soil properties , Sourhope
Funding: Natural Environment Research Council
Last updated: 27 February 2024 16:14