Sedimentological and organic carbon data from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh, Scotland, 2018
bibliographic citation: Smeaton, C., Rees-Hughs, L., Barlow, N.L.M., Austin, W.E.N. (2021). Sedimentological and organic carbon data from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh, Scotland, 2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55
description: The dataset comprises of physical property and biogeochemical measurements of saltmarsh soil collected using the hammer coring technique from the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh in the North of Scotland. The site was chosen to represent northern, loch head marshes and to test different coring techniques in organic rich soils. The data provides a quantitative measure of the dry bulk density, water content, porosity and organic carbon content present within the soils of the Kyle of Tongue saltmarsh. A total of four cores were collected, 39 samples were collected at 10 cm intervals down the length of each core. The samples were processed for bulk density, water content, porosity and organic carbon content which was quantified through elemental analysis. The data were collected to help create a detailed picture of saltmarsh carbon storage in the soils of UK saltmarsh and test different coring approaches. The cores were collected by the data authors in November 2018. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Soil cores were collected using the hammer coring technique, where a PVC pipe was manually driven into the soil. The location of the cores was recorded using DGPS. Prior to analysis, the cores were split, the soil profile described using the Troel-smith scheme and fixed volumetric (4 cm^3) samples collected at 10 cm intervals down the length of each core. Dry bulk density, water content, porosity and organic carbon data was produced using standard analytical procedures (detailed in the supporting documentation). All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2018-11-25
  end date: 2018-11-25
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
is referenced by: s41597-023-02633-x
subject: Scotland
subject: Kyle of Tongue
subject: Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE)
subject: bulk density
subject: carbon
subject: loss on ignition
subject: LOI
subject: salt marsh
subject: blue carbon
subject: soil texture
subject: organic carbon
subject: soil
subject: sediment
subject: wetland
subject: coastal ecosystem
subject: intertidal zone
was generated by: C-SIDE
type: Dataset
available: 2021-02-25
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: UNRS
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/b57ef444-54d4-47f9-8cbf-3cfef1182b55
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Smeaton, C.
creator: Rees-Hughs, L.
creator: Barlow, N.L.M.
creator: Austin, W.E.N.
language: en

Smeaton, C.
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family name: Smeaton
given name: C.
member: University of St. Andrews

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Smeaton, C.
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family name: Smeaton
given name: C.
member: University of St. Andrews

Rees-Hughs, L.
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family name: Rees-Hughs
given name: L.
member: University of Leeds

Barlow, N.L.M.
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family name: Barlow
given name: N.L.M.
member: University of Leeds

Austin, W.E.N.
type: Person
family name: Austin
given name: W.E.N.
member: University of St. Andrews

s41597-023-02633-x
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bibliographic citation: Maxwell, T.L., Rovai, A.S., Adame, M F., Adams, J.B., Álvarez-Rogel, J., Austin, W.E.N., Beasy, K., et al. (2023, November 11). Global dataset of soil organic carbon in tidal marshes. Scientific Data. Springer Science and Business Media LLC.

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carbon
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loss on ignition
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salt marsh
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blue carbon
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soil texture
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organic carbon
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soil
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sediment
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wetland
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coastal ecosystem
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intertidal zone
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University of St. Andrews
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C-SIDE
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