Soil and vegetation ecological function data in native reforestation, unforested and mature forest plots in the Scottish Highlands, 2018
https://doi.org/10.5285/b76223dd-28ae-4b0e-acd3-3b2104eaae0c
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Warner, E.; Lewis, O.T.; Hector, A.; Brown, N.; Green, R.; Gilbert, D.; McDonnell, A. (2021). Soil and vegetation ecological function data in native reforestation, unforested and mature forest plots in the Scottish Highlands, 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b76223dd-28ae-4b0e-acd3-3b2104eaae0c
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Ecosystem functions (including aboveground carbon, topsoil carbon, topsoil nitrogen, decomposition rates, soil invertebrate feeding, tree regeneration & vegetation structure) in woodland creation sites and unforested and mature forest areas in the Scottish Highlands.
Publication date: 2021-09-29
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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
2018-06-01 to 2018-08-31
Provenance & quality
Fieldwork to establish this dataset was carried out during June-August 2018.
Data were collected in 10×10m survey plots, with a focal plot in 14 ungrazed woodland creation sites, matched to grazed and ungrazed unforested plots. Data were collected in a further 5 pairs of grazed and ungrazed plots in the target habitat (Caledonian pinewood).
Aboveground tree carbon was calculated using allometric equations based on dbh (diameter at breast height) measured in the field in July 2018.
Topsoil carbon and nitrogen was calculated based on soil sampling during July 2018. Percentage carbon and nitrogen were analysed at Forest Research’s labs. Total carbon and nitrogen were calculated based on % C/N and bulk density.
Decomposition rates were calculated using the Teabag Index, teabags were buried in June and reclaimed 3 months later in August.
Soil invertebrate feeding was monitored using bait lamina, which were buried for 30 days from early June to early July.
Vegetation structure (shrub height and moss depth) and seedling regeneration were measured in the field during June and July 2018.
Data were collected in 10×10m survey plots, with a focal plot in 14 ungrazed woodland creation sites, matched to grazed and ungrazed unforested plots. Data were collected in a further 5 pairs of grazed and ungrazed plots in the target habitat (Caledonian pinewood).
Aboveground tree carbon was calculated using allometric equations based on dbh (diameter at breast height) measured in the field in July 2018.
Topsoil carbon and nitrogen was calculated based on soil sampling during July 2018. Percentage carbon and nitrogen were analysed at Forest Research’s labs. Total carbon and nitrogen were calculated based on % C/N and bulk density.
Decomposition rates were calculated using the Teabag Index, teabags were buried in June and reclaimed 3 months later in August.
Soil invertebrate feeding was monitored using bait lamina, which were buried for 30 days from early June to early July.
Vegetation structure (shrub height and moss depth) and seedling regeneration were measured in the field during June and July 2018.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Warner, E.; Lewis, O.T.; Hector, A.; Brown, N.; Green, R.; Gilbert, D.; McDonnell, A. (2021). Soil and vegetation ecological function data in native reforestation, unforested and mature forest plots in the Scottish Highlands, 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/b76223dd-28ae-4b0e-acd3-3b2104eaae0c
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Citations
Warner, E., Lewis, O.T., Brown, N., Green, R., McDonnell, A., Gilbert, D., & Hector, A. (2021). Does restoring native forest restore ecosystem functioning? Evidence from a large‐scale reforestation project in the Scottish Highlands. In Restoration Ecology. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13530
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2236-9725
Gilbert, D.
Trees for Life
McDonnell, A.
Trees for Life
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University of Oxford, Trees for Life
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
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21 March 2025 13:35