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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. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/b76223dd-28ae-4b0e-acd3-3b2104eaae0c
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Soil and vegetation ecological function data in native reforestation, unforested and mature forest plots in the Scottish Highlands, 2018
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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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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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.
Related
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
Other contacts
- Rights holders
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University of Oxford, Trees for Life
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- environment
- INSPIRE theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Keywords
- carbon , decomposition , Ecosystem function , forest expansion , invertebrate , nitrogen , reforestation , regeneration , Scottish Highlands , soil , tree , vegetation , vegetation , woodland creation
- Last updated
- 27 February 2024 16:26