Invertebrate and plant biodiversity data from a woodland creation experiment, collected two years post-establishment, Wales, 2023
https://doi.org/10.5285/dea46de1-9072-4342-b944-e485ccc1324a
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Warner, E.; Heeney, W.; Bowen, D.; Crowley, L. (2024). Invertebrate and plant biodiversity data from a woodland creation experiment, collected two years post-establishment, Wales, 2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/dea46de1-9072-4342-b944-e485ccc1324a
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This dataset contains biodiversity data focussing on invertebrates (soil, ground, tree canopy), and plants collected from The Carbon Community woodland creation experiment in Wales. This includes measurements from 72 plots, covering experimental treatment combinations of woodland type (native broadleaf vs sitka spruce), enhanced weathering (with/without basalt addition), and soil microbiome inoculation (with/without soil from mature habitat type), compared to a grassland control treatment.
The experiment was established in April 2021 and aims to assess strategies for maximising woodland carbon storage. The biodiversity data from each experimental plot was collected in summer 2023.
The experiment was established in April 2021 and aims to assess strategies for maximising woodland carbon storage. The biodiversity data from each experimental plot was collected in summer 2023.
Publication date: 2024-09-26
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Spatial reference system
WGS 84
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Temporal extent
2021-04-01 to 2023-08-31
Provenance & quality
The experiment has a randomised blocked design, with 8 blocks of the 9 treatments, giving a total of 72 replicate plots.
Invertebrate samples were collected from the soil (invertebrates extracted from soil cores using Tullgren funnels), ground layer (pitfall trapping) and tree canopy (beating) in June/July 2023. Invertebrates were identified to a minimum of Order in the lab in autumn/winter 2023. All carabid beetles from the pitfall trap samples were identified to species.
Plant data was recorded directly in the field in June/July 2023, with percentage cover estimates assigned using the DOMIN scale.
Invertebrate samples were collected from the soil (invertebrates extracted from soil cores using Tullgren funnels), ground layer (pitfall trapping) and tree canopy (beating) in June/July 2023. Invertebrates were identified to a minimum of Order in the lab in autumn/winter 2023. All carabid beetles from the pitfall trap samples were identified to species.
Plant data was recorded directly in the field in June/July 2023, with percentage cover estimates assigned using the DOMIN scale.
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Warner, E.; Heeney, W.; Bowen, D.; Crowley, L. (2024). Invertebrate and plant biodiversity data from a woodland creation experiment, collected two years post-establishment, Wales, 2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/dea46de1-9072-4342-b944-e485ccc1324a
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2236-9725
Heeney, W.
University of Oxford
Bowen, D.
University of Oxford
Crowley, L.
University of Oxford
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University of Oxford
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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