Identification

Title

Atmospheric gas and vegetation survey data from Winklebury Hill, UK, in 2014

Abstract

This dataset contains greenhouse gas flux data and vegetation survey data from an experiment based at Winklebury Hill, UK. The vegetation survey comprises total species percentage cover and species richness data from four 50 cm by 50 cm quadrats. The greenhouse gas flux data comprises net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange, photosynthesis and respiration data measured with an Infra-red Gas Analyser (IRGA); methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide data measured using gas chromatography; and nitrate and ammonium from soil samples extracted with potassium chloride. The experiment used seeds and plug plants to create different plant communities on the bare chalk on Winklebury Hill and tested the resulting carbon and nutrient cycling rates and compared these to the characteristics of different plant functional groups. The experiment ran from 2013 to 2016 and this dataset contains data from 2014 only. This experiment was part of the Wessex BESS project, a six-year (2011-2017) project aimed at understanding how biodiversity underpins the ecosystem functions and services that landscapes provide. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Wessex BESS

PAR

soil moisture

soil temperature

nitrate

ammonium

ecosystem respiration

net ecosystem CO2 exchange

photosynthesis

methane

carbon dioxide

nitrous oxide

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.08

East bounding longitude

-2.063

North bounding latitude

50.998

South bounding latitude

50.986

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-06-01

End position

2014-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-01-10

date type

creation

effective date

2014-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

For greenhouse gas exchange flux, a time series correlation was calculated and low correlations removed (<70%). Outliers were also removed at the beginning and end of sample where appropriate. Calibrations at two levels were done for methane gas flux (at 14, and 33 ppm), carbon dioxide gas flux (at 500 and 1000 ppm) and nitrous oxide gas flux (at 200 and 370 ppm). For soil extractable nitrate and potassium chloride, the analysis used 5% analytical replicates, recalibration (at 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ppm) and blanks every 20 samples. Standardised protocols were followed in all cases, details of which can be found in the supporting documentation.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

© University of Manchester, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster University

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fry, E.L., Hall, A.L., Savage, J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M., Oakley, S. (2017). Atmospheric gas and vegetation survey data from Winklebury Hill, UK, in 2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Manchester

email address

ellen.fry@manchester.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Manchester

email address

ellen.fry@manchester.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Manchester

email address

Amy.hall@manchester.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Manchester

email address

richard.bardgett@manchester.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Lancaster University

email address

n.ostle@lancaster.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-06-25T18:38:04

Metadata language

eng