Identification

Title

Soil hydrological characteristics for three areas in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ), Madagascar

Abstract

We determined the soil hydrological characteristics for 51 sites located in three regions in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ) in Madagascar. The sites differed in terms of land use and land history: closed canopy forests, reforestation sites, tree fallows, shrub fallows, degraded grassland sites and eucalyptus plantations. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5

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description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5.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/7987c6d4-973d-436d-a13b-c52997d0bce5

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Hydrography

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Hydrology

Soil Chemistry

Hampshire

Shifting Cultivation

Soil Properties

Soil Hydraulic Characteristics

Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity

Bulk Density

Soil Texture

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

43.191

East bounding longitude

50.483

North bounding latitude

-11.945

South bounding latitude

-25.608

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-01-01

End position

2015-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-12-02

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

At each study site, measurements and samples were taken at five locations along a ~60 m long transect. The saturated hydraulic conductivity was based on the steady state infiltration rate. For the measurements at the soil surface we used a double ring infiltrometer; for the measurements at 10 to 20 cm and 20 to 30 cm below the surface we used a constant head permeameter. At each measurement location, we collected a 100 cm3 soil core, which was analysed in the laboratory for porosity, moisture content at field capacity and bulk density. A bulk sample was taken at each study site for texture analysis.

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

pointOfContact

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

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-18T12:37:34

Metadata language

eng