Identification

Title

Soil nutrients, bulk density and pyrogenic carbon in permanent monitoring plots along altitudinal and forest perturbation gradients in the Colombian Andes, 2019-2022

Abstract

The dataset contains information on soil nutrients including pH, available phosphorus, total phosphorus, texture analysis in sand, clay and silt, and exchangeable Ca, Mg, K, Na. Soil pyrogenic carbon, including Total Organic Carbon (TOC) (%C_(Bulk)), pyrogenic carbon D13C (lower, median, and upper), pyrogenic carbon (Cpyc), Cpyc%/CBulk, organic carbon and soil bulk density and dry weight of roots. The datasets include information about the plot location and parameters of the locality. The data were collected between 2019 and 2022 from 27 forest monitoring plots (0.5 ha each) in five locations along an altitudinal (lowland, mid-elevation, and highland forests) and forest perturbation (low, medium, and high perturbation levels) gradient in Andean ecosystems in Colombia. The objective of this data collection was to determine the change in soil characteristics between the disturbance gradients. This information is important for understanding the drivers of variation in forest resilience and the impacts of disturbance on ecosystem functioning. This data set was obtained within the framework of the BioResilience project, a transdisciplinary investigation that seeks to understand the Resilience of forest ecosystems after the post-conflict period in Colombia. This research was supported by the UK Natural Environment Research Council Fund (NE/R017980/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/fbcfc877-a38e-4c26-8d8b-7226392493db

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/fbcfc877-a38e-4c26-8d8b-7226392493db.zip

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/fbcfc877-a38e-4c26-8d8b-7226392493db

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/fbcfc877-a38e-4c26-8d8b-7226392493db

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-76.19

East bounding longitude

-74.103

North bounding latitude

6.61

South bounding latitude

4.409

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-01-01

End position

2022-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-09-11

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Samples were analyzed in the laboratory of the National Open and Distance University (UNAD), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, and James Cook University. Total Organic Carbon (TOC) was calculated by elemental analysis using a Costech ECS-4010 with a zero blank autosampler. Pyrogenic carbon (Cpyc) was analyzed via hydrogen pyrolysis (HyPy). The ratio of pyrogenic carbon to total organic carbon (Cpyc%/CBulk) was determined by elemental analysis following HyPy, which quantifies the Stable Polycyclic Aromatic Carbon component of total PyC in a sample. Soil pH was determined by 10 grams of fine earth shaken with 25 ml of water for 1 hour on a circular shaker, followed by a 1-hour rest period. The pH of the supernatant was then measured using an automatic probe. Available phosphorus (p_available) were analyzed for a sequential extraction with reagents of increasing strength. The first step being resin extractable P, followed by 0.5 M NaHCO3,0.1MNaOH and 1M HCl. Total phosphorus (tot_p) was calculated by acid digestion using concentrate sulfuric acid followed by H2O2. Particle size analysis was undertaken using the Boyoucos method. 50 g of fine earth was first treated with physical and chemical dispersants and then separated into sand (particle sizes between 0.05 and 2 mm),silt (particle sizes between 0.002 mm and 0.05mm) and clay contents (particle sizes<0.002 mm) by the means of a series of hygrometer readings in a settling soil solution. Exchangeable Ca, Mg, K and Na were determined by the silver thiourea method (Ag-TU). This method allows an appropriate one-step centrifuge extraction using 0.01 M Ag-TU solution, which achieves complete cation exchange. Samples for bulk density determinations were oven dried until constant weight, cooled to room temperature in a sealed desiccant before final weight determinations were made.

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

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explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

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Limitations on public access

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Limitations on public access

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Limitations on public access

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Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Montes-Pulido, C., Feldpausch, T.R., Pennington, T., Bird, M., Quesada, C. (2023). Soil nutrients, bulk density and pyrogenic carbon in permanent monitoring plots along altitudinal and forest perturbation gradients in the Colombian Andes, 2019-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/fbcfc877-a38e-4c26-8d8b-7226392493db

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

carmen.montes@unad.edu.co

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1560-3464

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responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

T.R.Feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7962

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responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

T.Pennington@exeter.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8196-288X

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responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

michael.bird@jcu.edu.au

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1801-8703

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responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

email address

quesada.beto@gmail.com

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7178-9713

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responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

carmen.montes@unad.edu.co

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1560-3464

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responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

T.R.Feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7962

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responsible party role

pointOfContact

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organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

T.R.Feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

web address

https://eidc.ac.uk/

name: EIDC website

description: The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences.

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pointOfContact

Metadata date

2025-04-22T09:56:13

Metadata language

eng