Identification

Title

Carbon and nitrogen stocks in soil organic matter fractions along grassland-to-forest conversion chronosequences across Scotland in 2018

Abstract

This dataset contains the carbon and nitrogen content of soil organic matter fractions collected along grassland-to-forest conversion chronosequences. Four chronosequences of grassland-to-forest conversion were used across Scotland, from Alyth to Craik. Soil samples were collected in summer 2018. Soil samples were collected using soil corers. In 2020, soil samples were fractionated in the laboratory, and the elemental composition of bulk soil and soil fraction samples was determined. The goal of the study was to determine the changes in the quantity of soil organic carbon and nitrogen, and the form in which these carbon and nitrogen are stored. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ad3d4c0a-66d5-4367-a41c-5f3cdff752f7

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ad3d4c0a-66d5-4367-a41c-5f3cdff752f7

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/ad3d4c0a-66d5-4367-a41c-5f3cdff752f7.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/ad3d4c0a-66d5-4367-a41c-5f3cdff752f7

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

Soil

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Scotland

Grasslands

Scot pine

Coniferous forests

Soil carbon

Soil organic matter

Soil fractions

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

-0.728

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

54.634

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-05-01

End position

2018-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-04-22

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

The data were collected from the results of each measure made on all soil samples. These separate results were then merged by site/sample/soil depth into a single dataframe using R.

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

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Joly, F.X., Subke, J.A. (2022). Carbon and nitrogen stocks in soil organic matter fractions along grassland-to-forest conversion chronosequences across Scotland in 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/ad3d4c0a-66d5-4367-a41c-5f3cdff752f7

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Stirling

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Stirling

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Stirling

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Stirling

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

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

2022-05-19T15:47:55

Metadata language

eng