Identification

Title

Biogeochemical and edaphic data from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate (UK), October 2018

Abstract

This dataset contains biogeochemical and edaphic information from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate located near Manchester (UK), commonly referred to as Saddleworth moor. This study was conducted after a wildfire fire on the Saddleworth moor in June 2018. The sample plots included areas with deep and shallow peat burn. The data includes geographical information (location, elevation and slope), soil temperature and soil chemical composition (carbon, nitrogen and 22 other elements). The dataset is the result of research funded by a NERC Urgency grant entitled 'RECOUP-Moor: Restoring Ecosystem CarbOn Uptake of Post-fire Moorland' (NE/S011943/1, led by Dr. Bjorn Robroek of the University of Southampton (now Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd

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description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd.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/1fa8d605-b996-4687-ace2-1fa59cd5c6dd

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

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

Blanket bog

Moorland

Peatland

Wildfire

Soil biochemistry

Soil edaphics

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.966

East bounding longitude

-1.942

North bounding latitude

53.546

South bounding latitude

53.543

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-10-01

End position

2018-10-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-09-23

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

We established 10 plots in October 2018 at the post-fire site. Each plot was 10 m x 10 m in size. We identified 5 of these plots as suffering a less severe (shallow) burn. The other 5 plots were in areas where a more severe (deep) burn was identified. In all plots the surface vegetation had been removed by the fire exposing the bare peat. We determined the geographical properties of each plot. This included their geographical location, elevation and slope. We also measured soil temperature at each location at multiple time points over the following 24 months. On July 23rd 2019 we extracted small peat samples from the surface of each plot. Each sample was 5 cm x 5 cm in diameter and 2 cm in depth. The samples were homogenized and kept at c. 5oC until further analysis was completed to determine their chemical composition. In preparation for the chemical analysis of each sample we dried the peat at 70 oC for 72 hours. This was then crushed forming a fine homogenous powder. To determine the carbon and nitrogen content of each sample we extracted three sub-samples of the fine peat powder. Each sample was then combusted at 1800 oC and the percentage of carbon and nitrogen released was quantified. This was performed using a Vario Micro Cube (Elementar). For each plot, the content of each sub-sample was compared to ensure that the observed values were consistent, and the samples were homogenous. An average of the three sub-samples was then taken to provide one value per plot. To determine the composition of other elements within the samples, we extracted two sub-samples from each plot sample and performed Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass-Spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis on each of the sub-samples. This was used to determine the relative composition of 22 elements. For each plot, an average of the two sub-samples was taken.

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

owner

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

2022-08-30T09:10:13

Metadata language

eng