Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021
Bulk elemental (carbon and nitrogen) and stable isotope (delta 13C and delta 15N) data produced from 491 samples collected between 2016-2021 from terrestrial (soil, peat, living biomass, dead biomass), intertidal (saltmarsh vegetation, saltmarsh roots, seagrass biomass, mudflat, faecal matter) and marine (macroalgae, microalgae zooplankton, finfish aquaculture waste) environments across the UK. These samples alongside analytical standard derived from natural materials (lignin, humic acid, cellulose, glucose, protein) were analysed to determine their bulk elemental (organic carbon and nitrogen) and stable isotope (delta 13C org and delta 15N) composition. These values are envisioned to be used to constrain organic carbon sources (terrestrial vs marine) in the natural environment when used alongside isotope mixing models. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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eng
biota
Habitats and Biotopes
publication
2008-06-01
United Kingdom
Scotland
blue carbon
organic carbon
salt marsh
saltmarsh
soil
intertidal
sediment
wetland
coastal
fjord
roots
macroalgae
algae
isotopes
bulk elemental
C/N
-8.648
1.768
60.861
49.864
2016-01-01
2021-12-31
publication
2022-04-05
creation
2022-03-31
Samples were collected from coastal catchments around the United Kingdom, the material was described in the field using expert knowledge. The samples were stored at -20°C prior to analysis. The samples were oven dried at (40°C for 72 hours) prior to being milled to a fine powder. Bulk elemental (OC and N) and stable isotope (delta 13C org and delta 15N) composition was determined following the standard methodology detailed in the supporting documentation. All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.
publication
2010-12-08
Comma-separated values (CSV)
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Smeaton, C., Miller, L.C., Ladd, C.J.T., O'Dell, A., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
University of St Andrews
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University of St Andrews
author
University of Glasgow
author
Scottish Association of Marine Science
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University of St Andrews
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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The University Court of the University of St Andrews
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University of St Andrews
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Environmental Information Data Centre
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UK
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