Identification

Title

Ecosystem functions and vegetation data for Winklebury Hill, Salisbury Plain, UK in 2015

Abstract

This dataset contains vegetation survey data, and nitrate and ammonium concentrations, nitrification and mineralisation rates, microbial biomass and carbon and nitrogen stock data from soils taken from an experiment based at Winklebury Hill, UK. The vegetation survey comprises total species percentage cover and species richness data from four 50 cm by 50 cm quadrats. Net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange, photosynthesis and respiration data were measured with an Infra-red Gas Analyser (IRGA); methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide data were measured using gas chromatography; nitrate and ammonium from soil samples extracted with potassium chloride; carbon and nitrogen from soils extracted with water; and carbon and nitrogen stocks measured through combustion analysis. The experiment used seeds and plug plants to create different plant communities on the bare chalk on Winklebury Hill and tested the resulting carbon and nutrient cycling rates and compared these to the characteristics of different plant functional groups. The experiment ran from 2013 to 2015 and this dataset contains data from 2015 only. This experiment was part of the Wessex BESS project, a six-year (2011-2017) project aimed at understanding how biodiversity underpins the ecosystem functions and services that landscapes provide. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0e2bbef4-47db-43dc-849b-c7ce49d5bcec

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/0e2bbef4-47db-43dc-849b-c7ce49d5bcec

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/0e2bbef4-47db-43dc-849b-c7ce49d5bcec.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/0e2bbef4-47db-43dc-849b-c7ce49d5bcec

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

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Wessex BESS

PAR

soil moisture

bulk density

nitrate

ammonium

ecosystem respiration

net ecosystem CO2 exchange

photosynthesis

methane

carbon dioxide

nitrous oxide

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.08

East bounding longitude

-2.063

North bounding latitude

50.998

South bounding latitude

50.986

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-01-01

End position

2015-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-01-06

date type

creation

effective date

2015-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

For greenhouse gas exchange flux, a time series correlation was calculated and low correlations removed (<70%). Outliers were also removed at the beginning and end of sample where appropriate. Calibrations at two levels were done for methane gas flux (at 14, and 33 ppm), carbon dioxide gas flux (at 500 and 1000 ppm) and nitrous oxide gas flux (at 200 and 370 ppm). For soil extractable nitrate and ammonium using potassium chloride and water, the analysis used 5% analytical replicates, recalibration (at 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ppm) and blanks every 20 samples. For carbon and nitrogen extracted from ground soil extracts standards (acetanilide) and blanks were run every 20 samples. Standardised protocols were followed in all cases, details of which can be found in the supporting documentation.

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

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fry, E.L., Hall, A.L., Savage, J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M., Oakley, S. (2017). Ecosystem functions and vegetation data for Winklebury Hill, Salisbury Plain, UK in 2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0e2bbef4-47db-43dc-849b-c7ce49d5bcec

author

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

2023-02-09T11:09:06

Metadata language

eng