Identification

Title

Physical and biogeochemical measurements of aboveground (vegetation) biomass from across ten saltmarshes, UK, 2019-2020

Abstract

The data represent a quantitative measure of aboveground (vegetation) biomass, organic carbon content and aboveground (vegetation) carbon from 144 vegetation samples collected across ten UK saltmarshes between 2019 and 2020. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitat types in the United Kingdom, in particular sediment types, vegetation, and sea level history. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f71c9f3e-0ae1-4318-a3ea-1dd30b7af3be

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/f71c9f3e-0ae1-4318-a3ea-1dd30b7af3be

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/f71c9f3e-0ae1-4318-a3ea-1dd30b7af3be.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/f71c9f3e-0ae1-4318-a3ea-1dd30b7af3be

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

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Nitrogen

Vegetation

biomass

aboveground

carbon

organic matter

saltmarsh

C-SIDE

wetlands

coastal

United Kingdom

bulk elemental

C/N

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.019

East bounding longitude

2.176

North bounding latitude

60.973

South bounding latitude

49.844

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2019-01-01

End position

2020-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-05-12

date type

creation

effective date

2022-05-09

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

At each site a 1 m2 quadrat was placed on the marsh and the vegetation described following the British National Vegetation Classification (NVC) scheme. Within each quadrat an area of 0.125 m2 was harvested. Live vegetation was cut at the soil level and dead litter was collected from the soil surface. DGPS was used to record the location and elevation above ordnance datum of the sample sites. Aboveground (vegetation) biomass, organic carbon content and aboveground (vegetation) carbon data was produced using standard analytical procedures (detailed in the supporting documentation). All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews.

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

2022-05-18T13:43:18

Metadata language

eng