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Soil respiration, leaf litter decomposition and root morphotyping in the absence and presence of tree roots at two locations in the UK, October-November 2023

The data encompass measurements in soil and litter, including leaf litter decomposition, soil respiration, and root morphology analysis in the absence and presence of tree roots in the UK. Data...

Index to the UK (North) Survey collection of fossils

This dataset is an index of the Survey Collection of fossils for Scotland and Northern England. It is the digital equivalent of the analogue (card) index. The latter contains some 31k records,...

Understanding the Micro-to-Macro Behaviour of Rock-Fluid Systems - M2M

The M2M Thematic Programme funded 17 scientific investigation projects leading to more unified physical understanding of fluid flow distributions in heterogeneous rock. The programme focused on...

BGS Geology 10k - 25k (DiGMapGB-10 & DiGMapGB-25) version 3

The BGS GeologyGB10-25 datasets are a digital representation of the geological maps of Great Britain at 1:10 000 and 1:25 000 scale. This is the base scale at which BGS surveys, and the dataset...

Obesogens in Scottish grey seals 2015-2018

The impacts of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are assessed in fat tissue (blubber) using live explant samples from young grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) on the east coast of Scotland. The...

Organic matter composition (isotopic composition and biomarker characterisation) from Lake Paringa and soils from Westland, New Zealand (NERC Grant NE/P013538/1)

The dataset contains geochemical measurements which quantify the amount and source of carbon in organic matter of sediments from Lake Paringa, New Zealand. Measurements were made on a 6 m sediment...

Biomass assessments for local authorities - a case study

A dataset provding a comprehensive dataset outlining the quantities of some biomass resources available to Leeds City Council and the methodology used can also act as a guideline of assessment...

Elemental and radionuclide concentrations for several vegetation species from a site in Extremadura, Spain

Data comprise elemental and radionuclide concentrations in freeze-dried Mediterranean plants, seeds and oven dried soil. The samples were collected in June 2014 along a transect located in the...

Terrestrial palaeo-environmental proxy data of the Upper Pliensbachian, Mochras Borehole sediments, deposited in the Cardigan Bay Basin, Wales (NERC Grant NE/N018508/1)

Terrestrial palaeo-environmental proxy data has been collected to examine orbital changes in wildfire activity in the Early Jurassic of the Mochras Borehole, Cardigan Bay Basin, Wales. To do this a...

Phosphorus, carbon and nitrogen concentrations in UK soil mineral fractions, 2013-2014

This dataset includes soil mass, organic phosphorus, carbon and nitrogen concentrations for light and heavy fractions, obtained from soils collected from UK habitats. The dataset includes twenty...

Invertebrate biomass, vegetation cover, and environmental data from Hengill, Iceland

This is a dataset of environmental data, percentage vegetation cover, total invertebrate abundance, and mean invertebrate body mass, sampled at 96 soil habitat patches in the Hengill geothermal...

GP recorded obesity rates

A dataset providing data on GP recorded obesity rates.  Obesity is a term used to describe somebody who is very overweight, with a lot of body fat. It's a common problem, estimated to...

Evidence gathered under the Defra-group investigation into Crustacean Mortality of Autumn 2021

Data and written reports detailing the evidence used to inform the Environment Agency and Defra-group investigation into Crustacean Mortality events of October 2021. Data from the Environment...

Database of critical oxygen level (Pcrit) in freshwater and marine fishes 1974 - 2015

This is a comprehensive database of critical oxygen (Pcrit) values from freshwater, marine and euryhaline teleost fish compiled from published literature. The database incorporates 331...

Database of critical oxygen level (Pcrit) in freshwater and marine fishes 1974 - 2015

This is a comprehensive database of critical oxygen (Pcrit) values from freshwater, marine and euryhaline teleost fish compiled from published literature. The database incorporates 331...

Denitrification and greenhouse gas emissions in natural and semi-natural terrestrial ecosystems [LTLS]

Data comprise monthly field measurements of in-situ denitrification rates in different land use types of the Ribble Wyre and Conwy catchments. The data include greenhouse gas emissions (methane,...

Verifying the declared country of origin of timber using Stable Isotope and Trace Element (SITE) fingerprinting, to prevent illegal trade

Report contains data that can be used under Open Government Licence. This project aims to develop techniques and a reference data library that will enable verification of the declared origin of...

Weekly water quality data from the River Thames and its major tributaries, 2009-2023

This dataset comprises weekly water quality monitoring data of seven sites along the River Thames, UK, and sixteen of its major tributaries from Feburary 2009 to December 2023. Monitored...

Plant community basal data from a hedgerow cutting experiment in England, 2016

This dataset contains plant community data from a hedgerow experiment investigating the effects of cutting regimes on plant species richness. There were four sites, one in Buckinghamshire, two in...

Growth, biomass allocation and tissue nutrient concentrations of subtropical and tropical tree seedlings in response to experimental manipulation of soil phosphorus pools

This dataset reports metrics of plant growth, including height, total biomass and the biomass of component plant parts, and percentage root colonisation by mycorrhizas, for tree seedlings of eight...