10.5285/1E9CD575-66A0-4D7E-920C-4CE462EFE5CE
Fry, E.L.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7513-2006
University of Manchester
Hall, A.L.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2912-6339
University of Manchester
Savage, J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-5148
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bardgett, R.D.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5131-0127
University of Manchester
Ostle, N.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3263-3702
Lancaster University
Pywell, R.F.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6431-9959
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bullock, J.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0529-4020
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Oakley, S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5757-7420
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Atmospheric gas and vegetation survey data from Winklebury Hill, UK, in 2014
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
2017
Wessex BESS
PAR
soil temperature
ecosystem respiration
net ecosystem CO2 exchange
nitrous oxide
soil moisture
carbon dioxide
photosynthesis
methane
ammonium
nitrate
Ellen Fry
University of Manchester
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
https://ror.org/04xw4m193
2017-01-10
2014-12-31
2019-02-01
en
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1e9cd575-66a0-4d7e-920c-4ce462efe5ce.zip
text/csv Comma-separated values (CSV)
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This dataset contains greenhouse gas flux data and vegetation survey data 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. The greenhouse gas flux data comprises net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange, photosynthesis and respiration data measured with an Infra-red Gas Analyser (IRGA); methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide data measured using gas chromatography; and nitrate and ammonium from soil samples extracted with potassium chloride. 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 2016 and this dataset contains data from 2014 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.
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 potassium chloride, the analysis used 5% analytical replicates, recalibration (at 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ppm) and blanks every 20 samples. Standardised protocols were followed in all cases, details of which can be found in the supporting documentation.
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