10.5285/8A41B2A2-01D7-409E-ADF5-FBA3F3770F29
Cole, A.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2617-4087
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Griffiths, R.I.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3341-4547
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Ward, S.E.
Lancaster University
Whitaker, J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8824-471X
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Ostle, N.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3263-3702
Lancaster University
Bardgett, R.D.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5131-0127
University of Manchester
Plant and soil responses to simulated summer drought in 2013 on Colt Park grassland restoration experiment
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
2019
Soil
carbon
drought
grassland
biodiversity
Andrew Cole
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
https://ror.org/00pggkr55
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
https://ror.org/04xw4m193
2019-03-20
en
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/8a41b2a2-01d7-409e-adf5-fba3f3770f29
https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/8a41b2a2-01d7-409e-adf5-fba3f3770f29.zip
10.1111/1365-2664.13402
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Data comprise measurements of plant biomass and community composition, soil microbial community composition, greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon and nitrogen pools from a drought experiment superimposed on a the long-term Colt Park grassland restoration experiment in northern England. Rainfall was manipulated using rain-out shelters on experimental grassland plots where fertiliser application and seed addition have been managed to enhance plant species diversity. The scientific purpose was to test the hypothesis that management aimed at biodiversity restoration increases the resistance and recovery of carbon cycling to short-term summer drought.
Location: Colt Park meadows, Ingleborough National Nature Reserve (latitude 54°12’N, longitude 2°21’W). The two grassland restoration treatments used in this experiment were fertiliser application and seed addition. The drought treatment was superimposed onto these two treatments. All experimental plots were cut for hay on 16 July in 2013. After the hay cut, all experimental plots were grazed by cattle and sheep. Since 1990, half of plots received continued fertiliser application and half receive no fertiliser, with the exception of 2009 and 2010 when fertiliser was not applied. Inorganic fertiliser (NPK 20:10:10; 25kg N ha-1) was applied by hand in spring (21 May in 2013). Seed addition began in 1990 with seed of 19 species being locally collected and commercially bought. The drought treatment had three levels, a) ambient, consisting of no rain-out shelter; b) control shelter, consisting of a rain shelter with holes; c) drought, consisting of a rain-out shelter. Rain-out shelters were in place from 5 June to 10 July 2013. They were constructed of transparent corrugated PVC, 0.8mm thick (Corolux, UK) and were 90cm x 105cm with a height of 38cm-63cm and a slope of 16 degrees.
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Natural Environment Research Council
https://ror.org/02b5d8509
NE/K500951/1
NERC funded PhD