Ecosystem function and vegetation data from a land use gradient on Salisbury Plain in June 2014

This dataset contains ecosystem function and vegetation survey data from soils collected from Salisbury Plain, UK. The sites were selected to reflect the four main grassland management types on Salisbury Plain ranging from arable cropland to species rich grassland, with six representative grassland plots for each type (24 sites in total). Each site had four replicates for each variable measured. The data collected was intended to illustrate a gradient of ecosystem functioning and vegetation change as the grassland becomes more extensively managed. The field sampling was conducted by the University of Manchester and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology at Wallingford. Soils were extracted for nutrients and analysed by the University of Manchester. The data includes vegetation surveys, where the cover of each plant species present was assessed, and diversity indices were calculated. Furthermore, greenhouse gas fluxes were measured in situ, and soil nutrients and microbial biomass were also determined. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6

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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2016-03-21

Dataset Reference Date (): 2014-06-30

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6

Other citation details: Fry, E.L., Savage, J., Pritchard, W.J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M. (2016). Ecosystem function and vegetation data from a land use gradient on Salisbury Plain in June 2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6

University of Manchester - Ellen Fry

University of Manchester - Fry, E.L.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Savage, J.

University of Manchester - Pritchard, W.J.

University of Manchester - Bardgett, R.D.

Lancaster University - Ostle, N.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pywell, R.F.

Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Bullock, J.M.

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

University of Manchester

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Keywords

Ecosystem function
Arable
Intensive grassland
Reverting grassland
Species rich grassland
Calcareous grassland
Vegetation survey
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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fry, E.L., Savage, J., Pritchard, W.J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M. (2016). Ecosystem function and vegetation data from a land use gradient on Salisbury Plain in June 2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6

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Biota

Begin date: 2014-06-01

End date: 2014-06-30

Code: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: The data presented in the set have been derived from equations presented in the methods document, in order to account for variations in abiotic variables such as soil moisture or bulk density, or in order to present data in widely used units. The final data have been collated and after outlier removal, but have not been subjected to any transformations to alter variance or normality.

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Metadata Date: 2022-05-20T10:19:00

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Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK

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