Web Map Service for model estimates of topsoil properties [Countryside Survey]

This web map service (WMS) depicts estimates of mean values of soil bacteria, invertebrates, carbon, nutrients and pH within selected habitats and parent material characteristics across GB . Estimates were made using CS data using a mixed model approach. The estimated means of habitat/parent material combinations using 2007 data are modelled on dominant habitat and parent material characteristics derived from the Land Cover Map 2007 and Parent Material Model 2009, respectively. Bacteria data is representative of 0 - 15 cm soil depth and includes bacterial community structure as assessed by ordination scores. Invertebrate data is representative of 0 - 8 cm soil depth and includes Total catch, Mite:Springtail ratio, Number of broad taxa and Shannon diversity. Gravimetric moisture content (%) data is representative of 0 - 15 cm soil depth Carbon data is representative of 0-15 cm soil depth and includes Loss-on-ignition (%), Carbon concentration (g kg-1) and Carbon density (t ha-1). Loss-on-ignition was determined by combustion of 10g dry soil at 375 deg C for 16 hours; carbon concentration was estimated by multiplying LOI by a factor of 0.55, and carbon density was estimated by combining carbon concentration with bulk density estimates. Nutrient data is representative of 0 - 15 cm soil depth and includes total nitrogen (N) concentration (%), C:N ratio and Olsen-Phosphorus (mg/kg). pH and bulk density (g cm-3) data is representative of 0 - 15 cm soil depth. Topsoil pH was measured using 10g of field moist soil with 25ml de-ionised water giving a ratio of soil to water of 1:2.5 by weight; bulk density was estimated by making detailed weight measurements throughout the soil processing procedure. Areas, such as urban and littoral rock, are not sampled by CS and therefore have no associated data. Also, in some circumstances sample sizes for particular habitat/parent material combinations were insufficient to estimate mean values.

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Dataset Reference Date ()
2000-01-01
Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-01-01
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
  • Soil
Keywords
  • infoMapAccessService
  • Soil
  • Broad Habitat
  • Carbon
  • Countryside Survey
  • Loss on ignition
  • Organic matter
  • Parent Material Model
  • soil mositure
  • microbial diversity
  • Shannon index
  • Simpson index
  • C:N ratio
  • Nitrogen
  • Phosphorus
  • Soils Olsen-Phosphorus
  • Carbon:Nitrogen ratio
  • Olsen-P
  • pH
  • bulk density
  • Abundance
  • Acari
  • Collembola
  • Microarthropods
  • Organic matter
  • Taxa richness
  • bacterial community structure
  • NMDS
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Code
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

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Resource Locator
Web Map Service (WMS)
Resource Locator
Web Map Service (WMS)
 
Quality Scope
service
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service

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Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011-03-21
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Statement
Estimates were modelled with data collected by the Countryside Survey. For details of similar statistical analysis see Scott, 2008 (http://www.countrysidesurvey.org.uk/outputs/technical-reports)

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6372b558-ba64-4fbe-8766-019e01535b37 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Character set
ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1)
Resource type
service
Hierarchy level name
service
Metadata Date
2021-06-25T18:47:23
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
  Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
 
 

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