Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021

Bulk elemental (carbon and nitrogen) and stable isotope (delta 13C and delta 15N) data produced from 491 samples collected between 2016-2021 from terrestrial (soil, peat, living biomass, dead biomass), intertidal (saltmarsh vegetation, saltmarsh roots, seagrass biomass, mudflat, faecal matter) and marine (macroalgae, microalgae zooplankton, finfish aquaculture waste) environments across the UK.

These samples alongside analytical standard derived from natural materials (lignin, humic acid, cellulose, glucose, protein) were analysed to determine their bulk elemental (organic carbon and nitrogen) and stable isotope (delta 13C org and delta 15N) composition. These values are envisioned to be used to constrain organic carbon sources (terrestrial vs marine) in the natural environment when used alongside isotope mixing models.

The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1.

Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367

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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2022-04-05

Dataset Reference Date (): 2022-03-31

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367

Other citation details: Smeaton, C., Miller, L.C., Ladd, C.J.T., O'Dell, A., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367

University of St Andrews - Smeaton, C.

University of St Andrews - Miller, L.C.

University of Glasgow - Ladd, C.J.T.

Scottish Association of Marine Science - O'Dell, A.

University of St Andrews - Austin, W.E.N.

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

The University Court of the University of St Andrews

University of St Andrews - Smeaton, C.

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()

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Keywords

C-SIDE
carbon
nitrogen
United Kingdom
Scotland
blue carbon
organic carbon
salt marsh
saltmarsh
soil
intertidal
sediment
wetland
coastal
fjord
roots
macroalgae
algae
isotopes
bulk elemental
C/N

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Smeaton, C., Miller, L.C., Ladd, C.J.T., O'Dell, A., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367

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Begin date: 2016-01-01

End date: 2021-12-31

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Samples were collected from coastal catchments around the United Kingdom, the material was described in the field using expert knowledge. The samples were stored at -20°C prior to analysis. The samples were oven dried at (40°C for 72 hours) prior to being milled to a fine powder. Bulk elemental (OC and N) and stable isotope (delta 13C org and delta 15N) composition was determined following the standard methodology detailed in the supporting documentation. All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.

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Metadata Date: 2022-04-20T10:38:44

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