Measurements of microarthropod community structure and diversity from an upland grassland experimental site [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]

Data comprises patterns of diversity in a below-ground community of microarthropods (mites and collembola), measured during a nutrient (calcium and nitrogen) manipulation experiment, located at the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Soil Biodiversity Site in Sourhope, Scotland, UK.

Data collected include abundance of microarthropods, and also microbial biomass carbon, soil respiration, wet pH using de-ionised water, soil loss on ignition, dry root biomass, total carbon and nitrogen content of soil and roots and soil moisture content.

The data were collected as a component of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme, established in 1999 and centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute)'s farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders. During this time, the site was monitored to assess changes in aboveground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/fe2ba292-08b0-428c-8e27-8c851a4a8bbc

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Metadata Language: English (en)

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2018-10-15

Dataset Reference Date (): 2000-12-01

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/fe2ba292-08b0-428c-8e27-8c851a4a8bbc

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/fe2ba292-08b0-428c-8e27-8c851a4a8bbc

Other citation details: Cole, L., Bardgett, R.D., Buckland, S.M. (2018). Measurements of microarthropod community structure and diversity from an upland grassland experimental site [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/fe2ba292-08b0-428c-8e27-8c851a4a8bbc

Lancaster University - Cole, L.

Lancaster University - Bardgett, R.D.

The Macaulay Research Institute - Buckland, S.M.

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dr. Andy Sier

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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Keywords

Biodiversity
Soil
Scottish borders
Sourhope
Mites
Collembola
Microarthropods
microbial biomass carbon
soil respiration
soil pH
soil moisture
carbon
nitrogen

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Cole, L., Bardgett, R.D., Buckland, S.M. (2018). Measurements of microarthropod community structure and diversity from an upland grassland experimental site [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/fe2ba292-08b0-428c-8e27-8c851a4a8bbc

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Begin date: 1999-11-01

End date: 2000-08-31

Code: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, which was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI) (now the James Hutton Institute)'s farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders. Soil samples were collected by students and staff at the experimental site in 1999 and 2000 before being processed according to standard protocols. Data were then transferred to the programme data manager at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

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Metadata Date: 2021-06-25T18:42:49

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