Identification

Title

Physical and biogeochemical measurements of belowground biomass and carbon content from Scottish salt marshes, 2021

Abstract

The dataset comprises of physical and biogeochemical measurements of belowground (root) biomass from across four Scottish saltmarshes. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitats types in Scotland, in particular sediment types, vegetation and sea level history. The data provide a quantitative measure of belowground (root) biomass, organic carbon content and belowground (root) carbon. Samples were collected using a wide gauge gouge corer. The samples were processed to determine belowground (root) biomass, the organic carbon was quantified through elemental analysis and these two data sets were combined to calculate the belowground (root) carbon content. The data were collected to help create a detailed picture of saltmarsh carbon storage in surficial soils across Scotland. 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/10.5285/032627e0-5780-4601-b9b3-e684403cee70

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/032627e0-5780-4601-b9b3-e684403cee70

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/032627e0-5780-4601-b9b3-e684403cee70.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/032627e0-5780-4601-b9b3-e684403cee70

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Scotland

United Kingdom

C-SIDE

belowground

soil

sediment

roots

biomass

carbon

organic carbon

organic matter

salt marsh

saltmarsh

intertidal

blue carbon

wetland

coastal

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-7.09

East bounding longitude

-0.46

North bounding latitude

58.99

South bounding latitude

55.74

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2021-03-01

End position

2021-05-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-02-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Soil cores were taken at each sampling location using a wide diameter gouge corer. The location of the sample was recorded using GPS. Prior to analysis the samples were stored at 4 degrees Celsius at the University of St Andrews. Belowground (root) biomass, organic carbon content and belowground (root) carbon data was produced using standard analytical procedures (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.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-05-30T07:25:50

Metadata language

eng