Identification

Title

Biomass of Trifolium repens versus Lolium perenne after ozone exposure in solardomes

Abstract

The data are biomass measurements from an ozone exposure experiment, during which Trifolium repens and Lolium perenne were exposed as both monocultures and two-species mixtures to an episodic rural ozone regime in large, well-watered containers within solardomes for 12 weeks. Treatments were elevated ozone (AOT40 (Accumulated Ozone Threshold exposure of 40 parts per billion) of 12.86 ppm h) or control conditions (AOT40 of 0.02 ppm h). Measurements were dry weight, with a cutting height of 7cm above soil level. The distribution of plant material within the canopy was determined by separating material growing in the upper canopy (>14cm) from the canopy edge and the inner canopy for both species. The experiments were carried out in the CEH Bangor Air Pollution Facility. Work was funded by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Integrating Fund Initiative. The observed decreases in photosynthetic efficiency and capacity in elevated ozone indicate that the ability of such ubiquitous vegetation to act as a sink for atmospheric carbon may be reduced in future climates. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5de90f7a-dec9-4bd5-af52-d0873a09d25d

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/5de90f7a-dec9-4bd5-af52-d0873a09d25d

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/5de90f7a-dec9-4bd5-af52-d0873a09d25d.zip

name: Supporting information

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

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

1418144487386

codeSpace

CEH:EIDC:

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

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

competition

ozone

grassland

root

leaf

solar domes

solardome

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-4.018

East bounding longitude

-4.016

North bounding latitude

53.239

South bounding latitude

53.237

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2007-04-30

End position

2007-10-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2014-12-18

date type

creation

effective date

2010-01-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Trifolium repens and Lolium perenne were exposed as both monocultures and two-species mixtures to an episodic rural ozone regime in large, well-watered containers within solardomes for 12 weeks. Treatments were elevated ozone (AOT40 of 12.86 ppm h) or control conditions (AOT40 of 0.02 ppm h). There were reductions in biomass for T. repens, but not L. perenne, and the proportion of T. repens decreased in ozone-exposed mixtures compared to the control. In addition, leaf biomass of T. repens was maintained at the expense of biomass partitioning to the stolons. The decreased growth corresponded with decreased photosynthetic capacity for T. repens, however, by the end of the exposure there was also decreased photosynthetic capacity of L. perenne, a species previously considered insensitive to ozone. The observed decreases in photosynthetic efficiency and capacity in elevated ozone indicate that the ability of such ubiquitous vegetation to act as a sink for atmospheric carbon may be reduced in future climates.

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

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Hayes, F., Mills, G., Ashmore, M. (2014). Biomass of Trifolium repens versus Lolium perenne after ozone exposure in solardomes. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5de90f7a-dec9-4bd5-af52-d0873a09d25d

owner

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

2021-06-25T18:38:50

Metadata language

eng