Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016
This data set includes a range of physico-chemical properties measured from topsoil within a wide range of land use types across Wales, collected as part of the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP). The properties included are: soil organic matter (loss on ignition (LOI)), derived carbon concentration, total soil organic carbon (SOC), nitrogen, total soil phosphorous, Olsen-phosphorous (within improved land only), pH, electrical conductivity, soil bulk density of fine earth, fine earth volumetric water content when sampled and soil water repellency - water drop penetration time. The monitoring programme was set up by the Welsh Government in 2013 to monitor the effects of the Glastir agri-environment scheme on the environment and ran from 2013 to 2016. The field survey element was based on a stratified random sampling design of 300 x 1km square sites across Wales, and was managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09
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geoscientificInformation
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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2008-06-01
Wales
Soil properties
Glastir
agri-environment scheme
monitoring
Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme
GMEP
soil organic matter
loss on ignition
LOI
carbon
soil organic carbon
SOC
nitrogen
phosphorous
Olsen-phosphorous
Olsen-P
pH
electrical conductivity
bulk density
volumetric water content
water repellency
water drop penetration time
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-2.654
53.434
51.375
2013-04-01
2016-10-31
publication
2019-07-03
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Within each of 300 x 1km sample squares, a set of soil samples were taken from 5 pre-determined randomly dispersed locations (where practically possible). The soil sample analysed for soil metrics was taken using a black plastic core ('C-core'), 15cm long, from a location co-incident with vegetation surveys. After collection, the soil cores were refrigerated and stored until posted, usually within a couple of days, to laboratories at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), Bangor and Lancaster. Analysed data were transferred to secure databases at CEH following sample analysis. To ensure confidentiality of the data with respect to land owners and managers, the locations of 1km squares and survey sites were converted to the centres of the containing 10km Ordnance Survey grid squares.
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2010-12-08
Comma-separated values (CSV)
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© Hawlfraint y Goron: Llywodraeth Cymru Mae’r holl gynnwys ar gael dan Drwydded Llywodraeth Agored v3.0
For the avoidance of doubt, if the publication of the Licensed Data is not within Wales, the Welsh form of the acknowledgement wording is not required.
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Robinson, D.A., Astbury, S., Barrett, G., Burden, A., Carter, H., Emmett, B.A., Garbutt, A., Giampieri, C., Hall, J., Henrys, P., Hughes, S., Hunt, A., Jarvis, S., Jones, D.L., Keenan, P., Lebron, I., Nunez, D., Owen, A., Patel, M., Pereira, M.G., Seaton, F., Sharps, K., Tanna, B., Thompson, N., Williams, B., Wood, C.M. (2019). Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme, Wales 2013-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0fa51dc6-1537-4ad6-9d06-e476c137ed09
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Bangor University
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