Identification

Title

Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019

Abstract

This dataset contains radiocarbon dating of pieces of macrocharcoal (~ ≥ 1 mm) collected from soil in Guyana, Peru and Brazil in plots located in the Amazon forest. All the sites are terra-firme, non-seasonally flooded and are part of the RAINFOR network. In total, 60 pieces of macrocharcoal were dated. The Amazon Forest Inventory Network is a long-term, international collaboration to understand the dynamics of Amazon ecosystems. Since 2000 they have developed a framework for systematic monitoring of forests from the ground-up, centred on plots that track the fate of trees and species, and includes soil and plant biogeochemical records, as well as intensive monitoring of carbon cycle processes at some sites. RAINFOR works with partners across the nations of Amazonia to support and sustain forest monitoring and help develop new generations of Amazon ecologists. The work of RAINFOR is currently supported by funding agencies in Brazil, the UK, and the EU. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd.zip

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-73.63

East bounding longitude

-55.32

North bounding latitude

5.02

South bounding latitude

-11.9

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-01-01

End position

2019-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-09-12

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Charcoal fragments were collected from soil in terra-firme forest plots located in the Amazon forest in Guyana, Peru and Brazil. In each plot, a minimum of 3 pits 70 cm deep were opened just outside of the boundaries with 100 m between pits. In each pit, 4 pieces of charcoal were chosen based on the criteria: (i) analysing the sample nearest the surface from each pit, and (ii) splitting the soil profile into 5 cm depth increments and selecting the next three samples from progressively deeper depth intervals. Then, the charcoal pieces were pre-treat and dated by 14C radiocarbon dating using an Accelerator Mass Spectroscopy (AMS) at the NERC Radiocarbon Facility and AMS at the Physics Institute of Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niteroi, Brazil.

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

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Feldpausch, T.R. , Aragão, L.E.O.C., Phillips, O.L. , Marimon, B.S., Marimon-Júnior, B.H. , Carvalho, L.C., Macario, K.D. , Ascough, P.L., Honorio Coronado, E.N., Kalamandeen, M., Levis, C. (2023). Radiocarbon dating of charcoal pieces from soil in intact forest permanent plots in the Amazon Basin, 2015-2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/b06a08bc-39e5-4401-87dd-9568fd5048fd

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Exeter

email address

T.R.Feldpausch@exeter.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Federal Fluminense

email address

kitamacario@id.uff.br

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0581-9854

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