Identification

Title

Lake and catchment nutrient, ecology and hydrology monitoring of Rostherne Mere, Cheshire, UK (2016-2017)

Abstract

This dataset includes catchment stream inflow and outflow rates, secchi depth, chlorophyll, phytoplankton counts and nutrient concentrations for the lake, inflow, outflow and groundwater spring. The measurements are from a PhD research project at Rostherne Mere in Cheshire. These data were collected to show the relationship between the catchment hydrology and in-lake nutrient loads for assessment of the current catchment nutrient budget. The monitoring study covered a period from January 2016 to January 2017. All data is presented with date, flow rate, nutrient and chlorophyll concentrations and phytoplankton species abundance. The work was carried out as part of a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded PhD [grant number NE/L002493/1]. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5c6b2bcb-6b10-4c57-a595-ce94a655e709

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/5c6b2bcb-6b10-4c57-a595-ce94a655e709

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/5c6b2bcb-6b10-4c57-a595-ce94a655e709.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/5c6b2bcb-6b10-4c57-a595-ce94a655e709

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Rostherne Mere

phytoplankton

chlorophyll

Catchment

Lake

Monitoring

Flow rate

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.397

East bounding longitude

-2.369

North bounding latitude

53.36

South bounding latitude

53.346

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2016-01-15

End position

2017-04-01

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2018-08-15

date type

creation

effective date

2017-04-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Water samples were collected approximately every 3 weeks from the lake, main inflow, main outflow and groundwater spring, with multiple water column depth samples (6, 12, 18 and 24 m) added to collection from September 2016. Water samples were analysed for orthophosphate (soluble reactive phosphorus; SRP), total phosphorus (TP), dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) and dissolved silicate (DSi). An integrated water column sample (0-8 m) from the central lake location was collected for phytoplankton identification and chlorophyll analysis. Secchi depth at a central lake location was also recorded during each visit. Inflow and outflow discharge was determined by calculating a linear discharge relationship between cross-sectional profiles and sectional velocities recorded for a range of stage heights. This empirical stage-discharge relationship was then applied to continuous stage heights measurements recorded using a mini-diver data logger, recording water pressure every 5 minutes and calibrated to a barometer located at the lake shore. The data was collated to Excel spreadsheets held by the lead author at Loughborough University. For ingestion into the Environmental Information data was extracted from the Excel spreadsheets and converted into a comma separated file.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

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

© Loughborough University

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

© Natural Environment Research Council

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Radbourne, A.D., Ryves, D.B., Anderson, N.J. (2018). Lake and catchment nutrient, ecology and hydrology monitoring of Rostherne Mere, Cheshire, UK (2016-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5c6b2bcb-6b10-4c57-a595-ce94a655e709

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Loughborough University

email address

a.d.radbourne@lboro.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Loughborough University

email address

d.b.ryves@lboro.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Loughborough University

email address

N.J.Anderson@lboro.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

Loughborough University

email address

a.d.radbourne@lboro.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

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

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-03-13T14:32:15

Metadata language