Identification

Title

Biomass, mycorrhizal colonization, carbon and nitrogen content of Scots pine and birch seedlings grown in soil from mixed and monoculture stands

Abstract

Seedlings were grown in soil collected from an experiment at Hambleton Forest, North Yorkshire. Soils originated from plots containing either Scots pine or birch monocultures, or a mixture of both species. In the lab, pairs of seedlings of birch and Scots pine were grown as monocultures and mixtures from each of the three plot treatments. The data represent the biomass, leaf C:N ratio and mycorrhizal status determined after 20 weeks. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7991871e-382f-422f-b5b2-91b4f6d8598f

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/7991871e-382f-422f-b5b2-91b4f6d8598f

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/7991871e-382f-422f-b5b2-91b4f6d8598f.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/7991871e-382f-422f-b5b2-91b4f6d8598f

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Ectomycorrhiza

Plantation

seedling

Productivity

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.274

East bounding longitude

-0.481

North bounding latitude

54.588

South bounding latitude

53.716

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-01-09

date type

creation

effective date

2022-11-18

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Soils were collected and transported to the lab and sieved. Conetainers were filled with sieved soil and non-mycorrhizal seedlings germinated for 2-4 weeks were placed in the containers and transferred to a controlled environment chamber for 20 weeks. Plants were extracted, roots removed and assayed for colonisation under a microscope, and leafs dried, weighed, ground and analysed on a CN analyser. C and N analysis was using a CUBE elemental analyser and included known standards to check for drift and precision. Balances are calibrated regularly. Data were imported into Excel and plotted to check for any outliers.

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

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Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Johnson, D., Voller, F (2023). Biomass, mycorrhizal colonization, carbon and nitrogen content of Scots pine and birch seedlings grown in soil from mixed and monoculture stands. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/7991871e-382f-422f-b5b2-91b4f6d8598f

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

The University of Manchester

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

The University of Manchester

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

The University of Manchester

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

The University of Manchester

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

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

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-01-12T16:50:13

Metadata language

eng