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Enchytraeid worm abundance and delta 13C cholesterol data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2000 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]
This dataset comprises enchytraeid worm abundance and Delta 13C values from enchytraeid cholesterol. The data were collected as a component of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme, consisting of a one year study of the diversity and activity of Enchytraeid worms, small relatives of the earthworm. These worms are very common in upland soils and often outweigh all other fauna, including sheep. The project focused on investigating the importance of Enchytraeid species, or group diversity, in maintaining soil carbon cycling. The NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute)'s farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders. During this time, the site was monitored to assess changes in aboveground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0
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- Date (Publication)
- 2018-03-15
- Date (Creation)
- 2000-10-31
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0
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- doi: / 10.5285/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0
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Black, H.I.J., Piertney, S.B., Macdonald, C., Standen, V., Bull, I.D., Evershed, R.P., Chaplow, J.S., Thompson, A.M. (2018). Enchytraeid worm abundance and delta 13C cholesterol data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2000 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Sier, A.
Point of contact Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Black, H.I.J.
Author University of Aberdeen Piertney, S.B.
Author University of Aberdeen Macdonald, C.
Author Durham University Standen, V.
Author University of Bristol Bull, I.D.
Author University of Bristol Evershed, R.P.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Chaplow, J.S. Author Durham University Thompson, A.M.
Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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- Keywords
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- Soil
- Biodiversity
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Sourhope
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Scottish borders
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Enchytraieds
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Worms
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© 2018 University of Aberdeen
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© 2018 University of Durham
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© 2018 University of Bristol
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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Black, H.I.J., Piertney, S.B., Macdonald, C., Standen, V., Bull, I.D., Evershed, R.P., Chaplow, J.S., Thompson, A.M. (2018). Enchytraeid worm abundance and delta 13C cholesterol data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2000 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0
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- Text, table
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- English
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- UTF8
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- Biota
- Environment
- Begin date
- 2000-07-03
- End date
- 2000-10-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Protocol Linkage Name https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/datastore/eidchub/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0.zip Supporting information
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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
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, which was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI) (now the James Hutton Institute)'s farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT85451963). Soil samples were collected by students and staff at the experimental site in 2000 before being processed according to standard protocols. Data were then transferred to the programme data manager at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
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- 0a443a55-28b6-4d82-9042-5a35bfdbebe0 XML
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- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:20:04
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- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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