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Biomass data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 1999-2002 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]
The data set comprises biomass values and mineral nutrient values from experimental plots located at Sourhope, Scotland. On five occasions throughout each of the 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002 growing seasons, grass cuttings were collected from a 50 x 50 cm cell area from each of the four main sub-plots within each of a set of experimental main-plots, and biomass values calculated. In addition, mineral nutrient analysis was carried out for the July 1999 grass cuttings. The work was 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 (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). During the experiment, the site was monitored to assess changes in above-ground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity). The primary aims of the Programme were to achieve simultaneously an understanding of the biological diversity of the soil biota and the functional roles played by soil organisms in key ecological processes. In seeking to achieve these aims, 24 separate research projects were funded to study soil structure, soil processes (such as the carbon and nitrogen cycles) and the roles of micro-fauna and flora (Bacteria, Nematoda, Protozoa and Fungi), microarthropods (including Collembola and Acari), invertebrate root feeders (Tipulid, Bidionid and Scarabeid larvae), meso-fauna (such as Enchytraeidae) and macro-fauna (including Megadrili, Mollusca and Coleoptera). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63
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- Date (Publication)
- 2017-11-17
- Date (Creation)
- 2002-11-01
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63
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- doi: / 10.5285/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63
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Buckland, S., Burt-Smith, G., Scott, R. (2017). Biomass data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 1999-2002 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Buckland, S.
Author Macaulay Land Use Research Institute
Burt-Smith, G.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Scott, R.
Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Sier, A.
Point of contact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
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- Soil
- Biodiversity
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NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme
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© 2017 The James Hutton Institute
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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Buckland, S., Burt-Smith, G., Scott, R. (2017). Biomass data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 1999-2002 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63
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- English
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 1999-06-01
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- 2002-09-01
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- 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://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63.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
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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) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). Data were collected by staff employed by MLURI and were managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
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- 1a278fbf-b8b2-472d-9100-5fb432095f63 XML
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- 2025-11-13T16:20:59
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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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