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Denitrification rates of saltmarshes in six estuaries in England, September-November 2024
We surveyed two salt marshes in each of six estuaries (Solway, Morecambe Bay, Ribble, Humber, Blackwater, Chichester) between September and November 2024 to characterise national differences in denitrification rates and their relationship with potential drivers. A key ecosystem service in coastal systems is the remediation of nutrient pollution through sediment burial, vegetative uptake and microbial processing. Denitrification is a facultative anaerobic process where microbial activity transforms nitrate (NO3-), which in high concentrations can be environmentally harmful, into the environmentally benign dinitrogen gas (N2). Denitrification's magnitude is considered particularly important in saltmarsh systems compared to other habitats, although an intermediate product, nitrous oxide (N2O), can also be given off and contribute to climate change. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714
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- 2026-01-19
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- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714
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- doi: / 10.5285/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714
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Perring, M.P., Aberg, D., de la Barra, P., Marshall-Potter, S., Oswald, T., McMahon, L., Mossman, H., Harley, J., Spill, J., Oakley, S., Ebuele, V., Lebron, I., Tandy, S., Burden, A., Dunn, C., Garbutt, A. (2026). Denitrification rates of saltmarshes in six estuaries in England, September-November 2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Perring, M.P., Aberg, D., de la Barra, P., Marshall-Potter, S., Oswald, T., McMahon, L., Mossman, H., Harley, J., Spill, J., Oakley, S., Ebuele, V., Lebron, I., Tandy, S., Burden, A., Dunn, C., Garbutt, A. (2026). Denitrification rates of saltmarshes in six estuaries in England, September-November 2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714
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- Biota
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- 2024-09-01
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- 2024-11-30
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/26efc506-a265-4bb1-8296-d6988ab8d714 Download the data
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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
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- 2010-12-08
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We surveyed two salt marshes in each of six estuaries (Solway, Morecambe Bay, Ribble, Humber, Blackwater, Chichester) between September and November 2024 to characterise national differences in denitrification rates and their relationship with potential drivers. A combination of classic vegetation survey techniques, core extraction, and subsequent laboratory processing were used to quantify relative variation in denitrification rates across environmental contexts.
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- 2026-02-06T14:11:44
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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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