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Physical and geochemical properties of saltmarsh soils from wide diameter gouge cores in UK saltmarshes collected between 2018 and 2021
The dataset comprises of physical and biogeochemical measurements of saltmarsh soils from across 19 UK saltmarshes. The data provides a quantitative measure of soil dry bulk density, organic carbon content, nitrogen content, CN ratio, N/C ratio, δ13Corg and δ15N across varies substrate and marsh types. Between 2018 and 2021, 33 wide diameter gouge cores (60 mm in diameter) were collected as part of the Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environments (C-SIDE) project to facilitate the calculation of organic carbon burial rates in saltmarsh soils. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitats types in the UK, in particular sediment types, vegetation and sea level history. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482
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- Date (Publication)
- 2022-07-04
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482
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- doi: / 10.5285/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482
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Smeaton, C., Ladd, C.J.T., Havelock, G.M., Miller, L.C., Garrett, E., Hiles, W., McMahon, L., Mills, R.T.E., Radbourne, A., Rees-Hughes, L., Riegel, S., Barlow, N.L.M., Skov, M.W., Gehrels, R., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Physical and geochemical properties of saltmarsh soils from wide diameter gouge cores in UK saltmarshes collected between 2018 and 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of St Andrews Smeaton, C. Author University of Glasgow Ladd, C.J.T. Author University of York Havelock, G.M. Author University of St Andrews Miller, L.C. Author University of York Garrett, E. Author University of St Andrews Hiles, W. Author University of York McMahon, L. Author University of York Mills, R.T.E.
Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Radbourne, A. Author University of Leeds Rees-Hughes, L. Author University of St Andrews Riegel, S. Author University of Leeds Barlow, N.L.M. Author Bangor University Skov, M.W. Author University of York Gehrels, R. Author University of St Andrews Austin, W.E.N. Author University of St Andrews Smeaton, C. Point of contact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher The University Court of the University of St Andrews Owner
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Habitats and Biotopes
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
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United Kingdom
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carbon
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N/C
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saltmarsh
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C-SIDE
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cores
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dry bulk density
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substrate
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Scotland
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England
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Wales
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Smeaton, C., Ladd, C.J.T., Havelock, G.M., Miller, L.C., Garrett, E., Hiles, W., McMahon, L., Mills, R.T.E., Radbourne, A., Rees-Hughes, L., Riegel, S., Barlow, N.L.M., Skov, M.W., Gehrels, R., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Physical and geochemical properties of saltmarsh soils from wide diameter gouge cores in UK saltmarshes collected between 2018 and 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482
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- Text, table
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- 15 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
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- English
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- UTF8
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2018-01-01
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- 2020-12-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- WGS 84
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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/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482.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
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- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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Across 19 UK saltmarshes 33 wide diameter (60mm) soil cores were collected. The location of each coring site was recorded using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). Prior to analysis the samples were stored at 4 degrees Celsius at the University of St Andrews. Upon return to the laboratory the cores were described following the Troels-Smith scheme. The cores were sub-sampled at 1cm intervals resulting in 1952 samples. Soil dry bulk density, organic carbon content, nitrogen content, δ13Corg and δ15N was measured using standard analytical procedures (detailed in the supporting documentation). All laboratory equipment were calibrated in accordance with the laboratory practises at the University of St Andrews. Results were recorded on to lab sheets and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.
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- 279558cd-20fb-4f19-8077-4400817a4482 XML
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- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:19:59
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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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