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Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013
This dataset contains vegetation survey data and nitrate and ammonium concentrations, microbial biomass data, particle size, and nitrification and mineralisation rates within soils from an experiment based at Parsonage Down, UK. The vegetation survey comprises total species percentage cover and species richness data from four 50 cm by 50 cm quadrats. The experiment investigated the effect of different plant groups on soil carbon stores and nutrient cycling, by using a mixture of hand weeding and herbicide spot spraying to create different plant communities on the species rich grassland at Parsonage Down. The resulting carbon and nutrient cycling rates were compared to the characteristics of the plant groups. The experiment ran from 2013 to 2015 and this dataset contains data from 2013 only. This experiment was part of the Wessex BESS project, a six-year (2011-2017) project aimed at understanding how biodiversity underpins the ecosystem functions and services that landscapes provide. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
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- Date (Publication)
- 2017-01-10
- Date (Creation)
- 2013-12-31
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
- Citation identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
- Other citation details
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Fry, E.L., Hall, A.L., Savage, J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M. (2017). Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of Manchester Fry, E.
Point of contact University of Manchester Fry, E.
Resource provider University of Manchester Fry, E.L. Author University of Manchester Hall, A.L. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Savage, J. Author University of Manchester Bardgett, R.D. Author Lancaster University Ostle, N. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Pywell, R.F. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Bullock, J.M. Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher
- Maintenance and update frequency
- Not planned
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
- Keywords
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- bulk density
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Wessex BESS
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mineralisation rate
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nitrification rate
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particle size
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Shannons Diversity Index
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PAR
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- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no limitations
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Fry, E.L., Hall, A.L., Savage, J., Bardgett, R.D., Ostle, N., Pywell, R.F., Bullock, J.M. (2017). Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
- Spatial representation type
- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
- Topic category
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 2013-01-01
- End date
- 2013-12-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
- Distribution format
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
- Distributor contact
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Distributor
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6 Download the data
- OnLine resource
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6.zip Supporting information
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- Dataset
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dataset
Conformance result
- Title
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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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KCl extractable N and potential mineralisation were measured using an autoanalyser, running 5% analytical replicates, recalibration (at 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ppm) and blanks every 20 samples. Extracts were adjusted for soil moisture. Standardised protocols were followed in all cases, details of which can be found in the supporting documentation.
Metadata
- File identifier
- 4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
- Hierarchy level
- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:21:10
- Metadata standard name
- UK GEMINI
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2.3
- Metadata author
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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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