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Dry bulk density, loss on ignition and organic carbon content of surficial soils from Scottish salt marshes, 2018-2019
The dataset comprises of biogeochemical measurements of saltmarsh soil collected from 46 salt marshes across Scotland. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitats across Scotland, in particular sediment types, vegetation and sea level history. The data provide a quantitative measure of the dry bulk density, soil texture, organic matter content (LOI) and organic carbon present within surface soils (up to a depth of 10 cm). A total of 471 samples were collected, 157 of the samples were collected using modified syringe samplers as part of the citizen scientist programme CarbonQuest (Part of C-SIDE) these were supplemented by a further 109 samples from the C-SIDE team. The remaining 205 samples were collected using a soil corer (Gouge) as part of the C-SIDE sampling programme. The samples were processed for bulk density, soil texture, organic matter content using the Loss on Ignition (LOI) method and the organic carbon was quantified through elemental analysis. The data were collected to help create a detailed picture of saltmarsh carbon storage across Scotland. 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/10.5285/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f
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- Date (Publication)
- 2020-12-18
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f
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- doi: / 10.5285/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f
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Ruranska, P., Miller, L.C., Hindle, C., Ladd, C.J.T., Smeaton, C., Skov, M.W., Austin, W.E.N. (2020). Dry bulk density, loss on ignition and organic carbon content of surficial soils from Scottish salt marshes, 2018-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of St Andrews Austin, W.E.N. Point of contact University of St Andrews Ruranska, P. Author University of St Andrews Miller, L.C. Author University of St Andrews Hindle, C.
Author Bangor University Ladd, C.J.T. Author University of St Andrews Smeaton, C. Author Bangor University Skov, M.W. Author University of St Andrews Austin, W.E.N. Author The University Court of the University of St Andrews Owner NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian
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- Not planned
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Habitats and Biotopes
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Ruranska, P., Miller, L.C., Hindle, C., Ladd, C.J.T., Smeaton, C., Skov, M.W., Austin, W.E.N. (2020). Dry bulk density, loss on ignition and organic carbon content of surficial soils from Scottish salt marshes, 2018-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f
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- Text, table
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- 1 urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
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- English
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 2018-01-01
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- 2020-12-15
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- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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- 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/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f.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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Soil cores were taken at each sampling location using a modified syringe corer (50ml) or a soil corer (30mm Gouge). The location of the sample was recorded using GPS. Prior to analysis the samples were stored at -20 degrees Celsius at the University of St Andrews. Dry bulk density, soil texture, organic matter content and organic carbon data was produced 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) file for ingestion into the EIDC.
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- 81a1301f-e5e2-44f9-afe0-0ea5bb08010f XML
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- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-03-21T09:21:31
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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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