96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:20:10 UK GEMINI 2.3 Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from a grassland microcosm experiment [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme] 2018-03-21 publication 2000-10-31 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768 10.5285/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768 doi: Johnson, D., Vandenkoornhuyse, P.J., Leake, J.R., Gilbert, L., Booth, R.E., Grime, J.P., Young, J.P.W., Read, D.J. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from a grassland microcosm experiment [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768 These arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi diversity data were collected in 2000 as part of an investigation in an unfertilized limestone grassland soil supporting different synthesized vascular plant assemblages that had developed for three years. The experimental treatments comprised: bare soil; monocultures of the non mycotrophic sedge Carex flacca; monocultures of the mycotrophic grass Festuca ovina; and a species-rich mixture of four forbs, four grasses and four sedges. The experiment was undertaken in microcosms, set up at the University of Sheffield. The diversity of AM fungi was analysed in roots of Plantago lanceolata bioassay seedlings using terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP). The data were collected during a project funded under the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, established in 1999. Full details about this nonGeographicDataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768 Johnson, D. University of Sheffield enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Vandenkoornhuyse, P.J. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Leake, J.R. University of Sheffield enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Gilbert, L. University of St Andrews enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Booth, R.E. University of Sheffield enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Grime, J.P. University of Sheffield enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Young, J.P.W. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Read, D.J. University of Sheffield enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Sier, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Soil theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Microcosm T-RFLP terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi AM fungi otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Johnson, D., Vandenkoornhuyse, P.J., Leake, J.R., Gilbert, L., Booth, R.E., Grime, J.P., Young, J.P.W., Read, D.J. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from a grassland microcosm experiment [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768 English utf8 biota environment 2000-07-03 2000-10-31 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/datastore/eidchub/96af6c13-ef0a-4da5-9686-690a16e05768/P2108_FUNGAL_DIVERSITY2.csv Download the data Download a copy of this data fileAccess nonGeographicDataset nonGeographicDataset 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 2010-12-08 Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, which was established in 1999. Samples were collected by students and staff during the microcosm experiment before being processed according to standard protocols, with the data then being transferred to the programme data manager at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.