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Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021
Bulk elemental (carbon and nitrogen) and stable isotope (delta 13C and delta 15N) data produced from 491 samples collected between 2016-2021 from terrestrial (soil, peat, living biomass, dead biomass), intertidal (saltmarsh vegetation, saltmarsh roots, seagrass biomass, mudflat, faecal matter) and marine (macroalgae, microalgae zooplankton, finfish aquaculture waste) environments across the UK. These samples alongside analytical standard derived from natural materials (lignin, humic acid, cellulose, glucose, protein) were analysed to determine their bulk elemental (organic carbon and nitrogen) and stable isotope (delta 13C org and delta 15N) composition. These values are envisioned to be used to constrain organic carbon sources (terrestrial vs marine) in the natural environment when used alongside isotope mixing models. 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/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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- Date (Publication)
- 2022-04-05
- Date (Creation)
- 2022-03-31
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- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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- doi: / 10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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Smeaton, C., Miller, L.C., Ladd, C.J.T., O'Dell, A., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of St Andrews Smeaton, C. Author University of St Andrews Miller, L.C. Author University of Glasgow Ladd, C.J.T. Author Scottish Association For Marine Science O'Dell, A. Alasdair.O' Dell@sams.ac.uk
Author University of St Andrews Austin, W.E.N. Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher The University Court of the University of St Andrews Owner University of St Andrews Smeaton, C. Point of contact
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Habitats and Biotopes
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Smeaton, C., Miller, L.C., Ladd, C.J.T., O'Dell, A., Austin, W.E.N. (2022). Bulk elemental and stable isotope composition of organic matter from terrestrial, intertidal, and marine environments, UK, 2016-2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367
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- Biota
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- 2016-01-01
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- 2021-12-31
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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/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/a445a7a8-528d-4e0b-9094-28cbcd449367.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
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Samples were collected from coastal catchments around the United Kingdom, the material was described in the field using expert knowledge. The samples were stored at -20°C prior to analysis. The samples were oven dried at (40°C for 72 hours) prior to being milled to a fine powder. Bulk elemental (OC and N) and stable isotope (delta 13C org and delta 15N) composition was determined following the standard methodology 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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- 2025-11-13T16:22:32
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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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