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Soil aggregate stability data from arable and grassland in Countryside Survey, Great Britain 2007
This dataset consists of Particle Size Distribution (PSD) measurements made on 419 archived topsoil samples and derived aggregate stability metrics from arable and grassland habitats across Great Britain in 2007. Laser granulometry was used to measure PSD of 1–2 mm aggregates before and after sonication and the difference in their Mean Weight Diameter (MWD) used to indicate aggregate stability. The samples were collected as part of the Countryside Survey monitoring programme, a unique study or ‘audit’ of the natural resources of the UK’s countryside. The analyses were conducted as part of study aiming to quantify how soil quality indicators change across a gradient of agricultural land management and to identify conditions that determine the ability of different soils to resist and recover from perturbations. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9
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- Date (Publication)
- 2020-03-04
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9
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- doi: / 10.5285/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9
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Keith, A.M., Cave, M.R., Dodd, B.A., Smart, S.M., Turner, G., Tye, A.M., Wood, C.M. (2020). Soil aggregate stability data from arable and grassland in Countryside Survey, Great Britain 2007 . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Keith, A.M. Author British Geological Survey
Cave, M.R. Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dodd, B.A.
Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Smart, S.M. Author British Geological Survey
Turner, G.
Author British Geological Survey
Tye, A.M.
Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Wood, C.M. Author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Keith, A.
Point of contact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Owner
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Soil
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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Keith, A.M., Cave, M.R., Dodd, B.A., Smart, S.M., Turner, G., Tye, A.M., Wood, C.M. (2020). Soil aggregate stability data from arable and grassland in Countryside Survey, Great Britain 2007 . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9
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- English
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- Environment
- Begin date
- 2007-05-01
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- 2007-10-31
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- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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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/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/be3793b6-90fb-4e4c-9515-220cc33223b9.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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Soil samples were collected in 2007 by Countryside Survey field surveyors, who were provided with a field sampling manual and underwent training for sample collection and processing. Protocols were also provided to cover all aspects of processing of the soil cores from logging in of cores as they arrived at the laboratory to basic measurements, chemical analysis and archiving the final samples. Soils were sieved to 2 mm and air-dried before storage. Pre-measurements were made on samples to determine the best aggregate masses to use for fine, medium and coarse texture soils; this obscuration values. During PSD analyses, a reference soil was analysed in each batch of measurements. Two standard particle size materials were also used throughout the series of analyses to check for accuracy and precision of the PSD measurements by the Laser granulometer instrument.
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- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
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- 2025-04-08T10:48:32
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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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