ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset 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 2025-11-13T16:24:59 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Carbon and nitrogen content in soils and vegetation from calcareous grassland, heathland and woodland sites in Dorset, 2017-2018 2021-02-24 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 10.5285/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 doi: McCracken, M.E., Bullock, J.M., Ridding, L.E., Hulmes, L., Hulmes, S., Newton, A.C., Watson, S.C.L., Pereira, G.M., Hunt, A., Keenan, P. (2021). Carbon and nitrogen content in soils and vegetation from calcareous grassland, heathland and woodland sites in Dorset, 2017-2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 This dataset contains carbon and nitrogen data from soils and vegetation from 13 calcareous grassland, 13 heathland and 12 woodland sites within Dorset, UK. The sites were selected to represent a range of habitat types across a condition gradient as measured by levels of degradation from the original habitat. The original habitats were identified as being calcareous grassland, heathland or woodland from a survey conducted in the 1930s. Within each site, 15cm deep soil cores were taken and analysed for total nitrogen, total carbon and bulk density. Within the same area for each site, vegetation samples were taken from five 50cm quadrats and separated into herbacous or shrub layers before analysis for total carbon, total nitrogen and dry weight. Heathland and calcareous grassland sites were visited in summer 2017 and woodland sites were visited in summer 2018. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 McCracken, M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian McCracken, M.E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Bullock, J.M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Ridding, L.E. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hulmes, L. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hulmes, S. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Newton, A.C. University of Bournemouth ANewton@bournemouth.ac.uk author Watson, S.C.L. University of Portsmouth stephen.watson@port.ac.uk author Pereira, G.M. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hunt, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Keenan, P. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication nitrogen carbon grassland heathland GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Soil Environmental survey bulk density dry weight woodland calcareous grassland otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: McCracken, M.E., Bullock, J.M., Ridding, L.E., Hulmes, L., Hulmes, S., Newton, A.C., Watson, S.C.L., Pereira, G.M., Hunt, A., Keenan, P. (2021). Carbon and nitrogen content in soils and vegetation from calcareous grassland, heathland and woodland sites in Dorset, 2017-2018. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 textTable 1 English utf8 environment 2017-05-01 2018-06-30 -2.961 -1.681 50.521 51.08 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/ea43c2d1-88f5-4692-a09d-0ef4d96e0f35.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset 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 Sample squares (50m x 50m plots) were randomly assigned within the original Good survey site prior to visit, using ArcGIS. Within each sample square, four 15cm deep soil cores were taken. Two were air dried and sieved through a 2mm soil sieve, amalgamated and analysed by Lancaster Laboratories, UKCEH for total carbon and total nitrogen. Bulk density was assessed in the additional two soil samples and averaged for the site. Vegetation samples were collected from five 50cm quadrats across the sample square. All layers of vegetation were sampled where they were present. All samples were dried and weighed. Dried vegetation was sent to the Centralised Lancaster Laboratories, UKCEH for analysis. Data were collected by experienced field ecologists, the same ecologists carried out all surveys. Data are consistent and reliable. Data were recorded into the spreadsheet as recorded in the field. Data were checked for any anomalies.