Burned Peat Soil Biogeochemistry from UK Moorland Post-Wildfire

October 2018 data contains biogeochemical and edaphic information from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate near Manchester, UK. The study, funded by a NERC Urgency grant, includes geographical data, soil temperature, and chemical composition for carbon, nitrogen, and 22 other elements from plots with deep and shallow peat burn.

Use Cases

• Analyze soil chemical composition, including carbon and nitrogen levels, to assess wildfire impact on peatland nutrient cycles.
• Model relationships between geographical features like elevation and slope and post-fire soil temperature variations.
• Compare biogeochemical data from deep versus shallow peat burn areas to understand fire severity effects.
• Use the dataset's 22 measured elements to study trace metal mobilization following moorland wildfires.

Strengths

• Data captures a specific post-wildfire event on UK moorland from October 2018.
• Includes analysis of 22 elements alongside carbon and nitrogen for detailed soil chemistry.
• Distinguishes data from areas with both deep and shallow peat burn severity.

Limitations

• Single temporal snapshot from October 2018; lacks pre-fire baseline or longitudinal recovery data.
• Geographic scope is limited to one estate (Stalybridge) near Manchester, UK.
• Sample size, row count, and column structure are unknown from the provided input.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre, originating from NERC-funded research (RECOUP-Moor grant NE/S011943/1).

Collection Method

Field sampling after the June 2018 Saddleworth moor wildfire.

Time Range

October 2018.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, but underlying data is from a single 2018 collection event.

Geography

Stalybridge estate, Saddleworth moor near Manchester, United Kingdom.