BOREAS Fen Biomass Data from 1994 Fertilization Experiment

Plant biomass and productivity data were collected at the SSA-Fen site during the 1994 field season as part of the BOREAS TF-11 project. The dataset includes measurements of plant cover, standing crop biomass, and estimated net primary productivity from a 2x2 factorial experiment manipulating carbon and nitrogen additions. The BOREAS team from ORNL_CLOUD conducted the study to characterize site conditions near the TF-11 flux tower.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the effects of carbon and nitrogen addition on plant biomass in a fen ecosystem.
• Estimating net primary productivity (NPP) from standing crop measurements at chamber sites.
• Studying relationships between plant cover, biomass, and nutrient availability in a controlled field experiment.
• Validating or parameterizing ecosystem models for boreal wetlands using empirical biomass and productivity data.

Strengths

• Data originates from a controlled 2x2 factorial field experiment with four replicate locations, providing a structured basis for analysis.
• Measurements capture multiple related variables: plant cover, standing crop biomass, and estimated net primary productivity.
• Dataset is part of the larger BOREAS project, a major study of boreal forest-atmosphere interactions, lending it contextual importance.

Limitations

• Critical metadata such as row count, column names, and exact file size are unavailable from all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 1994-09-17 and others listing 2026-03 13, creating uncertainty about data currency.
• The specific license terms under 'other-license-specified' are not detailed, requiring users to investigate permissions.

Provenance

Source

BOREAS TF-11 team, ORNL_CLOUD.

Collection Method

Field measurements collected at chamber sites as part of a factorial fertilization experiment.

Time Range

1994 field season.

Freshness

2026-03-13 05:25:00.140426

Geography

SSA-Fen site, in the vicinity of the TF-11 tower (BOREAS Southern Study Area).