Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Stocks in Scottish Grassland-to-Forest Conversion Chronosequences

Summer 2018 soil samples from four grassland-to-forest conversion chronosequences across Scotland, from Alyth to Craik. The dataset contains carbon and nitrogen content of soil organic matter fractions, with laboratory fractionation and elemental analysis completed in 2020 to study changes in soil organic carbon and nitrogen storage.

Use Cases

• Model changes in soil organic carbon stocks along grassland-to-forest conversion chronosequences.
• Analyze nitrogen content distribution across soil organic matter fractions from different Scottish sites.
• Compare carbon storage forms in bulk soil versus specific soil fraction samples collected in 2018.

Strengths

• Data from four distinct chronosequence study sites across Scotland, providing spatial coverage.
• Includes elemental composition for both bulk soil and specific soil fraction samples.
• Laboratory analysis conducted in 2020 on samples systematically collected in summer 2018.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting statistical power assessment.
• Temporal coverage is limited to a single collection year (2018) for field samples.
• Geographic scope is restricted to Scottish sites from Alyth to Craik.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Soil samples collected using corers in summer 2018, with laboratory fractionation and elemental composition analysis in 2020.

Time Range

Field collection in summer 2018; laboratory analysis in 2020.

Freshness

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Geography

Four chronosequence sites across Scotland, from Alyth to Craik.