Soil Heterotrophic Respiration Data After Irrigation Retirement, Colorado 2021-2022

Data from an experiment by Meagan Schipanski explores soil carbon dynamics after irrigation retirement in a Colorado maize system. The dataset includes 10 monthly samplings from 2021-2022 for soil moisture, dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen, microbial community biomarkers, enzyme activity, and soil respiration. It was last updated on figshare in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling soil heterotrophic respiration based on moisture and substrate availability measurements.
• Analyzing microbial community composition shifts based on fatty acid methyl ester biomarker data.
• Studying the interactive effects of irrigation treatments and plant treatments on soil enzyme activity.
• Investigating the relationship between dissolved organic carbon and soil respiration rates over time.

Strengths

• Includes 10 monthly samplings over a two-year period (2021-2022).
• Contains measurements for multiple variables: soil moisture, dissolved organic carbon and nitrogen, microbial biomarkers, enzyme activity, and respiration.
• Experimental design includes 4 replicate blocks with randomized irrigation and plant treatments.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data size is reported as 0.0 B, indicating a limited scope or potential metadata issue.

Provenance

Source

Meagan Schipanski via figshare.

Collection Method

Data collected from a no-till maize system experiment established in 2017 in Colorado.

Time Range

Monthly samplings from 2021 to 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 06:39:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely Colorado, USA, based on the experiment description.