Peak District National Park soils provide data on bio-available phosphorus and microbial biomass phosphorus from grasslands exposed to elevated CO2 (600 ppm) and ambient controls (400 ppm). The dataset covers three growing seasons from 2018 to 2020, with annual soil sampling in October.
Use Cases
- Analyze changes in bio-available phosphorus concentrations between elevated CO2 and ambient control treatments over the 2018-2020 period.
- Model the relationship between microbial biomass phosphorus and elevated CO2 exposure in phosphorus-limited grassland soils.
- Compare phosphorus extraction results from chloroform-fumigation-extraction and 0.5M NaHCO3 extraction methods across sampling years.
Strengths
- Data spans three consecutive growing seasons (2018-2020), providing a temporal series.
- Includes paired experimental conditions: elevated CO2 at 600 ppm and ambient controls at approximately 400 ppm.
- Focuses on two specific, naturally phosphorus-limited grassland soil sites in the Peak District National Park.
Limitations
- Sample size is limited to two grassland sites and annual sampling, reducing statistical power for broad generalizations.
- Temporal coverage is restricted to three years, which may not capture long-term soil phosphorus dynamics.
- Geographic scope is narrow, focused on northern England, limiting applicability to other soil types or regions.
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Information Data Centre
- Collection Method
- Soils sampled annually in October, with phosphorus concentrations determined by ICP-OES after specific extraction procedures.
- Time Range
- 2018-2020
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- Two grassland sites in the Peak District National Park, northern England, United Kingdom.