Peatland Carbon Cycling Measurements at a Scottish Wind Farm

From February 2011 to April 2013, this dataset contains field measurements of abiotic and biotic controls on peatland carbon cycling at Black Law Wind Farm, Lanarkshire, Scotland. It includes plant-soil properties like total carbon content, nitrogen stock, and soil microbial community composition, alongside peatland carbon cycling data such as methane fluxes and net ecosystem exchange.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between soil microbial community composition (Phospholipid Fatty Acids) and methane fluxes across the peatland site.
• Model net ecosystem exchange and ecosystem respiration using abiotic factors like below ground temperature and soil moisture content.
• Assess carbon and nitrogen stock in litter and peat layers in relation to the carbon to nitrogen ratio of vegetation.
• Investigate spatio-temporal variability in dissolved organic carbon concentration and its correlation with pH and bulk density measurements.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over two years, from February 2011 to April 2013, providing a multi-seasonal view.
• Covers a wide range of peatland carbon cycling metrics, including methane fluxes, net ecosystem exchange, and litter decomposition.
• Includes detailed plant-soil property measurements such as total carbon content, total nitrogen content, and Phospholipid Fatty Acids for microbial analysis.

Limitations

• The sample size and spatial replication across the wind farm site are not specified, limiting statistical power assessment.
• Data collection ended in April 2013, making the findings potentially outdated for current climate or land-use change analyses.
• The absence of column-level metadata prevents precise understanding of data structure and variable definitions.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Field-based investigation with measurements of plant-soil properties and peatland carbon cycling.

Time Range

February 2011 to April 2013

Freshness

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Geography

Black Law Wind Farm, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK