Greenhouse Gas Fluxes from a Scottish Peatbog Forest with Treatment Comparisons

A dataset of soil greenhouse gas fluxes from a raised peatbog in central Scotland. It contains measurements of CO2, CH4, and N2O effluxes over a 2-year period from experimental plots with different drainage and tree planting treatments. The data was collected by researchers cited in the Biogeosciences journal and is associated with the Forestry Commission.

Use Cases

• Compare the impact of drainage on soil CO2 emissions based on the described DP and uDP treatments.
• Model seasonal patterns of CH4 efflux based on the described strong correlation with warmer temperatures.
• Calculate total net GHG emissions using Global Warming Potential based on the provided CO2, CH4, and N2O flux data.
• Assess the restoration potential of afforested peatlands by comparing treated plots to the near-pristine reference site.

Strengths

• Data covers a 2-year monitoring period, providing seasonal insights.
• Includes mean annual effluxes for CO2 and CH4 across four distinct treatments.
• Based on a randomized experimental block trial design.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset contains summary data only, as noted in the description.

Provenance

Source

Forestry Commission

Collection Method

Fluxes monitored using the static opaque chamber method.

Time Range

Monitoring over a 2-year period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-29 22:09:36.337601; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Raised peatbog at West Flanders Moss, central Scotland.