Grassland Management Impact on Biomass, Invertebrates, and Soil in Berkshire 2009-2012

Environmental Information Data Centre data details effects of cultivation and management techniques on grassland ecosystem services. The dataset measures biomass production, nutritional quality, invertebrate communities, and soil health from a field-scale experiment in Berkshire, UK, conducted from 2009 to 2012.

Use Cases

• Analyze relationships between management techniques (cutting, grazing intensity) and dry matter yield or herbage nitrogen content.
• Model pollinator community abundance and species richness as a function of established plant functional groups (grasses, legumes, forbs).
• Assess soil health indicators like bulk density and total soil carbon under different cultivation methods (minimum tillage vs. deep ploughing).
• Investigate correlations between predatory beetle biomass and other measured ecosystem service variables.

Strengths

• Data originates from a field-scale, randomised block experiment, providing a structured basis for causal inference.
• Measures multiple interconnected ecosystem services: biomass production, nutritional quality, invertebrate communities, and soil health.
• Covers a defined four-year temporal range from 2009 to 2012 at a specific site in Berkshire, UK.

Limitations

• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single site in Berkshire, UK, reducing generalizability.
• Specific column definitions and data structure are not provided in the input.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Data collected from a field-scale, randomised block experiment investigating plant functional group establishment and management techniques.

Time Range

2009-2012

Freshness

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Geography

Berkshire, United Kingdom