Sediment Trap and Core Organic Carbon Burial Records from Rostherne Mere (1360-2016)

Sediment trap and core measurements from Rostherne Mere, Cheshire, UK, quantify organic carbon burial. Data includes loss-on-ignition (LOI), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), net flux, and net sedimentation rate calculations. The collection spans from circa 1360 AD to August 2016, derived from a NERC-funded PhD project.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between changing nutrient loads and organic carbon burial using LOI and CaCO3 measurements over 120 years.
• Analyze temporal trends in net sedimentation rate from the 210Pb-dated sediment core spanning from 1360 AD to 2011.
• Calculate net flux measurements from sediment trap data collected between May 2010 and August 2016.
• Apply the LOI to total organic carbon conversion, measured via mass spectrometry, to both trap and core records.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-century temporal coverage from circa 1360 AD to 2016.
• Includes derived metrics such as net flux and net sedimentation rate calculated from primary measurements.
• Data originates from a defined research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Sediment trap deployments, sediment core extraction, 210Pb dating, loss-on-ignition, and mass spectrometry for LOI to TOC conversion.

Time Range

Circa 1360 AD to August 2016

Freshness

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Geography

Rostherne Mere, Cheshire, United Kingdom