Soil Microbial Carbon Release Time Series Under Nutrient Treatments in North Wales

Bangor University and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology collected time series data of microbial carbon dioxide release from soil under different nitrogen and phosphorus treatments. Measurements were taken on soil cores from six depths (0-300 cm) in the Conwy catchment, North Wales, in July 2016 to study microbial activity relationships with soil properties and nutrient availability.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between microbial carbon release rates and soil sampling depth (0-300 cm) under controlled nutrient conditions.
• Analyze the effect of different nitrogen and phosphorus treatments on the mineralization rate of a high-glucose carbon source.
• Correlate soil depth profiles with carbon release time series data to understand subsurface microbial activity gradients.

Strengths

• Data covers six distinct soil depth intervals from 0 to 300 centimeters.
• Measurements were conducted by trained staff from Bangor University and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
• Time series data captures carbon release in disintegrations per minute under controlled experimental treatments.

Limitations

• Sample size is limited to soil cores collected from a single field experiment in July 2016.
• Geographic scope is restricted to the Conwy catchment in North Wales, UK.
• Specific row count, column structure, and sample data are unavailable for review.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Soil cores collected from a field experiment, with a high molecular weight substrate added as a carbon source, and the rate of 14C-substrate mineralization measured in laboratory.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

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Geography

Conwy catchment, North Wales, United Kingdom