Soil Microbial Carbon Release Time Series Under Nutrient Treatments in Conwy Catchment

2016 time series data measures carbon release from soil samples under different nitrogen and phosphorus treatments with an added high molecular weight substrate. Measurements were taken from six soil depths (0-15 to 250-300 cm) in the Conwy catchment, North Wales, UK, to study microbial activity relationships. The data was collected by Bangor University and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for the NERC Turf2Surf project.

Use Cases

• Model the relationship between carbon release rate and soil sampling depth across six specified depth intervals.
• Compare the effects of different nitrogen and phosphorus treatments on microbial substrate mineralization.
• Analyze time series patterns of carbon release in disintegrations per minute following high molecular weight substrate addition.

Strengths

• Data covers six distinct soil depth intervals from 0-15 cm to 250-300 cm.
• Time series measurements focus on a controlled variable: high molecular weight substrate added as a carbon source.
• Collected by trained staff from Bangor University and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology for a specific NERC project (NE/J011991/1).

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to a single collection period in July 2016, lacking temporal replication or long-term trends.
• Geographic scope is restricted to one field experiment site in the Conwy catchment, North Wales.
• Sample size and row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Soil cores collected from a field experiment, with carbon release measured via 14C-substrate mineralization in laboratory settings.

Time Range

2016

Freshness

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Geography

Conwy catchment, North Wales, UK