Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

Catskill Mountains Nitrogen Fertilization Study: Soil carbon and nitrogen plot means

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Metadata Provider

  • Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative

    • Address:
      705 Spear Street
      South Burlington, Vermont 05403
      United States of America

      Phone: (802) 391-4135
      Email: femc@uvm.edu
      Website: www.uvm.edu/femc

Abstract

    Single-species plots of five different tree species were fertilized with nitrogen to determine the impacts of atmospheric deposition on trees and soils.

People

  • Gary Lovett: Principal Investigator

  • Kathleen Weathers: Content Provider

  • Jamie Deppen: Content Provider

  • Mary Arthur: Content Provider

  • Joy Damon: Content Provider

Keywords

  • carbon, fertilization, nitrogen, soil,

Organizations

  • Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies : lead
  • University of Kentucky : partner

Geographic Coverage

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    Data Table

    • Title: Soil carbon and nitrogen plot means
    • Start Date: 1998-01-01
    • Description: Carbon and nitrogen pools and concentrations in fertilized and control plots. Sampled in 1998, 2000, and 2003.

    • Purpose: Determining an effect of nitrogen and carbon on forest soils and trees.

    • Condensed Title: Z1316_2606_6VO03D

    • Object Name: VMC.1316.2606

    • Data Type: mySQL
    • Citation: Lovett, G.M., Arthur, M.A., Weathers, K.C. (2010) Soil carbon and nitrogen plot means. Available online at: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/CatskillFertilization/dataset/soil-carbon-nitrogen-plot-means

    • Online Distribution: https://www.uvm.edu/femc/data/archive/project/CatskillFertilization/dataset/soil-carbon-nitrogen-plot-means

    Attribute List

      Attribute Name: CN
      • Label: CN
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: gCperm2
      • Label: gCperm2
      • Description: mass of C, g/m2
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: g/m2
      Attribute Name: gdrysoilperm2
      • Label: gdrysoilperm2
      • Description: O or M horizon dry mass, g/m2
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: g/m2
      Attribute Name: gNperm2
      • Label: gNperm2
      • Description: mass of N, g/m2
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: g/m2
      Attribute Name: hor
      • Label: hor
      • Description: Soil Horizon; M=mineral O=Organic. See methods. M horizon is only the portion of the mineral horizon from the bottom of the O to 12 cm from surface; thus the depth of the M varies depending on the depth thickness of the O
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: fert
      • Label: fert
      • Description: fertilization status. F=fertilized, C=control
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: numsamples
      • Label: numsamples
      • Description: Number of samples averaged for the mean
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: pctC
      • Label: pctC
      • Description: percent C in soil
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: %
      Attribute Name: pctN
      • Label: pctN
      • Description: percent N in soil
      • Storage Type: decimal
      • Measurment Type: ratio
      • Precision: 0.01
      • Unit: %
      Attribute Name: seCN
      • Label: seCN
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: segCm2
      • Label: segCm2
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: segdrysoilm2
      • Label: segdrysoilm2
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: segNm2
      • Label: segNm2
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: sepctC
      • Label: sepctC
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: sepctN
      • Label: sepctN
      • Storage Type: decimal
      Attribute Name: site
      • Label: site
      • Description: site number. There were two sites per species and watershed
      • Storage Type: int
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: sp
      • Label: sp
      • Description: tree species; B=beech, M=sugar maple, Y=yellow birch, H=hemlock, O=red oak
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal
      Attribute Name: year
      • Label: year
      • Description: year sampled
      • Storage Type: date
      • Measurment Type: datetime
      • String Format: YYYY
      Attribute Name: ws
      • Label: ws
      • Description: watershed (see supplemental information for codes)
      • Storage Type: text
      • Measurment Type: nominal

    Methods

    • No methods recorded for this dataset

    Sampling Equipment

    • No sampling equipment recorded for this dataset

    Site Characteristics

    • No site characteristics recorded for this dataset