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author Habekost, Maike
Gleixner, Gerd
author_facet Habekost, Maike
Gleixner, Gerd
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents This data set contains soil carbon measurements (Organic carbon, inorganic carbon, and total carbon; all measured in dried soil samples) from the main experiment plots of a large grassland biodiversity experiment (the Jena Experiment; see further details below). In the main experiment, 82 grassland plots of 20 x 20 m were established from a pool of 60 species belonging to four functional groups (grasses, legumes, tall and small herbs). In May 2002, varying numbers of plant species from this species pool were sown into the plots to create a gradient of plant species richness (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 60 species) and functional richness (1, 2, 3, 4 functional groups). Plots were maintained by bi-annual weeding and mowing. Stratified soil sampling to a depth of 1 m was repeated in April 2007 (as had been done before sowing in April 2002). Three independent samples per plot were taken of all plots in block 2 using a motor-driven soil column cylinder (Cobra, Eijkelkamp, 8.3 cm in diameter). Soil samples were dried at 40°C and segmented to a depth resolution of 5 cm giving 20 depth subsamples per core. All samples were analyzed independently. All soil samples were passed through a sieve with a mesh size of 2 mm. Because of much higher proportions of roots in the soil, the samples in 2007 were further sieved to 1 mm according to common root removal methods. No additional mineral particles were removed by this procedure. Total carbon concentration was analyzed on ball-milled subsamples (time 4 min, frequency 30 s**-1) by an elemental analyzer at 1150°C (Elementaranalysator vario Max CN; Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH, Hanau, Germany). We measured inorganic carbon concentration by elemental analysis at 1150°C after removal of organic carbon for 16 h at 450°C in a muffle furnace. Organic carbon concentration was calculated as the difference between both measurements of total and inorganic carbon.
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spellingShingle Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment from intensive sampling campaigns (only block 2 Main Experiment up to 1 m depth, year 2007)
Habekost, Maike
Gleixner, Gerd
Carbon, inorganic, total; Carbon, organic, total; Carbon, total; Date/time end; Date/time start; DEPTH, soil; Depth, soil, maximum; Depth, soil, minimum; EXP; Experiment; Experimental plot; Jena Experiment 2007; JenExp; JenExp_2007; Replicate; The Jena Experiment; Thuringia, Germany; Treatment: aboveground: pesticide; Treatment: below pesticide; Treatment: drought; Treatment: earthworm exclosure; Treatment: fertilizing; Treatment: molluscide; Treatment: mowing; Treatment: nematicide; Treatment: phytometers; Treatment: seed addition; Treatment: special; Treatment: weeding; Treatment: weeding history
This data set contains soil carbon measurements (Organic carbon, inorganic carbon, and total carbon; all measured in dried soil samples) from the main experiment plots of a large grassland biodiversity experiment (the Jena Experiment; see further details below). In the main experiment, 82 grassland plots of 20 x 20 m were established from a pool of 60 species belonging to four functional groups (grasses, legumes, tall and small herbs). In May 2002, varying numbers of plant species from this species pool were sown into the plots to create a gradient of plant species richness (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 60 species) and functional richness (1, 2, 3, 4 functional groups). Plots were maintained by bi-annual weeding and mowing. Stratified soil sampling to a depth of 1 m was repeated in April 2007 (as had been done before sowing in April 2002). Three independent samples per plot were taken of all plots in block 2 using a motor-driven soil column cylinder (Cobra, Eijkelkamp, 8.3 cm in diameter). Soil samples were dried at 40°C and segmented to a depth resolution of 5 cm giving 20 depth subsamples per core. All samples were analyzed independently. All soil samples were passed through a sieve with a mesh size of 2 mm. Because of much higher proportions of roots in the soil, the samples in 2007 were further sieved to 1 mm according to common root removal methods. No additional mineral particles were removed by this procedure. Total carbon concentration was analyzed on ball-milled subsamples (time 4 min, frequency 30 s**-1) by an elemental analyzer at 1150°C (Elementaranalysator vario Max CN; Elementar Analysensysteme GmbH, Hanau, Germany). We measured inorganic carbon concentration by elemental analysis at 1150°C after removal of organic carbon for 16 h at 450°C in a muffle furnace. Organic carbon concentration was calculated as the difference between both measurements of total and inorganic carbon.
title Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment from intensive sampling campaigns (only block 2 Main Experiment up to 1 m depth, year 2007)
topic Carbon, inorganic, total; Carbon, organic, total; Carbon, total; Date/time end; Date/time start; DEPTH, soil; Depth, soil, maximum; Depth, soil, minimum; EXP; Experiment; Experimental plot; Jena Experiment 2007; JenExp; JenExp_2007; Replicate; The Jena Experiment; Thuringia, Germany; Treatment: aboveground: pesticide; Treatment: below pesticide; Treatment: drought; Treatment: earthworm exclosure; Treatment: fertilizing; Treatment: molluscide; Treatment: mowing; Treatment: nematicide; Treatment: phytometers; Treatment: seed addition; Treatment: special; Treatment: weeding; Treatment: weeding history
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848943