Ecosystem function and vegetation data from a land use gradient on Salisbury Plain in June 2014

This dataset contains ecosystem function and vegetation survey data from soils collected from Salisbury Plain, UK. The sites were selected to reflect the four main grassland management types on Salisbury Plain ranging from arable cropland to species rich grassland, with six representative grassland plots for each type (24 sites in total). Each site had four replicates for each variable measured. The data collected was intended to illustrate a gradient of ecosystem functioning and vegetation change as the grassland becomes more extensively managed. The field sampling was conducted by the University of Manchester and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology at Wallingford. Soils were extracted for nutrients and analysed by the University of Manchester. The data includes vegetation surveys, where the cover of each plant species present was assessed, and diversity indices were calculated. Furthermore, greenhouse gas fluxes were measured in situ, and soil nutrients and microbial biomass were also determined. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6

本数据集收录了来自英国索尔兹伯里平原的生态系统功能与植被调查数据，这些数据由采集自该地区的土壤样本构成。所选地点旨在反映索尔兹伯里平原上四种主要的草地管理类型，涵盖了从耕作农田到物种丰富的草地，每种类型均设有六个代表性草地样地（总计24个样地）。每个样地针对每个变量均进行了四次重复测量。收集的数据旨在展示随着草地管理程度的加深，生态系统功能与植被变化的梯度。实地采样由曼彻斯特大学和沃灵福德生态与水文研究中心共同完成。土壤样本被提取以测定养分，并由曼彻斯特大学进行分析。数据包括植被调查，其中评估了每种植物种群的覆盖度，并计算了多样性指数。此外，还现场测量了温室气体通量，并确定了土壤养分和微生物生物量。关于本数据集的详细信息可在以下链接中查阅：https://doi.org/10.5285/0e0a89e1-21f9-413e-8d7e-764b0b714dd6