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DOI: 10.5285/f93d87ed-7bc4-4d03-9690-3856e6cbbd11
title: Hydrometric data and stable isotope data for streamflow and rainfall in the Marolaona catchment, Madagascar, 2015-2016

description: The data comprise hydrometric data and stable isotope data for streamflow and rainfall from the Marolaona catchment in the Ankeniheny-Zahamena Corridor on the Eastern escarpment of Madagascar between February 2015 and March 2016. Rainfall and streamflow were measured at 2 locations, perched water tables at 10 locations, and soil moisture at 3 locations (1 – 3 depths). Samples were taken from streamflow and rainfall for stable isotope (delta-2H and delta-18O) analyses.
description: Stream and groundwater levels were measured with pressure transducers. Precipitation was measured with tipping bucket rain gauges and checked with manual measurements. Soil moisture was measured with capacitance/frequency-domain reflectometry sensors. The water samples were analysed on a Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscope. 
The methods are described in more detail in the metadata file (Metadata_Methods_Marolaona.pdf).
DOI: 10.5285/fd3eb9f3-832e-4a16-b9db-fd6045242ecf
title: Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter measurements from Durleigh Reservoir, August 2018

description: The dataset contains 5-day of water velocities at Durleigh Reservoir in Somerset, England. A Nortek Vector acoustic doppler velocimeter (ADV) was used to collect the dataset.  The ADV was deployed between 20 August 2018 (15:00) and 24 August 2018 (09:15), located approximately 30 m north of the surface mixers in Durleigh reservoir. The surface mixers were operating when the ADV was deployed and were switched off between 07:17 on 22 August and 16:42 on 23 August 2018.  
description: The ADV was mounted in a steel frame so that the sensor was positioned 10 cm above the sediments when deployed. Prior to deployment the ADV compass was calibrated and the instrument was set up to measure in the ENU directions. Velocities were measured using burst mode, measuring for 16 seconds every 10 minutes at a frequency of 64 Hz for 1024 samples.

The data available to download are a .dat and .sen files, converted to .csv files, for each day of sampling (e.g. day 1 = 20 August 2018). The .dat files, indicated by the suffux _dat in the file name, include velocities (E/N/U) in m s-1, amplitude (1-3) in counts, signal to noise ratio (1-3) in dB, correlation (1-3) in % and pressure (dbar). The .sen files, indicated by the suffux _sen in the file name, include the time, heading (degrees), pitch (degrees), roll (degrees), sound speed (m s-1), and temperature (°C).
DOI: 10.5285/cfbf27e7-44ce-404c-ab0a-0b079b18fd4f
title: Mortality surveys of large trees in Danum Valley and Sepilok Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia, 2019

description: This data represents a survey of all the large trees in permanent forest plots in Danum Valley and Sepilok Reserve, Sabah, Malaysia to determine whether they were dead or alive in 2019. The data consist of individual tree ids, which can be linked back to the plot inventory data, status and some details about the mode of death.

Additional data for Danum Valley is available through the ForestGEO portal.

Additional data for Sepilok reserve is available through forestplots website. 
description: Data was collected by re-visiting all the large trees (>30 cm stem diameter in the most recent inventory) in the permanent field plots to check whether they are alive or dead. If the tree was dead, the mode of death was recorded (mostly standing dead or uprooted / snapped). If the tree had uprooted or snapped, the direction of fall and the size (magnitude estimate) of the gap in the forest canopy was recorded.
DOI: 10.5285/e96b909d-d52e-4b36-bc51-905ece420794
title: Terrestrial habitat, vegetation and soil data from Cumbria, England, 1975

description: This dataset comprises plant species, soils, habitat types and major biota present,  collected during a survey of the English county of Cumbria, using standardised survey methods.  The survey was undertaken by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (a forerunner of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) in 1975 within a stratified random set of sites.  In total, up to 650 plots were surveyed from within 48 x 1km squares.
description: Data were collected on paper by trained field surveyors using standardised methods and later digitised by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster.  Soil samples were analysed at laboratories belonging to the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood, Grange-over-Sands.
DOI: 10.5285/4c7c9343-0624-4249-9ab2-183d49d41fe6
title: Ecosystem function and vegetation data from Parsonage Down, UK, in 2013

description: This dataset contains vegetation survey data and nitrate and ammonium concentrations, microbial biomass data, particle size, and nitrification and mineralisation rates within soils from an experiment based at Parsonage Down, UK. The vegetation survey comprises total species percentage cover and species richness data from four 50 cm by 50 cm quadrats. The experiment investigated the effect of different plant groups on soil carbon stores and nutrient cycling, by using a mixture of hand weeding and herbicide spot spraying to create different plant communities on the species rich grassland at Parsonage Down. The resulting carbon and nutrient cycling rates were compared to the characteristics of the plant groups. The experiment ran from 2013 to 2015 and this dataset contains data from 2013 only. This experiment was part of the Wessex BESS project, a six-year (2011-2017) project aimed at understanding how biodiversity underpins the ecosystem functions and services that landscapes provide.
description: KCl extractable N and potential mineralisation were measured using an autoanalyser, running 5% analytical replicates, recalibration (at 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 ppm) and blanks every 20 samples. Extracts were adjusted for soil moisture. Standardised protocols were followed in all cases, details of which can be found in the supporting documentation.
DOI: 10.5285/65c14df6-b762-441c-8d8d-9112f7350f03
title: Reproductive and early-acting life-history traits in the perennial grass Festuca ovina exposed to drought conditions

description: The dataset  provides measurement of timing of germination and seed mass in the F1 progeny, the P1 paternal contribution to F1 offspring (paternal reproductive success), and assesses the effects of flowering time on the mating system for Festuca ovina (F. ovina) after seventeen years of in-situ experimental drought treatment. 

The study was conducted at the Buxton Climate Change Impacts Laboratory (BCCIL) and began in July 2010.
description: In July 2010, thirty individuals of F. ovina were collected from the drought and control plots at BCCIL,  using a spatially stratified, randomised sampling design, from each of these climate environments (drought and control; six individuals per plot, per environment). Physically connected bunches of 4–8 tillers were recovered from each sampled plant and potted in cell trays in John Innes No. 1 compost. These clonal lines were subsequently allowed to establish in 3 L pots containing a 3:1 mix of John Innes No. 1 potting compost and medium grade Perlite at Ness Botanic Gardens, University of Liverpool, UK. They were maintained by biomass clipping 25 mm above the soil surface in September to mimic grazing and to promote clonal growth, and by seed head removal during July 2011, to prevent self-seeding. The clonal lines received natural rainfall, supplemented with a pumped ground-water supply in dry periods. Hereafter, these 59 field-collected clonal lines (one individual died following collection) are referred to as the parental or P1 plants.

For further details of method and sampling regime. please see the supporting documentation.
DOI: 10.5285/cd3d8b4e-0e0c-461c-8ec4-55e81d32eebb
title: Physical and chemical properties of wildfire ash collected from different ecosystems and burn severities across the globe, 2003-2021

description: This dataset describes the chemical and physical properties of wildfire ash collected following wildland fires in different ecosystems and burn severity conditions across the globe. For the chemical properties, ash was collected from sampling sites across eight countries (Australia, Canada, South Africa, US, UK, The Netherlands, Spain and Austria). For the physical properties, ash was collected from four locations in Tenerife (Spain), Victoria (Australia), Manchester (UK) and Idaho (US).
description: Ash was collected in the field between 2003 & 2021, and brought to the laboratory where chemical and physical properties were analysed.

The total concentration of selected elements was determined following established protocols after microwave-assisted digestion. The concentration of the selected soluble chemical species was determined after a leachate experiments (see supporting documents for further information).

Ash physical properties were determined following established methods (see supporting documents for further information).

No data analysis was conducted at this stage.
DOI: 10.5285/0d786a81-3c33-464e-a8fc-5fea233223bd
title: UK Climate Projections 2018 (UKCP18) Convection-Permitting Model (CPM) and Empirical Copula modelled widespread rainfall events for 1980-2000, 2020-2040 and 2060-2080

description: A set of ~72000 summaries of mainland GB peak daily rainfall data describing widespread rainfall events as modelled using UKCP18 meteorological data (using a convection permitting model) based on RCP8.5 for 12 members of a perturbed parameter ensemble. ~34000 come directly from the CPM outputs, and a further 36000 (1000 events per ensemble member per time period) generated using an Empirical Beta Copula approach. This was generated for three periods: December 1980 to November 2000, December 2020 to November 2040 and December 2060-November 2080, to examine changes in widespread rainfall events over time due to climate change.
description: Source data downloaded from Met Office HadUK repository.
Widespread events extracted from CPM data using Python.
Summaries calculated which also highlighted any errors in the process (QA)
Empirical Copula events simulated using CPM events in Python
Summaries calculated for EC events highlighting any errors in the process (QA)
DOI: 10.5285/6e2be4d6-a681-4ae5-8abf-0c3fc150365d
title: Natural enemies of crop pests in oilseed rape fields in relation to local plant diversity and landscape characteristics

description: The number and type of natural enemies of crop pests found in winter-sown oilseed rape fields (Brassica napus L.) in relation to local plant diversity (in crop and field margin) and landscape characteristics. Natural enemies and pests were collected using two methods (suction sampling and pitfall traps). Local plant diversity was assessed using quadrats in field margins and in cropped area. The presence of hedges was also recorded. Landscape characteristics include the amount of mass flowering crops, arable land, presence of patches of different grassland types (intensive, restored and species rich) and the amount of grasslands and other semi natural habitat with up to a 3km radius of the collection points.

These data were collected as part of Wessex BESS project, funded by the NERC Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability research program.
This dataset can be used in conjunction with other Wessex BESS WP4 datasets. 
description: Set protocols for field data collection and laboratory data collection were followed with datasheets provided for each collection type. Data were entered in MS Access and anomalous entries were checked for.
DOI: 10.5285/03bbb1a9-703b-484b-aa16-5924c11e1f2d
title: Saturated hydraulic conductivity, bulk density and soil organic carbon content from three paired upland woodland and grassland sites in northern England, July 2019-April 2021

description: Saturated hydraulic conductivity, bulk density and soil organic carbon content were determined on soil samples extracted from the upper 50 cm of the soil profile for three paired upland woodland and grassland sites in northern England. The site pairs consisted of new deciduous plantation (less than five years old) and pasture, Fifteen year old deciduous plantation and pasture, and finally a site with mature deciduous woodland and pasture. Comparisons were made between woodland and pasture soil properties.

The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council Grant NE/R004595/1: Optimising Natural Flood risk Management (NFM) in headwater catchments to protect downstream communities.
description: Soil bulk density rings, 5.3 cm in diameter were used to collect 5 cm long samples from each sample point. The samples were collected at the same point for depths of 2.5-7.5 cm, 12.5-17.5 cm, 22.5-27.5 cm, 32.5-37.5 cm, 42.5-47.5 cm, if the soil was deep enough. The samples were then brought to the laboratory and processed, while remaining in the same rings, on an Eijkelkamp 25 place permeameter to determine saturated hydraulic conductivity (reported in metres per day). Following these permeability measurements, the bulk density of the samples (grams per cubic centimetre) was determined through gravimetric assessment using oven drying at 105 deg C for 24 hours. For the upper two soil depths at each sampling point, soil organic carbon content was determined (reported as percentage of the total dry soil mass) via loss on ignition at 450 deg C for 5 hours.
DOI: 10.5285/97f8c19b-7451-4809-b011-0f9cf3eb8430
title: Scots pine-associated biodiversity in the UK (Scots pine Ecol)

description: This is a database of all known birds, bryophytes, fungi, invertebrates, lichens and mammals that use Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris) in the UK. Scots pine is the UK’s only native conifer that is used commercially and is the most common tree in the UK’s native Caledonian pine woods.  In total 1589 species are listed in the database. For each species a level of association with Scots pine is provided, ranging from obligate (only found on Scots pine) to cosmopolitan (found on a wide range of other tree species). Data on the ecology of each Scots pine associated species were collated: part of tree used, and use made of tree (feeding, roosting, breeding). Data on use or otherwise of 34 other tree species were also collated for each of the 1589 species.  
description: Existing data sources were collated during 2023/24, in order to identify as comprehensively as possible those species that use Scots Pine, Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine-associated species) and the nature of this association in the UK. The data sources included quality controlled databases of records of species, peer reviewed literature, published books and grey literature. A complete list of data sources used is provided together with an assessment of the quality of that data: peer reviewed or quality controlled dataset versus grey literature and whether the data are from the UK or not. Information on the species ecology and their use of 34 other tree species was also collated. The data were collated in a pre-defined standard format to enable consistency across taxa.
DOI: 10.5285/1e435dd3-ed93-4961-a136-ffa477731e1c
title: Tsetse trypanosome and endosymbiont data from Hurungwe District, Zimbabwe (2016)

description: The data set includes the results of a laboratory analysis in 2016, investigating the presence of trypanosomes and prevalence of tsetse endosymbionts in tsetse flies. The tsetse flies were sampled in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe, from February 2014 to November 2014. Flies were sampled using a combination of Epsilon traps and fly rounds, both established techniques for sampling tsetse. Tsetse were stored prior to laboratory analysis using Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) techniques in 2016. The data include two species of tsetse, Glossina pallidipes and Glossina morsitans morsitans. Trypanosome species investigated include Trypanosoma brucei s.l., T. b. rhodesiense, T. vivax, T. congolense, T. simiae, T.simiae (Tsavo) and T. godfreyi. Endosymbionts included in the study were Sodalis glossinidius and Wolbachia spp. Hurungwe District is the only sleeping sickness focus in Zimbabwe and an increase in cases had been detected in years preceding this study. The objective of the study was to investigate the trypanosome species present in the tsetse population and their association with tsetse endosymbionts. This study was conducted as part of research into the relationship between trypanosomiasis, well-being and ecosystems by the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (DDDAC). The research was funded by NERC  with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme (ESPA). 
description: The data presents the molecular analysis of 101 Glossina morsitans morsitans and 108 Glossina pallidipes tsetse sampled in Hurungwe District, Mashonaland West Province, Zimbabwe. Tsetse were sampled using Epsilon traps and fly rounds as described by Shereni et al. (2016). Tsetse were stored in cryotubes with desiccant beads at room temperature. DNA was extracted from the tsetse using Qiagen DNeasy kits and then subjected to polymerase chain reactions (PCR) to detect the primary endosymbiont, Wigglesworthia glossindia. Samples from which no DNA was amplified were discounted from further molecular analysis. All remaining samples were subjected to PCR reactions to detect African trypanosomes and the secondary tsetse symbionts, Sodalis glossinidius and Wolbachia. All PCRs included a negative and a positive control. The data were collated in an Excel spreadsheet and exported as a .csv file for ingestion into the EIDC.
DOI: 10.5285/a0417339-2c2b-4f68-9f47-c77a58cf42ca
title: Sediment yield measurements for fire-affected locations in the United Kingdom (2018-2019), Tenerife (2018-2019) and Australia (2019-2020)

description: This dataset describes sediment yields measured in three different locations and time periods after forest fires in UK, Spain and Australia:
-	Madre del Agua (Tenerife, Spain): 17/08/18 to 14/11/2019
-	Thompson (Victoria, Australia): 13/05/19 to 14/01/2020
-	Saddleworth (Manchester, UK): 03/08/18 to 30/10/2019

Data were collected using erosion plots and silt fences at hillslope scale to monitor sediment and ash transport during rain events.
description: Six erosion plots (3x8 m2) and silt fences per treatment were installed at each location. 
Treatments varied between locations:
-	Madre del Agua (6 treatments): control (C), 1.5 T/ha pine needle mulch (n1), 5 T/ha pine needle mulch (n2), 8 T/ha wood chips mulch (w1), 12 T/ha wood chips mulch (w2)
-	Thompson (3 treatments): low (low), moderate (moderate) and high (high) fire severity.
-	Saddleworth (2 treatments): high (HS) and extreme (ES) fire severity.

Silt fences were cleaned out periodically after rain events. The collected sediments were weighed in the field, and a subsample taken to the laboratory to calculate its water content (weighed, oven-dried at 105 oC for 48 h and weighed again) and correct the sediment weight obtained in the field. Sediment yields (T/ha) were calculated dividing the corrected sediment weights for each plot and collection date by the plot area. The dataset includes calculated sediment yields per site, plot and collection date. No additional data analysis was conducted at this stage.
DOI: 10.5285/0bfdfa23-15f8-4ffd-b1dc-e77178af0304
title: Survival rates and transfer potential measurements of Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium colonising polyethylene microplastics in contaminated agricultural soils

description: This dataset contains mesocosm experimental data quantifying the ability of the bacterium Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) to persist on microplastic beads in podzol and loamy soil. Persistence was determined through measuring surviving colony forming units (CFUs) of S. Typhimurium on the plastics after destructive sampling of the mesocosm jars. The results of a  flooding and leachate experiment are also included, containing transfer potential and leachate gradients of S. Typhimurium in each soil under ambient, and flooding conditions. Water was added to soil columns containing the microbeads to simulate flooding, and the CFUs in the water and on virgin plastics were measured to determine transfer potential. In the persistence experiment samples were measured on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 21, 28 and 35,  and in the transfer and leachate experiments samples were measured after 7, 14 and 21 days, with four replicates being taken at each time point.

This dataset was created as part of a study investigating how human pathogens enter agricultural environments via flooding or contaminated irrigation, and to determine the survivability of S. Typhimurium in these soils. This work is supported by the National Environmental Research Council (NE/V005847/1).
description: Mesocosm experiments were designed in two stages. For the persistence experiment jars were filled with two soil types and microplastic beads were mixed with the soils and left. At each time point destructive sampling was used to recover the beads and measure the surviving CFUs of S. Typhimurium on the plastics. In the flooding and leachate experiment, water was added to columns containing beads and the CFUs recovered in the water was recorded (flooding) and CFUs on virgin plastics was used to measure transfer. In the persistence experiment samples were measured on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 14, 21, 28 and 35,  and  in the transfer and leachate experiments samples were measured after 7, 14 and 21 days, with four replicates being taken each at each time point.
DOI: 10.5285/1ccff678-9e27-4290-8f12-a9d0c048d52f
title: Surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a data from Windermere South Basin, 2014 to 2018

description: This is part of an ongoing long-term monitoring dataset of surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a from fortnightly sampling at the South Basin of Windermere in Cumbria, England that began in 1945 for some variables. The data have been collected by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). The data available to download comprise surface temperature (TEMP) in degree Celsius, surface oxygen saturation (OXYG) in % air-saturation, Secchi depth (SECC) in metres, alkalinity (ALKA) in µg per litre as CaCO3 and pH. Ammonium (NH4N), nitrate (NO3N), soluble reactive phosphate (PO4P), total phosphorus (TOTP), dissolved reactive silicon expressed as SiO2 (SIO2) and phytoplankton chlorophyll a (TOCA) are all given in µg per litre. Water samples are based on a sample integrated from 0 to 7m. Measurements are made from a boat at a marked location (buoy) at the deepest part of the lake. All data are from January 2014 until the end of 2018.

This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.
description: Water samples are based on a sample integrated from 0 to 7 m. Measurements are made from a boat at a marked location (buoy) at the deepest part of the lake. Samples were analysed in UKCEH laboratories.