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CO2 concentrations and microbial biomass data derived from incubation experiments on soils collected at Arches National Park in 2017 and 2018

Data for journal manuscript: Multiple resource limitation of dryland soil microbial carbon cycling on the Colorado Plateau

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Publication Date
Time Period
2017
Time Period
2018

Citation

Choi, R.T., Reed, S.C., and Tucker, C.L., 2021, CO2 concentrations and microbial biomass data derived from incubation experiments on soils collected at Arches National Park in 2017 and 2018: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9EEDPB0.

Summary

These data were compiled to improve our understanding of how water, carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) interact to regulate below ground carbon cycling. Objective(s) of our study were to evaluate how soil heterotrophic carbon cycling responded to inputs of water, C, N, and P individually and interactively on the Colorado Plateau. These data represent soil microbial and CO2 respiration responses to amendments of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and water. Soils were collected at a study site located in Arches National Park in southeastern Utah on 14 August 2017 and again on 17 July 2018 from the upper 10 cm of the soil profile in open spaces among plant canopies after the biological soil crust layer (< 1 cm depth) was removed. [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Sasha C Reed
Originator :
Ryan T Choi, Sasha C Reed, Colin L Tucker
Metadata Contact :
Armin J Howell
Publisher :
U.S. Geological Survey
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase
SDC Data Owner :
Southwest Biological Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Ecosystems

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CO2concentrations_MicrobialBiomass_Metadata.xml
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CO2_DryWetConcentrations.csv 2.23 KB text/csv
CO2_RespConcentrations.csv 25.06 KB text/csv
Microbial_Biomass.csv 7.63 KB text/csv
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“Site in Arches National Park where soil samples were collected for incubation” 		thumbnail 465.57 KB image/jpeg

Purpose

The purpose of these data are to improve our understanding of how carbon, nutrients, and water interact to influence soil efflux of CO2 to the atmosphere, with the potential for large variation in the amount of CO2 released depending on the concurrent spatial and temporal availability of multiple resources. These data were created to conduct three distinct soil incubation experiments to evaluate responses of heterotrophic soil respiration and microbial biomass to different additions of water, C (glucose), N (ammonium nitrate), and P (potassium phosphate). These data could be used by future researchers to better understand how limiting resources interact to affect the dryland carbon cycle for quantifying coupled biogeochemical cycles and effects of climate change at the global scale.

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The author(s) of these data request that data users contact them regarding intended use and to assist with understanding limitations and interpretation. Unless otherwise stated, all data, metadata and related materials are considered to satisfy the quality standards relative to the purpose for which the data were collected. Although these data and associated metadata have been reviewed for accuracy and completeness and approved for release by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data for other purposes, nor on all computer systems, nor shall the act of distribution constitute any such warranty.
Site in Arches National Park where soil samples were collected for incubation
Site in Arches National Park where soil samples were collected for incubation

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