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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2069-2017
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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-2069-2017
© Author(s) 2017. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Research article
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24 Apr 2017
Research article |
| 24 Apr 2017
The nitrogen, carbon and greenhouse gas budget of a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland
Stephanie K. Jones
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Scotland's Rural College, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh,
EH9 3JG, UK
Carole Helfter
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Margaret Anderson
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Mhairi Coyle
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Claire Campbell
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Daniela Famulari
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Chiara Di Marco
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Netty van Dijk
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Y. Sim Tang
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Cairistiona F. E. Topp
Scotland's Rural College, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh,
EH9 3JG, UK
Ralf Kiese
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Meteorology and Climate
Research, Atmospheric Environmental Research (IMK-IFU), Kreuzeckbahnstr. 19, 82467
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Reimo Kindler
Department of Waste Management and Environmental Research, Technische
Universität Berlin, Franklinstr. 29, 10587 Berlin, Germany
Jan Siemens
Chair of Soil Resources, Institute of Soil Science and Soil Conservation, iFZ Research Centre for BioSystems, Land Use and Nutrition,
Justus Liebig University Giessen, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26–32, 35392 Giessen, Germany
Marion Schrumpf
Department for Biogeochemical Processes, Max Plank Institute for Biogeochemistry, Hans-Knöll-Str. 10, 07745
Jena, Germany
Klaus Kaiser
Soil Science and Soil Protection, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Von-Seckendorff-Platz 3, 06120
Halle (Saale), Germany
Eiko Nemitz
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Peter E. Levy
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Robert M. Rees
Scotland's Rural College, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, Edinburgh,
EH9 3JG, UK
Mark A. Sutton
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Ute M. Skiba
Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Edinburgh, Bush Estate, Penicuik,
Midlothian, EH26 QB, UK
Data sets
Carbon and nitrogen flux, meteorological, management and soil data from a grazed, cut and fertilised temperate grassland in south east Scotland, NERC Environmental Information Data Centre S. K. Jones, C. Helfter, M. Anderson, M. Coyle, C. Campbell, D. Famulari, C. Di Marco, N. van Dijk, Y. S. Tang, C. Topp, R. Kiese, R. Kindler, J. Siemens, M. Schrumpf, K. Kaiser, E. Nemitz, P. E. Levy, R. M. Rees, M. A. Sutton, and U. M. Skiba https://doi.org/10.5285/7e6e6955-a9d7-4f8a-961e-3fa3d56d0ead
Short summary
We assessed the nitrogen (N), carbon (C) and greenhouse gas (GHG) budget from an intensively managed grassland in southern Scotland using flux budget calculations as well as changes in soil N and C pools over time. Estimates from flux budget calculations indicated that N and C were sequestered, whereas soil stock measurements indicated a smaller N storage and a loss of C from the ecosystem. The GHG sink strength of the net CO2 ecosystem exchange was strongly affected by CH4 and N2O emissions.
We assessed the nitrogen (N), carbon (C) and greenhouse gas (GHG) budget from an intensively...
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