Soil Archives — Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE)
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Sieved soil from the baseline soil samples 0-25 cm and the deep core sampling (1 m) of the LTER Main Site and of the Successional and Forested sites.
This datatable is part of the Archived plant, soil, water and microbial samples dataset. Plants, soil, water and microbial samples are archived. Small quantities are available for research by contacting:
- Plant and Soil Samples — Stacey Vanderwulp
- Water Samples — Steve Hamilton
- Microbial Samples — Tom Schmidt
Note
| Experiment: | Main Cropping System Experiment (MCSE) |
| Data available from: | January 1988 to January 2021 |
| Dataset: | KBS052 |
| Datatable ID: | KBS052-002.49 |
| Core Areas | Organic Matter,Inorganic Nutrients,Disturbance |
| Repository link: | http://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/1e6d3ce6c3a72f8d4217699d254fe3a7 |
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| Last Updated | 2023-03-20 |
| Variate | Description | Units |
|---|---|---|
| year | sample year | |
| site | site of soil collection | |
| sample date | the date or date range represented by the soil samples | |
| top depth cm | the top depth of the soil samples in cm. | centimeter |
| bottom depth cm | bottom depth of the sample | centimeter |
| plot | the plot or plot range where the soil was sampled | |
| box | the box id where the sample is stored | |
| type | the type of soil sample archived. Can refer to the type of soil processing or the type of sample. | |
| comments | comments |
Data Excerpt
| year | site | sample_date | top_depth_cm | plot | box | type | volume | comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | KBS LTER | 2021-04-27 | 0.0 | 25.0 | Archived Soil (Air Dried) | 4 ounce | ||
| 2021 | KBS LTER | 2021-04-27 | 0.0 | 25.0 | Archived Soil (Air Dried) | 4 ounce | ||
| 2021 | KBS LTER | 2021-04-27 | 0.0 | 25.0 | Archived Soil (Air Dried) | 4 ounce | ||
| 2021 | KBS LTER | 2021-04-27 | 0.0 | 25.0 | Archived Soil (Air Dried) | 4 ounce | ||
| 2021 | KBS LTER | 2021-04-27 | 0.0 | 25.0 | Archived Soil (Air Dried) | 4 ounce |