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Lange, Markus; Steinbeiss, Sibylle; Habekost, Maike; Gleixner, Gerd; Luo, Guangjuan; Guderle, Marcus; Meyer, Sebastian Tobias (2015): Collection of data on soil carbon (particulate and dissolved) in the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, time series since 2002) [dataset publication series]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848946

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Abstract:
This data set contains three time series of measurements of soil carbon (particular and dissolved) from the main experiment plots of a large grassland biodiversity experiment (the Jena Experiment; see further details below). In the main experiment, 82 grassland plots of 20 x 20 m were established from a pool of 60 species belonging to four functional groups (grasses, legumes, tall and small herbs). In May 2002, varying numbers of plant species from this species pool were sown into the plots to create a gradient of plant species richness (1, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 60 species) and functional richness (1, 2, 3, 4 functional groups). Plots were maintained by bi-annual weeding and mowing.
1. Particulate soil carbon: Stratified soil sampling was performed every two years since before sowing in April 2002 and was repeated in April 2004, 2006 and 2008 to a depth of 30 cm segmented to a depth resolution of 5 cm giving six depth subsamples per core. Total carbon concentration was analyzed on ball-milled subsamples by an elemental analyzer at 1150°C. Inorganic carbon concentration was measured by elemental analysis at 1150°C after removal of organic carbon for 16 h at 450°C in a muffle furnace. Organic carbon concentration was calculated as the difference between both measurements of total and inorganic carbon.
2. Particulate soil carbon (high intensity sampling): In one block of the Jena Experiment soil samples were taken to a depth of 1 m (segmented to a depth resolution of 5 cm giving 20 depth subsamples per core) with three replicates per block ever 5 years starting before sowing in April 2002. Samples were processed as for the more frequent sampling.
3. Dissolved organic carbon: Suction plates installed on the field site in 10, 20, 30 and 60 cm depth were used to sample soil pore water. Cumulative soil solution was sampled biweekly and analyzed for dissolved organic carbon concentration by a high TOC elemental analyzer. Annual mean values of DOC are provided.
Related to:
Lange, Markus; Sierra, Carlos A; Bessler, Holger; Engels, Christof; Griffiths, Robert I; Mellado-Vázquez, Perla G; Malik, Ashish A; Roy, Jacques; Scheu, Stefan; Steinbeiss, Sibylle; Trumbore, Susan E; Thomson, Bruce C; Gleixner, Gerd (2015): Plant diversity increases soil microbial activity and soil carbon storage. Nature Communications, 6, https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms7707
Steinbeiss, Sibylle; Bessler, Holger; Engels, Christof; Temperton, Vicky; Buchmann, Nina; Roscher, Christiane; Kreutziger, Yvonne; Baade, Jussi; Habekost, Maike; Gleixner, Gerd (2008): Plant diversity positively affects short-term soil carbon storage in experimental grasslands. Global Change Biology, 14, 2937-2949, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01697.x
Steinbeiss, Sibylle; Temperton, Vicky; Gleixner, Gerd (2008): Mechanisms of short-term soil carbon storage in experimental grasslands. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 40(10), 2634-2642, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2008.07.007
Further details:
Plot information of the Jena Main Experiment
Treatment description
Roscher, Christiane; Schumacher, Jens; Baade, Jussi; Wilcken, Sara; Gleixner, Gerd; Weisser, Wolfgang W; Schmid, Bernhard; Schulze, Ernst-Detlef (2004): The role of biodiversity for element cycling and trophic interactions: an experimental approach in a grassland community. Basic and Applied Ecology, 5(2), 107-121, https://doi.org/10.1078/1439-1791-00216
Project(s):
The Jena Experiment (JenExp)
Coverage:
Latitude: 50.946100 * Longitude: 11.611300
Date/Time Start: 2002-01-01T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-12-31T00:00:00
Comment:
This data set is an ongoing collection of soil carbon data from the Jena Experiment which is extended every year. Please refer to the datasets of the individual years below. Data is published 7 years after measuring. If you are interested in more recent years, please directly contact the authors via the Jena Experiment data manager [http://www.the-jena-experiment.de/Contact.html].
In case you want to cite this collection please use: "Markus Lange; Sibylle Steinbeiß; Maike Habekost; Gerd Gleixner, Guangjuan Luo, Marcus Guderle, Sebastian T Meyer (2015): Collection of soil carbon (particular and dissolved) in the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, time series since 2002), doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.848946 (downloaded [DATE])".
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Datasets listed in this publication series

  1. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2002). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848922
  2. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2003). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848923
  3. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2004). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848924
  4. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2005). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848925
  5. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2006). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848926
  6. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2007). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848927
  7. Lange, M; Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Dissolved organic carbon in soil solution of the Jena Experiment (Main Experiment, year 2008). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848928
  8. Steinbeiss, S; Habekost, M; Lange, M et al. (2015): Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment (all blocks Main Experiment up to 30cm depth, year 2002). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848937
  9. Steinbeiss, S; Gleixner, G (2015): Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment from intensive sampling campaigns (only block 2 Main Experiment up to 1 m depth, year 2002). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848939
  10. Steinbeiss, S; Habekost, M; Lange, M et al. (2015): Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment (all blocks Main Experiment up to 30cm depth, year 2004). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848940
  11. Habekost, M; Lange, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment (all blocks Main Experiment up to 30cm depth, year 2006). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848941
  12. Habekost, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment from intensive sampling campaigns (only block 2 Main Experiment up to 1 m depth, year 2007). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848943
  13. Habekost, M; Lange, M; Gleixner, G (2015): Soil carbon in the Jena Experiment (all blocks Main Experiment up to 30cm depth, year 2008). https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.848944