SPRUCE S1 Bog and Bog Lake Fen Moss Decomposition and Litter Chemistry Data, 2014-2019

Description

This dataset includes measurements of mass loss, decay rate, and litter chemistry of mosses decomposing in the S1 Bog and Bog Lake Fen located in the USDA Forest Service Marcell Experimental Forest (MEF) in northern Minnesota, 40 km north of Grand Rapids. A litterbag experiment was used to estimate decay rates of 3 different moss types (Sphagnum magellanicum, Sphagnum angustifolium/fallax, and Polytrichum sp.) from mass loss measurements after one and five years in hummock and hollow microtopographies in the bog and lawn microtopography in the poor fen. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous contents of the mosses were measured initially, after 1 year, and after 5 years of decay. Sample collection and analyses started in 2014 and was completed in 2019 (2014-06-05 to 2019-06-05). These data are from outside the Spruce and Peatland Responses Under Changing Environments (SPRUCE) experimental plots. Decomposition data (rates and chemistry changes) can be used to assess ecosystem carbon and nutrient cycles. These data were used in analyses reported in Shelley et al (2022). This dataset contains two data files in comma-separate values (*.csv) format. Additional metadata are provided: two data dictionaries and a file-level metadata file in comma-separate values (.csv) format and a user guide in PDF (*.pdf) format.

Citation

This dataset is available for download at ESS-DIVE, please visit the DOI link in the citation below for access.

Shelley, SJ, DJ Brice, CM Iversen, RK Kolka, and NA Griffiths. 2021. SPRUCE S1 Bog and Bog Lake Fen Moss Decomposition and Litter Chemistry Data, 2014-2019. ORNL Terrestrial Ecosystem Science SFA, ESS-DIVE repository. Dataset.  https://doi.org/10.25581/spruce.089/1777909

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Tuesday, April 27, 2021

SPRUCE ID: spruce.089

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