5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-11-13T16:16:11 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme] 2018-03-02 publication 2000-05-31 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438 10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438 doi: Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Ridgway, K.P., Watson, I.J., Fitter, A.H., Young, J.P.W. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438 These data comprise arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site. AM fungi are biotrophic symbionts colonizing the majority of land plants, and are of major importance in plant nutrient supply. Using the terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism (T-RFLP) strategy, the diversity of AM fungi was assessed in 89 roots of three grass species (Agrostis capillaris, Festuca rubra, Poa pratensis) that co-occurred in the same plots of the Sourhope field experiment. The impact of different soil amendments (nitrogen, lime, nitrogen and lime) and insecticide application on AM fungal community was also recorded. Data were collected during a project funded under the NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme, established in 1999 and centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). During the experiment, the site was monitored to assess changes in above-ground biomass production (productivity), species composition and relative abundance (diversity). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438 Vandenkoornhuyse, P. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Ridgway, K.P. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Watson, I.J. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Fitter, A.H. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Young, J.P.W. University of York enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Sier, A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Soil theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication biological diversity fungus GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Sourhope Scottish borders T-RFLP terminal-restriction fragment length polymorphism AM fungi Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Vandenkoornhuyse, P., Ridgway, K.P., Watson, I.J., Fitter, A.H., Young, J.P.W. (2018). Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi diversity data from Sourhope field experiment site, Scotland, 2001 [NERC Soil Biodiversity Programme]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438 textTable English utf8 biota environment 2001-05-31 2001-05-31 -2.244 -2.218 55.466 55.48 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/datastore/eidchub/5aa0e9ee-9604-4cba-a1ae-5d6708cf6438/P2108_FUNGAL_DIVERSITY1.csv Download the data Download a copy of this data fileAccess dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Data were collected as part of the NERC Soil Biodiversity Thematic Programme, which was established in 1999 and was centred upon the intensive study of a large field experiment located at the Macaulay Land Use Research Institute (MLURI) (now the James Hutton Institute) farm at Sourhope in the Scottish Borders (Grid reference: NT 8545 1963). Samples were collected by students and staff from the University of York at the experimental site before being processed according to standard protocols, with the data then being transferred to the programme data manager at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.