Peat carbon, δ14C, macrofossil, and humification data from a thawing permafrost peatland in western Canada ...

• Main Author: Heffernan, Liam
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Borealis 2019
• Subjects: permafrost
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.7939/dvn/mkm0ze; https://borealisdata.ca/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7939/DVN/MKM0ZE

The data provided in one xlsx file has five tabs: read me, bulk density and LOI, carbon content, FTIR and C:N, radiocarbon, and plant macrofossils. The same data is available in separate csv files and all data files are included in one zip file, except for a read me file wihcih is in txt format.. "Read me" contains descriptions of all column headers and data. It provides units of measurement for each. "Bulk density and LOI" contains the bulk density and loss-on-ignition values of peat samples. Bulk density was used with measured carbon content to calculate carbon stocks. LOI was used to aid in identifying transitions between peatland developmental stages. Peat was first dried at 110°C to calculate bulk density and then combusted at 550°C to determine LOI. Both bulk density and LOi were determined according to Chambers et al (2011). "Carbon content" contains the measured carbon content of peat samples. Measurements were determined using a Eurovector EA 3000 Elemental Analyzer (HEKAtech, Wegberg, Germany) from ...