Forest Ecosystem Monitoring Cooperative(802) 656-0683femc@uvm.eduwww.uvm.edu/femc705 Spear StreetSouth BurlingtonVermont05403United States of AmericaCross-site Study of Soil Nitrification and Stream Nitrate ExportExamine the link between soil nitrification and stream nitrate export.Cross-site Study of Soil Nitrification and Stream Nitrate ExportCampbellJohnBurtNancyShanleyJamieBellHalBaileyScottRossDonaldWempleBeverleyDonnaKathleenLawrenceGregsoil nitrogenbiogeochemical processesstreamsSoil nitrification rates and associated soil and landscape metrics2002-10-012004-09-30Nitrate and ammonium concentration and rates, soil C and N measurements, other soil and landscape metrics including pH, and basal area of common tree species.Examine the link between soil nitrification and stream nitrate export at various sites in the northeastern region. Identify factors which influence or control soil nitrification rates (NR) to understand watershed N export. Examine 10 small, forested watersheds in the northeastern U.S. to investigate the relationship of topographic, vegetative, and soil controls with soil NR.Z0163_SoilNitrification_StreamNitrateExportVMC.163.321mySQLDonald Ross. 2004. Soil nitrification rates and associated soil and landscape metrics. FEMC. /femc/data/archive/project/soil-nitrification-stream-export/dataset/soil-nitrification-rates-landscape-metrics/femc/data/archive/project/soil-nitrification-stream-export/dataset/soil-nitrification-rates-landscape-metricswsWatershed NameThe name of the watershedtextSiteWatershed SiteThe site within the watershedtextwatershedWatershed ID NumberWatershed ID numberintidSample Point IDUnique number for each sampling point (except Sleepers and Buck)decimalzeroNO3Field Nitrate ConcentrationNitrate concentration in the fielddecimal0.0001rationaloneNO3Nitrate Concentration After 20 HoursNitrate concentration after about 20 hdecimal0.0001rationalnitrNet Nitrification RateNet nitrification ratedecimal0.0001rationalzeroNH4Field Ammonium ConcentrationAmmonium concentration in the fielddecimal0.0001rationaloneNH4Ammonium Concentration after 20 HoursAmmonium concentration after about 20 hdecimal0.0001rationalammoAmmonification RateAmmonification ratedecimal0.0001rationalsumNitrification and Ammonification Rate SumSum of the nitrification and ammonification ratesdecimal0.0001rationalnitrNNitrification Rate Per kg NNitrification rate per kg Ndecimal0.0001rationalnitrCNitrification Rate Per kg CNitrification rate per kg Cdecimal0.0001rationalfnitrNitrate Fraction of Inorganic N After 20 HoursFraction of inorganic N that is nitrate, after about 20 hFdecimalcustomProportion0.0001rationalCTotal Soil CTotal soil Cdecimal0.0001rationalNTotal Soil NTotal soil Ndecimal0.0001rationalCNC / NCarbon-to-nitrogen ratiodecimalcustomProportion0.0001rationaltenmLwtSoil Dry WeightDry weight of 10 mL of soil (volume used in extraction), surrogate for bulk densitydecimal0.0001rationalPwMoisture ContentWeight of water / dry weight of soil; 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