In:
Earth System Science Data, Copernicus GmbH, Vol. 13, No. 5 ( 2021-05-05), p. 1843-1854
Abstract:
Abstract. Data collected from research networks present
opportunities to test theories and develop models about factors responsible
for the long-term persistence and vulnerability of soil organic matter
(SOM). Synthesizing datasets collected by different research networks
presents opportunities to expand the ecological gradients and scientific
breadth of information available for inquiry. Synthesizing these data is
challenging, especially considering the legacy of soil data that have
already been collected and an expansion of new network science initiatives.
To facilitate this effort, here we present the SOils DAta Harmonization
database (SoDaH; https://lter.github.io/som-website, last access: 22 December 2020), a flexible database designed to harmonize diverse SOM datasets from
multiple research networks. SoDaH is built on several network science
efforts in the United States, but the tools built for SoDaH aim to provide
an open-access resource to facilitate synthesis of soil carbon data.
Moreover, SoDaH allows for individual locations to contribute results from
experimental manipulations, repeated measurements from long-term studies,
and local- to regional-scale gradients across ecosystems or landscapes.
Finally, we also provide data visualization and analysis tools that can be
used to query and analyze the aggregated database. The SoDaH v1.0 dataset is
archived and available
at https://doi.org/10.6073/pasta/9733f6b6d2ffd12bf126dc36a763e0b4 (Wieder et al., 2020).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1866-3516
DOI:
10.5194/essd-13-1843-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Copernicus GmbH
Publication Date:
2021
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2475469-9
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