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Elemental Analysis of Mirror Lake Sediment Core

General Information
Data Package:
Local Identifier:knb-lter-hbr.326.2
Title:Elemental Analysis of Mirror Lake Sediment Core
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

This datataset contains the datatables from Leys et al. 2016, and report a high-resolution millennial-scale record of Ca and 16 other elements from the sediments of Mirror Lake, a 15-ha lake in the White Mountains of New Hampshire surrounded by northern hardwood forest.

Leys, B. A., G. E. Likens, C. E. Johnson, J. M. Craine, B. Lacroix, and K. K. McLauchlan. 2016. Natural and anthropogenic drivers of calcium depletion in a northern forest during the last millennium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113:6934 - 6938.

Publication Date:2022-03-06
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Visit: DOI PLACE HOLDER

Time Period
Begin:
2005-08-03
End:
2005-08-03

People and Organizations
Contact:Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study [  email ]
Creator:Leys, Bérangère A (Kansas State University)
Creator:Likens, Gene (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies)
Creator:Johnson, Chris E (Syracuse University)
Creator:Craine, Joseph M (Jonah Ventures, LLC)
Creator:Brice Lacroix, Brice (Kansas State University)
Creator:McLauchlan, Kendra K (Kansas State University)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
MirrorLake_SedimentElementalConcentrations
Description:
Elemental concentration from XRF on Mirror Lake sediment samples, expressed in g/kg
Data Table Name:
MirrorLake_SedimentExchangeable_K_Ca_Mg_Na
Description:
Concentrations of exchangeable and total potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sodium (Na) in the sediments, expressed in ppm
Data Table Name:
MirrorLake_SedimentCalciumConcentration
Description:
Calcium concentrations, expressed in g/kg, from XRF techniques on 10 Mirror Lake dried
Data Table Name:
MirrorLake_Sediment_MineralComposition
Description:
Main mineral composition of Mirror Lake sediments, derived from XRD techniques, expressed in normalized percentages
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Data Entities


Data Table

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Name:MirrorLake_SedimentElementalConcentrations
Description:Elemental concentration from XRF on Mirror Lake sediment samples, expressed in g/kg
Number of Records:103
Number of Columns:22

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 
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Na  
Mg  
Al  
Si  
P  
S  
K  
Ca  
Ti  
Mn  
Fe  
Co  
Ni  
Cu  
Zn  
Pb  
Mo  
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Data Table

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Name:MirrorLake_SedimentExchangeable_K_Ca_Mg_Na
Description:Concentrations of exchangeable and total potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and sodium (Na) in the sediments, expressed in ppm
Number of Records:6
Number of Columns:14

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:Depth  
Age_CE  
exch_K_ppm  
total_K_ppm  
exch_K_pct  
exch_Ca_ppm  
total_Ca_ppm  
exch_Ca_pct  
exch_Mg_ppm  
total_Mg_ppm  
exch_Mg_pct  
exch_Na_ppm  
total_Na_ppm  
exch_Na_pct  
Definition:sediment depthAge in Common Eraexchangeable Ktotal Kexchangeable K percentexchangeable Catotal Caexchangeable Ca percentexchangeable Mgtotal Mgexchangeable Mg percentexchangeable Natotal Naexchangeable Na percent
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Data Table

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Name:MirrorLake_SedimentCalciumConcentration
Description:Calcium concentrations, expressed in g/kg, from XRF techniques on 10 Mirror Lake dried
Number of Records:10
Number of Columns:5

Table Structure
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Table Column Descriptions
 
Column Name:Depth_cm  
Age_CE  
Ca_conc  
LOI_pct  
Ca_conc_postLOI  
Definition:sediment depthAge in Common EraCalcium concentrationLoss on ignition – percent remaining after 2 hours at 1000CCalcium concentration after 2 hours at 1000C
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Name:MirrorLake_Sediment_MineralComposition
Description:Main mineral composition of Mirror Lake sediments, derived from XRD techniques, expressed in normalized percentages
Number of Records:7
Number of Columns:6

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Table Column Descriptions
 
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Albite  
Chlorite  
Mica  
Apatite  
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Data Package Usage Rights

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Keywords

By Thesaurus:
LTER Core Research Areainorganic nutrients, disturbance patterns
LTER Controlled Vocabularyecosystems, lakes, watersheds, calcium, nutrients
HBES VocabularyHBR, Hubbard Brook LTER, Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study, HBES, HBEF, New Hampshire, NH, White Mountain National Forest, natural depletion, acidification, hardwood forest
National Research & Development TaxonomyEcology, Ecosystems, & Environment

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

Methods for the sediment sample analysis are described in detail in:

Leys, B. A., G. E. Likens, C. E. Johnson, J. M. Craine, B. Lacroix, and K. K. McLauchlan. 2016. Natural and anthropogenic drivers of calcium depletion in a northern forest during the last millennium. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 113:6934 - 6938. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1604909113

McLauchlan KK, Craine JM, Oswald WW, et al. 2007. Changes in nitrogen cycling during the past century in a northern hardwood forest. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 104: 7466– 70. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0701779104

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@environmentaldatainitiative.org
Web Address:
https://environmentaldatainitiative.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Bérangère A Leys
Organization:Kansas State University
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5485-0156
Individual: Gene Likens
Organization:Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Email Address:
likensg@caryinstitute.org
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0884-2726
Individual: Chris E Johnson
Organization:Syracuse University
Email Address:
cejohns@syr.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9079-813X
Individual: Joseph M Craine
Organization:Jonah Ventures, LLC
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-3244
Individual: Brice Brice Lacroix
Organization:Kansas State University
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1389-9508
Individual: Kendra K McLauchlan
Organization:Kansas State University
Contacts:
Organization:Hubbard Brook Ecosystem Study
Email Address:
hbr-im@lternet.edu

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2005-08-03
End:
2005-08-03
Geographic Region:
Description:Mirror Lake, Woodstock NH
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  43.94612Southern:  43.940496
Western:  -71.696453Eastern:  -71.688857

Project

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:complete
Frequency:
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