Physical and geochemical properties of Scottish saltmarsh soils

This dataset comprises of physical and geochemical measurements produced from 18 wide diameter (60 mm in diameter) and 148 narrow diameter (30 mm in diameter) gouge cores collected from across seven Scottish saltmarshes. The data includes core descriptions, dry bulk density, bulk elemental measurements of organic carbon and nitrogen content, stable isotope and radionuclide (Lead-210 and Cesium-137) data. Additionally, data for a further 79 surficial soil (top 10cm) samples from across five Scottish saltmarshes is integrated into this dataset. The surficial soil data includes vegetation data, (NVC), wet bulk density, dry bulk density, soil texture, and organic carbon content. This data was used to calculate organic carbon stocks and accumulation rates across Scotland’s saltmarsh ecosystems.

The project was funded by the Scottish Blue Carbon Forum and supported by the Natural Environment Research Council funded Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environments (NE/R010846/1).