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    • CO2 concentrations and microbial biomass data derived from incubation experiments on soils collected at Arches National Park in 2017 and 2018

    Metadata Updated: January 21, 2026

    These data were compiled to improve our understanding of how water, carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) interact to regulate below ground carbon cycling. Objective(s) of our study were to evaluate how soil heterotrophic carbon cycling responded to inputs of water, C, N, and P individually and interactively on the Colorado Plateau. These data represent soil microbial and CO2 respiration responses to amendments of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorous, and water. Soils were collected at a study site located in Arches National Park in southeastern Utah on 14 August 2017 and again on 17 July 2018 from the upper 10 cm of the soil profile in open spaces among plant canopies after the biological soil crust layer (< 1 cm depth) was removed. These data were processed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Utah State University in a lab at the USGS-Southwest Biological Science Center, Moab, Utah. These data can be used to assess some carbon pools, fluxes, and responses to resource additions for a dryland ecosystem.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 21, 2026

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    Harvested from DOI USGS DCAT-US

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    Metadata Created Date January 12, 2026
    Metadata Updated Date January 21, 2026
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    Data Last Modified 2022-06-27T00:00:00Z
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