Description: The described dataset was the result of a field effort consisting of several campaigns to assess the influence of carbon increase as a result of agroforestry treatments on soil hydrological characteristics and water fluxes at two sites in Malawi. At the sites, two experimental trials have been established which differ in age and soil characteristics, while climatic conditions are roughly comparable. At both sites we focused on control plots of maize and agroforestry treatments including Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp. as the tree component. The dataset contains soil characteristics such as texture, porosity, carbon and nitrogen concentrations, carbon density fractions, dispersible clay proportions, soil hydraulic conductivity and water retention curves. To assess the differences in water fluxes between treatments and sites, we installed soil moisture and matric potential sensors and a small weather station at the sites and monitored the fluxes over the course of about three months. The resulting time series are also part of the dataset, as well as some measurements of maize heights. The file structure of the dataset as well as details on the sites, sampling procedures, measurements and methodology are included in the data description.
Global identifier:
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"10.5880/fidgeo.2025.026",
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Tags: Stickstoffgehalt ? Mais ? Messstation ? Baum ? Kohlenstoff ? Sensor ? Bodenwasser ? Agroforstwirtschaft ? Chemikalien ? Messdaten ? Bodenfeuchte ? Wasser ? Wasseraufbereitung ? Wetter ? Zeitreihe ? Probenahme ? In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Probes > TDR ? EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS > NUTRIENT CYCLING ? EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CALCIUM ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CARBON ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > MAGNESIUM ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > NITROGEN ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > POTASSIUM ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL DEPTH ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL INFILTRATION ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL POROSITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE ? EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE ? In Situ Land-based Platforms > FIELD SURVEYS ? In Situ Land-based Platforms > LABORATORY ? In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Gauges > RAIN GAUGES ? In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Probes > SOIL MOISTURE PROBE ? In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Probes > SOIL TEMPERATURE PROBE ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > AGRICULTURAL PLANT SCIENCE > CROPPING SYSTEMS ? In Situ/Laboratory Instruments > Samplers > Grabbers/Traps/Collectors > SOIL SAMPLER ? environmental data > data acquisition ? environmental management > agricultural management ? equipment > monitoring equipment > sensor ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CALCIUM ? gliricidia ? intercropping ? land setup > mixed use area ? matric potential ? monitoring > monitoring technique ? monitoring > monitoring technique > sampling > sampling technique ? pedosphere > soil > soil texture ? pedosphere > soil > soil water ? research > scientific research > environmental research ? research > scientific research > field study ? science > environmental science ? science > natural science > soil science > soil chemistry ? science > natural science > water science > hydrology ? water-dispersible clay ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CARBON ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > MAGNESIUM ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > NITROGEN ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > ORGANIC MATTER ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > POTASSIUM ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL BULK DENSITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL DEPTH ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL INFILTRATION ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL MOISTURE/WATER CONTENT ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL POROSITY ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEMPERATURE ? EARTH SCIENCE > AGRICULTURE > SOILS > SOIL TEXTURE ? EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > PRECIPITATION AMOUNT ? EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > PRECIPITATION > RAIN ? forestry > agroforestry ?
License: cc-by/4.0
Language: Englisch/English
Issued: 2025-01-01
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