Data Repository : Evaluating the soil microbe community-level physiological profile using EcoPlate and soil properties at 33 forest sites across Japan

Data Set Citation:

When using this data, please cite the data package:

Nakamura M , Terada C , Ito K , Matsui K , Niwa S , Ishihara M , Kenta T , Yoshikawa T , Kadoya T , Hiura T , Muraoka H , Ishida K , Agetsuma N , Nakamura R , Sakio H , Takagi M , Mori A , Kimura M , Kurokawa H , Enoki T , Seino T , Takashima A , Kobayashi H , Matsumoto K , Takahashi K , Tateno R , Yoshida T , Nakaji T , Maki M , Kobayashi K , Fukuzawa K , Hoshizaki K , Ohta K , Kobayashi K , Hasegawa M , Suzuki S , Sakimoto M , Kitagawa Y , Sakai A , Kondo H , Ichie T , Kageyama K , Hieno A , Kato S , Otani T , Utsumi Y , Kume T , Homma K , Kishimoto K , Masaka K , Watanabe K , Toda M , Nagamatsu D , Miyazaki Y , Yamashita T , and Tokuchi N.
Evaluating the soil microbe community-level physiological profile using EcoPlate and soil properties at 33 forest sites across Japan
ERDP-2022-01.1.1 (https://db.cger.nies.go.jp/JaLTER/metacat/metacat/ERDP-2022-01.1.1/jalter-en)

General Information:
Title:	Evaluating the soil microbe community-level physiological profile using EcoPlate and soil properties at 33 forest sites across Japan
Identifier:	ERDP-2022-01.1.1
Abstract:	We present the largest freely available EcoPlate dataset for Japan, comprising data collected from a network of 33 natural forest sites (77 plots) in regions of East Asia ranging from cooltemperate to subtropical. EcoPlate is a 96-well microplate that contains three repeated sets of 31 response wells with different sole carbon substrates. The utilization of each carbon substrate by the microbial community is quantified by the color density of the well during incubation. EcoPlate can provide a multifunctional index of a soil microbial community. Soil properties (water content, carbon [C] and nitrogen [N] contents, the C/N ratio, and pH) that are essential for interpreting the EcoPlate results were also measured. The network is part of the Forest and Grassland Survey of the Monitoring Sites 1000 Project established by the Ministry of the Environment. Using a standardized protocol, soil was sampled between September and December 2020. A preliminary principal component analysis was performed on the temporal integration of color density using 31 substrates. For the temporal integration, we calculated the cumulative amount of color development by integrating the color density development curve. PC1 contributed 55.6% and is thought to represent the magnitude of the overall absorbance of all substrates. The model of environmental factors including elevation and the model of soil properties, including water content and pH, were selected as the best fit models for variation in PC1. EcoPlate data enable the meta-analysis of comparative studies among forest types and testing community ecology and ecosystem function hypotheses at broad spatial scales.

Data Table, Image, and Other Data Details:
Metadata download:	Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File
Data Table:	EcoPlate ( View Metadata \| Download File )
Data Table:	PlotList ( View Metadata \| Download File )
Data Table:	SoilProperty ( View Metadata \| Download File )
Other Data:	data descriptor ( View Metadata \| Download File )

Involved Parties

Data Set Owners:

Individual:

Masahiro Nakamura

Organization:

Wakayama Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Wakayama Japan

Individual:

Chisato Terada

Organization:

Wakayama Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Wakayama Japan

Individual:

Kinya Ito

Organization:

Wakayama Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Wakayama Japan

Individual:

Kazuaki Matsui

Organization:

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Kindai University

Address:

Osaka Japan

Individual:

Shigeru Niwa

Organization:

Japan Wildlife Research Center

Address:

Tokyo Japan

Individual:

Masae Ishihara

Organization:

Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Tanaka Kenta

Organization:

Sugadaira Research Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba

Address:

Ibaraki Japan

Individual:

Tetsuro Yoshikawa

Organization:

Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Address:

Ibaraki Japan

Individual:

Taku Kadoya

Organization:

Biodiversity Division, National Institute for Environmental Studies

Address:

Ibaraki Japan

Individual:

Tsutom Hiura

Organization:

Department of Ecosystem Studies, The University of Tokyo

Address:

Tokyo Japan

Individual:

Hiroyuki Muraoka

Organization:

River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

Address:

Gifu Japan

Individual:

Ken Ishida

Organization:

Amami Ecosystem Research Group

Address:

Kagoshima Japan

Individual:

Naoki Agetsuma

Organization:

Tomakomai Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Hokkaido Japan

Individual:

Ryosuke Nakamura

Organization:

Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University

Address:

Uji, Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Hitoshi Sakio

Organization:

Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University

Address:

Niigata Japan

Individual:

Masahiro Takagi

Organization:

Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki

Address:

Miyazaki Japan

Individual:

Akira S Mori

Organization:

Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University

Address:

Kanagawa Japan

Individual:

Megumi K Kimura

Organization:

Forest Tree Breeding Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Address:

Ibaraki Japan

Individual:

Hiroko Kurokawa

Organization:

Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Address:

Ibaraki Japan

Individual:

Tsutomu Enoki

Organization:

Kasuya Resarch Forest, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Address:

Fukuoka Japan

Individual:

Tatsuyuki Seino

Organization:

Yatsugatake Forest Station, Mountain Science Center, University of Tsukuba

Address:

Nagano Japan

Individual:

Atsushi Takashima

Organization:

Yona Field, Subtropical Field Scienece Center, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus

Address:

Okinawa Japan

Individual:

Hajime Kobayashi

Organization:

Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University

Address:

Nagano Japan

Individual:

Kazuho Matsumoto

Organization:

Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus

Address:

Okinawa Japan

Individual:

Koichi Takahashi

Organization:

Faculty of Science, Shinshu University

Address:

Nagano Japan

Individual:

Ryunosuke Tateno

Organization:

Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Tomohiro Yoshida

Organization:

Faculty of Science, Shinshu University

Address:

Nagano Japan

Individual:

Tatsuro Nakaji

Organization:

Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology

Address:

Tokyo Japan

Individual:

Masayuki Maki

Organization:

Uryu Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Hokkaido Japan

Individual:

Kazutaka Kobayashi

Organization:

Botanical Gardens, Tohoku University

Address:

Miyagi Japan

Individual:

Karibu Fukuzawa

Organization:

Nakagawa Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Hokkaido Japan

Individual:

Kazuhiko Hoshizaki

Organization:

Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University

Address:

Akita Japan

Individual:

Kazuhide Ohta

Organization:

Faculty of Bioresource Sciences, Akita Prefectural University

Address:

Akita Japan

Individual:

Keito Kobayashi

Organization:

Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University / Kansai Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Motohiro Hasegawa

Organization:

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Satoshi N Suzuki

Organization:

The University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest, The University of Tokyo

Address:

Furano, Hokkaido Japan

Individual:

Michinori Sakimoto

Organization:

Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Yoichiro Kitagawa

Organization:

Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Individual:

Akiko Sakai

Organization:

Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University

Address:

Kanagawa Japan

Individual:

Hirofumi Kondo

Organization:

Graduate School of Environment and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University

Address:

Kanagawa Japan

Individual:

Tomoaki Ichie

Organization:

Faculty of Agriculture and Marine Science, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Kochi University

Address:

Kochi Japan

Individual:

Koji Kageyama

Organization:

River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

Address:

Gifu Japan

Individual:

Ayaka Hieno

Organization:

River Basin Research Center, Gifu University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

Address:

Gifu Japan

Individual:

Shogo Kato

Organization:

Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

Address:

Gifu Japan

Individual:

Tatsuya Otani

Organization:

Shikoku Research Center, Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Address:

Kochi Japan

Individual:

Yasuhiro Utsumi

Organization:

Ashoro Research Forest, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Address:

Hokkaido Japan

Individual:

Tomonori Kume

Organization:

Shiiba Research Forest, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Address:

Miyazaki Japan

Individual:

Kosuke Homma

Organization:

Sado Island Center for Ecological Sustainability, Niigata University

Address:

Niigata Japan

Individual:

Koju Kishimoto

Organization:

Ecohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo

Address:

Aichi Japan

Individual:

Kazuhiko Masaka

Organization:

Department of Forest Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University

Address:

Iwate Japan

Individual:

Kenta Watanabe

Organization:

National Institute of Technology, Okinawa College

Address:

Okinawa Japan

Individual:

Motomu Toda

Organization:

Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University

Address:

Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Japan

Individual:

Dai Nagamatsu

Organization:

Faculty of Agriculture, Tottori University

Address:

Tottori Japan

Individual:

Yuko Miyazaki

Organization:

Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University

Address:

Okayama Japan

Individual:

Tamon Yamashita

Organization:

Education and Research Center for Biological Resources, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University

Address:

Shimane Japan

Individual:

Naoko Tokuchi

Organization:

Field Science Education and Research Center, Kyoto University

Address:

Kyoto Japan

Data Set Contacts:

Individual:

Masahiro Nakamura

Organization:

Wakayama Experimental Forest, Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Hokkaido University

Address:

Hirai,

Kozagawa, Wakayama 649-4563 Japan

Data Set Characteristics

Geographic Region:

Geographic Description:

Japan

Bounding Coordinates:

West:	128.01 degrees
East:	144.66 degrees
North:	44.86 degrees
South:	26.59 degrees

Time Period:

Begin:

2020-09-01

End:

2020-12-31

Sampling, Processing and Quality Control Methods

Data Set Usage Rights

Access Control:
Auth System:	JaLTER
Order:	allowFirst
Allow:	[read]	public

Additional Metadata

Metadata download:

Ecological Metadata Language (EML) File