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Bunce, R.G.H; Hornung, M.; Hatton, A.; Stevens, P.A.; Cummins, R.; French, D.

Soil physico-chemical properties 1978 [Countryside Survey]

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https://doi.org/10.5285/85c71959-0f7c-4f04-b3a7-152673107a85
This dataset consists of soil physico-chemical properties (pH and loss on ignition) from soils sampled across Great Britain in 1978. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey.
Publication date: 2016-06-29
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1977-05-01    to    1978-10-01

Provenance & quality

Soil samples were collected in the summers of 1977 and 1978 by field surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. Samples were analysed according to standardised protocols at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood in 1977 and 1978. data are managed by the Centre for Ecology ad Hydrology.

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Bunce, R.G.H; Hornung, M.; Hatton, A.; Stevens, P.A.; Cummins, R.; French, D. (2016). Soil physico-chemical properties 1978 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/85c71959-0f7c-4f04-b3a7-152673107a85

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The following acknowledgement shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Countryside Survey data owned by NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology'

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This dataset is included in the following collections

Countryside Survey 1978

Citations

Seaton, F.M., Robinson, D.A., Monteith, D., Lebron, I., Bürkner, P., Tomlinson, S., Emmett, B. A., & Smart, S. M. (2022). Fifty years of reduction in sulphur deposition drives recovery in soil pH and plant communities. In Journal of Ecology (Vol. 111, Issue 2, pp. 464-478). https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14039

Supplemental information

Emmett, B.A.; Reynolds, B.; Chamberlain, P.M.; Rowe, E.; Spurgeon, D.; Brittain, S.A.; Frogbrook, Z.; Hughes, S.; Lawlor, A.J.; Poskitt, J.; Potter, E.; Robinson, D.A.; Scott, A.; Wood, C.; Woods, C.. 2010 Countryside Survey: Soils Report from 2007. NERC/Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 192pp. (CS Technical Report No. 9/07, CEH Project Number: C03259)

Correspondence/contact details

Claire Wood
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Bunce, R.G.H
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Hornung, M.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Hatton, A.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Stevens, P.A.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Cummins, R.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
French, D.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
INSPIRE theme
Soil
Keywords
Environmental survey , Great Britain , Soil
Last updated
27 February 2024 16:20