Model estimates of topsoil properties [Countryside Survey]
Estimates of mean values within selected habitats and parent material characteristics across GB were made using Countryside Survey (CS) data from 1978, 1998 and 2007 using a mixed model approach. Please see Scott, 2008 for further details of similar statistical analysis (http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/5202/1/CS_UK_2007_TR4%5B1%5D.pdf ). The estimated means of habitat/parent material combinations using 2007 data are modelled on dominant habitat and parent material characteristics derived from the Land Cover Map 2007 and Parent Material Model 2009, respectively. The parent material characteristic used was that which minimised AIC in each model (see Dataset Documentation).
This data collection contains these resources
Dataset
Model estimates of topsoil carbon [Countryside Survey]
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Model estimates of topsoil invertebrates [Countryside Survey]
Dataset
Model estimates of topsoil microbes [Countryside Survey]
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Model estimates of topsoil moisture [Countryside Survey]
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Model estimates of topsoil nutrients [Countryside Survey]
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Model estimates of topsoil pH and bulk density [Countryside Survey]
Web service
Web Map Service for model estimates of topsoil properties [Countryside Survey]
Web service
Web Map Service for topsoil properties from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model