WebIn April 2005 a survey was made of the Sphagnum moss within an exclosure plot near Holme Moss summit. This 10 x 10 m plot was established with fencing to exclude sheep in the 1970s (Ferguson and Lee, 1983b) when a range of Sphagnum species (Table 1) were transplanted, as 30 cm square sections, from the cleaner site near Butterburn Flow, … WebJun 18, 2024 · Butterburn Flow, a valuable carbon sink and the largest of 58 wetlands which straddle the border between Cumbria and Northumberland. Peat coring, water sampling and moss sampling. One of the main challenges of the trip was carrying gear and equipment through uneven and boggy ground containing loads of hidden ditches! – …
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WebSep 1, 2008 · The disappearance of the previously abundant moss species Sphagnum imbricatum has been investigated at Butterburn Flow, northern England, using organic geochemical, elemental, macrofossil, pollen and testate amoebae analyses. Variations in the assemblage of peat-forming plants were tracked using the macrofossil distributions as … WebAt Butterburn Flow the wetter climate is also emphasised by quite distinct surface patterning of Sphagnum hollows separated by Sphagnum ridges in the largest of the … medium mentorship
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WebJan 1, 2014 · For example, analytical resolution of the testate amoebae record at Butterburn Flow is extremely varied, and whilst dating resolution is relatively good at Bolton Fell Moss during the c. 7.0–2.0 ka period presented here, the 14 C ages were obtained from bulk samples, which included material from up to 8 vertical cm; a relatively imprecise ... WebPollen analyses of a peat profile collected from Butterburn Flow, northern England have been used to reconstruct vegetation and land-use change from the late Neolithic (c. 3230 … WebSubsequent application of the carbohydrate proxy to similar cores from Bissendorfer Moor, Germany, and Butterburn Flow, UK, has shown its potential to explore plant inputs in anaerobic terrestrial environments. [1] Dungait JAJ, Docherty G, Straker V, Evershed RP, 2010a. Phytochem 71:415. [2] nails by so clermont ferrand