Soil physico-chemical properties 1978 [Countryside Survey]

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• Last updated: 10 May 2023
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Summary

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. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/85c71959-0f7c-4f04-b3a7-152673107a85

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• Added to data.gov.uk: 2023-05-04T12:58:02
• Access contraints: © Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved
• Harvest GUID: 85c71959-0f7c-4f04-b3a7-152673107a85
• Extent: Latitude: 60.861° to 49.864°
• Extent: Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
• Dataset reference date: 2016-06-29 (publication)
• Dataset reference date: 1978-10-01 (creation)
• Frequency of update: notPlanned
• Responsible party: Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (author); NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre (custodian); UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (pointOfContact, owner); NERC Environmental Information Data Centre (publisher)
• ISO 19139 resource type: dataset
• Metadata language: eng
• Source Metadata: XML
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