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Sitka spruce Population Study. A study in the natural variation of economic traits within an unselected population of Sitka spruce

The operational Sitka spruce selection and breeding programme commenced in 1963 with the selection in British forests of superior individuals for height, diameter, stem straightness and branching...

Soil moisture data for four sites from a study of the impact of woodland on water resources (TADPOLE project, Clipstone)

In 1996 concerns were raised, in the Environment Select Committee’s first report on water conservation and supply, that the government’s ambition to double woodland cover in England could...

Application of PAS 2070: London case study

These datasets are for the London case study applying the PAS 2070 British Standard for the assessment of a city's greenhouse gas emissions. They include: \- the full case study datasets \-...

Peatland ACTION Feasibility study centroids

Distribution of completed Feasibility Study projects sites since 2013. Distribution of completed Feasibility Study projects sites since 2013. Each point represents the centroid of the survey area...

Peatland ACTION Feasibility study polygons

Distribution of feasibility study projects funded by Peatland ACTION. The dataset shows boundaries on the sites (when the polygon geometry is available). Distribution of Feasibility Study projects...

Seed production and seedling survival in a stand of Corsican pine in Southern Britain

There is much literature on natural regeneration which emphasizes the importance of good seed year, but few authors consider seed input in terms of the combination of seed quantity (i.e. number of...

Microsatellite results from 192 full-sib offspring with 130 microsatellite markers

This data represents results from a large panel of polymorphic microsatellite markers which were used to generate a genetic linkage map for a Sitka spruce full-sib family utilising Joinmap...

UK Shale Report-linked study areas (BGS, NTSA)

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Mimetic host shifts in a social parasite of ants: Behavioural study

This dataset derives from cross-over experiments using ant worker rescue behaviour towards caterpillars of the socially parasitic butterfly from two host-ecotypes. The data comprise datasets...

UK Shale Report-Linked Study Areas (BGS, NTS)

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Testing shoot cold hardiness in Eucalyptus (Daneshill energy plantation 2007)

Several studies on growing eucalyptus in Britain have been undertaken over the last 25 years. All recognise the potential for establishing this species as a valuable forest crop while stressing...

Estimated species richness data used in study of UK Ecological status

Estimated species richness data for valuation of biodiversity across the UK, based on species occurrence records for 11 taxonomic groups (Bees, Birds, Bryophytes, Butterflies, Carabidae,...

Pontbren Bowl study site runoff and soil water tension data

This dataset includes data collected from the Bowl site located with the Pontbren study catchment in mid Wales, UK. The Bowl is an area of improved grassland and was instrumented between 2004 to...

Pontbren Llyn Hir study site soil water tension data

This dataset is from an array of tensiometers measuring soil water tension installed at the Llyn Hir monitoring site within the Pontbren study site in mid Wales, UK. Three tensiometers were...

Pontbren hillslope study site runoff and soil water tension data

This dataset includes data collected from the hillslope with tree shelterbelt study site located within the Pontbren study catchment in mid-Wales, UK. The hillslope is an area of improved grassland...

Hourly meteorological data collected at Level II sites (2013-2014)

In response to widespread concern that air pollution could affect forest condition, the International Co-operative Programme on the Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests...

Meteorological data collected at other Level II sites (2006-2010)

In response to widespread concern that air pollution could affect forest condition, the International Co-operative Programme on the Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests...

Avian hatching failure and management interventions in published studies of wild and captive populations

The dataset contains information on rates of hatching failure, threat status, and management interventions for 244 species of birds extracted from 233 previously published studies. Full details...

Intertidal Substrate Foreshore: England and Scotland

Beach composition classification collated as a desk study. The data is intended to be representative in terms of location. Data created as part of FutureCoast Attribution statement: © Crown...

Survival and reproductive success of migrant and resident wildlife in published studies of partially migratory populations

This is a dataset generated from information extracted from previously published studies, for the purpose of a meta-analysis investigating fitness benefits of different migratory strategies in...