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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Dartmoor"”.
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Hillslope and watershed scale hydrological processes and grazing management in a Dartmoor catchment, Southwest England
… on the soils and hydrology of a catchment on Dartmoor. Soil moisture was measured gridwise using TDR on 19 occasions. At 23 sites within this grid, physical properties of the topsoil were obtained. At three locations, tensiometer nests were installed, recording soil suction at 10 cm depth …
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THE LATE QUATERNARY HISTORY OF THE RIVER ERME, SOUTH DEVON
… England. The River Erme drains southern Dartmoor and, in common, with other rivers of the region, has a buried channel graded to c. -50m OD. The channel has been infilled with a variety of sediments, of which the top 6-7m have been analysed for this study. Augered cores have been …
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Artist Designed Systems in Community Radio
… Its content is drawn from contributors within Dartmoor National Park, and includes oral histories, music, poems, field recordings, archive material and fragments of bespoke music. Skylark is also a public service and research project that intends to offer an innovative way forward for community …
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Measurement and modelling of uranium and thorium in natural waters
… to the analysis.pf natural water samples (from Dartmoor, Devon, UK) and the results obtained indicate that the uranium-organic species such as those formed with humic substances are the major species present. A comparison of the pH and level of organic carbon (in a range of natural and synthetic …
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Optimising oak woodland establishment into UK upland pastures in the context of climate change; and the role of oak woodland in soil hydrological recovery for natural flood management
… are assessed. The study is located within Dartmoor National Park (DNP) and finds greater increases in precipitation in upland areas than the lowland site, with long term (1879 - 2012) significant increases in spring, autumn, winter and annual total precipitation. Deviation between observed …
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Geochemical and isotopic characteristics of palaeo-hydrothermal fluids related to granite magmatism, S W England
… hydrothermal systems associated with either the Dartmoor granite or the nearby Hemerdon Ball intrusive, if sub-solidus isotopic exchange was significant. In contrast, comparable data from early fluids associated with other component intrusives of the batholith (as characterised by W ± Sn oxide …
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Evaluating blanket mire vegetation recovery following hydrological restoration, with specific focus on the influence of Molinia caerulea
… peat surfaces across blanket bog habitats on Dartmoor National Park, vegetation responses to rewetting over timescales of up to 10 years were evaluated. Observations were made on the restorative processes of terrestrialisation in pools and paludification of the terrestrial peat surface, and on …
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THE SPATIAL CHARACTERISATION OF TRANSITIONAL AREAS BETWEEN PLANT COMMUNITIES: A CASE STUDY FROM UPLAND BRITAIN
… followed which included 23 sites in 4 locations: Dartmoor, Snowdonia, North York Moors and Barra, Western Isles of Scotland. Data analysis exposed the complexities of the transitional areas sampled but 'noise' often obscured the true characteristics. To overcome this a Species Ratio Index Model …
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Holocene palaeohydrology from testate amoebae analysis: developing a model for British peatlands
… monitoring programme on an ombrotrophic mire on Dartmoor provided a detailed record of hydrology and selected water chemistry over a year and identified the season most representative of mean annual environmental conditions. Weighted averaging regression applied to the faunas provided absolute …
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Geochemical and palynological signals for palaeoenvironmental change in south west England
… of sites were located on the granitic upland of Dartmoor. A raised bog, Tor Royal, provided data relating to the changing nature of the central upland landscape from late Mesolithic times to the present day. Two soligenous sites. Upper Merrivale and Piles Copse, sought to investigate the …
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Determination of actinide elements in environmental samples by ICP-MS
… and natural water samples from Plymouth and Dartmoor demonstrated significant improvement in precision and speed of analysis by using TRU-Spec coupled to ICP-MS compared with alpha spectrometry. Further applications of the TRU-Spec resin for the determination of the transuranic actinide …
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THE CONSERVATION OF HISTORIC TRACKWAYS
… presented as case studies - Monastic Way, Dartmoor, and Bristol City Centre - to determine whether it is fit for purpose and, if not, what modifications and adjustments might be required. The outcome of this process then forms the basis for a series of recommendations that might provide the …
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An Isotopic Analysis of Carbon Dynamics in Sphagnum Peat
Methane and carbon dioxide produced in peatlands can be held temporarily in dissolved surface waters and accessible to aquatic plants. The primary peat building plant in northern peatlands, Sphagnum moss, grows in these dissolved carbon rich waters. Understanding Sphagnum carbon cycles is key for …
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Castles and Communities: Using the taskscape to explore the attitudes, activities, and lived experience of wider communities in castle landscapes between 1050 - 1550.
This thesis utilises the concept of the taskscape to explore the impact of the medieval castle in England on lived experiences in the landscapes surrounding them between 1050 to 1550. Recent shifts in the focus of castle studies have demonstrated the need to focus on castles as sites of everyday …