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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"UK uplands"”.
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Remote sensing to characterise vegetation fuel moisture content in the UK uplands
… to estimate and map FMC in upland areas of the UK. The work employs laboratory and field-scale measurements, and radiative transfer modelling, to test the relationships between reflectance and FMC. Calluna vulgaris samples were collected from a test site in the UK Peak District, and their FMC …
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Aspects of solute movement in the British uplands
… process by which runoff draining parts of the UK uplands becomes discoloured. Recent increases in colour are perceived as a problem due to the frequency with which EC surface water directives are breached, to the increased cost of meeting standards, to an increase in consumer complaints, and …
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The Impacts of Heather and Grassland Burning in the Uplands: Creating Sustainable Strategies
Both nationally and globally, UK upland peat is an important store of carbon as well as a source of other important ecosystem services. However, concerns have been raised regarding the stability of these stores. Significant increases in water colour and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from …
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Sustainable Management of the Historic Environment Resource in Upland Peat: A Study from Exmoor
UK uplands preserve a rich history of human inhabitation and environmental change through standing monuments, archaeological sites, and within peat deposits. Palaeoenvironmental remains within peat can be used to reconstruct environmental histories throughout the Holocene. Small mires in varied …
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Birds on the move : Understanding elevational distributions and shifts of birds across European mountains
… mountain regions (Alps, Pyrenees, Scandinavia, UK uplands) from 2001 to 2021. I found that birds occurred at higher elevations in areas receiving more solar radiation, usually south-facing. Across Europe, mean elevations of birds shifted uphill by 0.5 m per year, with similar rates across low, …
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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
… between observed and latest projected changes (UKCP18) (%) in precipitation are greatest (higher observed precipitation trends) in upland areas. Upland oak woodland establishment offers a rapid (< 12 years) mechanism to improve the hydrological functioning of soils for the mitigation of flood …