The Allt a´ Mharcaidh-the UK´s first sub-arctic Environmental Change Network (ECN) site

  • J.W.H. Conroy Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory, Hill of Brathens, Glassel, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 4BW, Scotland
  • N.G. Bayfield Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Banchory, Hill of Brathens, Glassel, Banchory, Aberdeenshire, AB31 4BW, Scotland
Keywords: environmental change, networks, mountains, sub-arctic, Cairngorms, Scotland

Abstract

The first sub-arctic site in the Environmental Change Network (ECN) has been established in the catchment of the Allt a’ Mharcaidh, on the western slopes of the Cairngorm Mountains in Scotland. The ECN is a UK-wide integrated network established to monitor environmental change., by collecting, analysing and interpreting long-term data sets on a number of key physical, biological and chemical variables, which are considered to drive and/or respond to environmental change. There are 54 ECN sites, 12 terrestrial and 42 freshwater, representing a wide range of habitats from uplands to lowlands, and moorland to chalk grassland, along with both large and small rivers and lakes.

Published
1999-12-01
How to Cite
Conroy, J., & Bayfield, N. (1999). The Allt a´ Mharcaidh-the UK´s first sub-arctic Environmental Change Network (ECN) site. Oecologia Montana, 8(1-2), 9-14. Retrieved from https://om.vuvb.uniza.sk/index.php/OM/article/view/109
Section
Standard articles