Birks, Hilary H (2010): Lithology of sediment core AF1970, Abernethy Forest, United Kingdom [dataset]. Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.741106
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Related to:
Birks, Hilary H (1970): Studies in the vegetational history of Scotland: I. A Pollen diagram from Abernethy Forest, Inverness-shire. Journal of Ecology, 58(3), 827-846, http://www.jstor.org/stable/2258536
Birks, Hilary H; Mathewes, Rolf W (1978): Studies in the Vegetational History of Scotland. V. Late Devensian and early Flandrian pollen and macrofossil stratigraphy at Abernethy forest, Inverness-shire. New Phytologist, 80(2), 455-484, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8137.1978.tb01579.x
Coverage:
Latitude: 56.233333 * Longitude: -3.716667
Minimum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 0.0000 m * Maximum DEPTH, sediment/rock: 5.5000 m
Event(s):
AF1970 * Latitude: 56.233333 * Longitude: -3.716667 * Elevation: 221.0 m * Location: Abernethy Forest, United Kingdom * Method/Device: Livingstone borer (LIVB) * Comment: Peat hollow in a small clearing of pine. Physiography: shallow valley in hummocky morraine. Surrounding vegetation: mire surrounded by Pinus woods + Betula.
Comment:
This dataset was archived on 2010-05-11 from the EPD database.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEPTH, sediment/rock | Depth sed | m | Geocode | ||
| 2 | Depth, top/min | Depth top | m | Birks, Hilary H | of the lithological unit | |
| 3 | Depth, bottom/max | Depth bot | m | Birks, Hilary H | of the lithological unit | |
| 4 | Lithology/composition/facies | Lithology | Birks, Hilary H |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-NC-3.0)
Size:
39 data points
Data
| 1 Depth sed [m] | 2 Depth top [m] | 3 Depth bot [m] | 4 Lithology |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | Sphagnum palustre (surface sample) |
| 0.1250 | 0.0000 | 0.2500 | Unconsolidated peat |
| 0.4250 | 0.2500 | 0.6000 | Eriophorum peat with Sphagnum |
| 0.8500 | 0.6000 | 1.1000 | Highly humified peat with macrofossils |
| 1.4000 | 1.1000 | 1.7000 | Humified peat with macrofossils and root |
| 1.9000 | 1.7000 | 2.1000 | Sphagnum-Eriophorum vaginatum peat |
| 2.2500 | 2.1000 | 2.4000 | Humified peat with Calluna macrofossils |
| 2.9000 | 2.4000 | 3.4000 | Sphagnum peat with macrofossils |
| 3.6000 | 3.4000 | 3.8000 | Phragmites-Sphagnum-Carex peat |
| 3.9500 | 3.8000 | 4.1000 | Detritus mud with macrofossils |
| 4.3800 | 4.1000 | 4.6600 | Fine detritus mud with macrofossils |
| 5.0500 | 4.6000 | 5.5000 | Silty fine detritus mud with macrofossil |
| 5.5000 | 5.5000 | 5.5000 | Stiff silt and clay |