Identification

Title

Stand-scale multiproxy palaeoecological data from Cambusurich Wood, Scotland

Abstract

This dataset contains information about multiple palaeoecological proxies – pollen, non-pollen palynomorphs, spores, microcharcoal, plant macrofossils and macrocharcoal – generated from stand-scale (forest hollow-based) analyses of Cambusurich Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest, Scotland (Ordnance Survey grid reference: NN 62741 34679). The site’s chronology and loss-on-ignition (LOI) analyses are also provided. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/60952512-b682-4bd6-a609-365f64944fda

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/60952512-b682-4bd6-a609-365f64944fda

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/60952512-b682-4bd6-a609-365f64944fda.zip

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/60952512-b682-4bd6-a609-365f64944fda

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Geology

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

-0.728

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

54.634

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2024-10-16

date type

creation

effective date

2024-10-16

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

This data was generated as part of a study of the long-term dynamics in ancient temperate woodland of high conservation value. The palaeoecological proxies were analysed from two sets of duplicate parallel peat cores extracted from a closed-canopy forest hollow using a large Russian corer until the base of the peat sequence. Macrofossil analyses was performed on one set of cores and the other proxies were analysed on the second set. Pollen analyses was performed at 2 cm intervals using standard techniques (as described in Moore et al., 1991) with dense-media separation following Nakagawa et al. (1998). Pollen nomenclature follows Bennett (1995-2007) with Corylus-type used to refer to indistinguishable grains of Corylus avellana and Myrica gale. Non-pollen palynomorphs (NPPs) and microcharcoal was identified and counted on pollen slides. NPP nomenclature follows Miola (2012). Macrofossil analyses was performed on 2 cm thick contiguous samples following the method described in Field et al. (2000) and samples were disaggregated prior to sieving by heating for 45 minutes in 8 % NaOH. Macrofossils were recorded as absolute values with undifferentiated remains recorded on a 4-point scale of rare (< 10 individuals), occasional (10-50 individuals), frequent (50-100 individuals), or abundant (> 100). Loss-on-ignition (LOI) methodology followed Heiri et al. (2001) at 2 cm sample intervals and sediment stratigraphy was described using the Troels Smith (1955) system. Site chronological controls includes eight Accelerator Mass Spectrometry radiocarbon dates and the base of a 210Pb curve. Coauthors have verified the data and it has been split into five comma separated .csv files which can be used for single or multi-proxy analyses. These csv files contain: (1) raw microfossil count data, (2) raw macrofossil data, (3) site chronological controls, (4) loss-on-ignition and (6) sediment stratigraphy.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services