Research
Level II oak plot measurements
Research Status:current
Variables monitored in UK Oak long-term forest monitoring plots
| Variables | Period | Frequency of sampling | Grizedale | Alice Holt / Straits | Savernake | Ardtornish | Micheldever |
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| Foliar sampling and analysis | 1995-2005 | 2 years |  |
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| 2005 | Annual |  |
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| 2006 | Annual |  |
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| 2007-2008 | Annual |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Annual |  |
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| Soil analysis | 1995 | Once |  |
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| 2010 | Once |  |
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| Soil solution | 1995-2001 | 2 weeks |  |
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| 2001-2006 | 2 weeks |  |
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| 2007-2009 | 4 weeks |  |
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| 2009-2010 | 4 weeks |  |
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| Soil moisture | 2007-2008 | Hourly |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Hourly |  |
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| Soil temperature | 1998-2008 | Hourly |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Hourly |  |
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| Atmospheric deposition | 1995-1996 | 2 weeks |  |
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| 1997-2002 | 4 weeks |  |
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| 2002-2006 | 4 weeks |  |
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| 2007-2008 | 4 weeks |  |
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| 2009-2010 | 4 weeks |  |
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| Increment | 1995-2010 | 5 years |  |
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| 2004 | Once |  |
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| 2008 | Annual |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Annual |  |
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| Permanent girth bands | 2008 | Monthly |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Monthly |  |
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| Phenology (manual) | 1995-2007 | 2 weeks |  |
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| 2007-2009 | Monthly |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Weekly (spring/autumn) |  |
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| Phenology (webcam) | 2009-2010 | Hourly |  |
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| Crown condition | 1994-2007 | Annual |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Annual |  |
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| Leaf area index | 2009-2010 | Once |  |
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| Meteorology | 1994-2009 | Daily(manual) |  |
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| 1994-2008 | Continuous (Automatic) |  |
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| 2009-2010 | Continuous (Automatic) |  |
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| SO2,O3,NOx above canopy (diffusion tubes) | 2003 | Monthly |  |
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| SO2,O3,NOx,NH4 below canopy (diffusion tubes) | 2001 | Monthly |  |
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| 2002-2005 | Monthly |  |
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| 2006 | Monthly |  |
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| NO2 | 1994-2010 | 2 weeks |  |
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| NH4 | 2000-2006 | Monthly |  |
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| 2006-2010 | Monthly |  |
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| Ground vegetation | 1998-2004 | 3 years |  |
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| 2004-2010 | 3 years |  |
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| 2003-2004 | Annual |  |
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| 2010 | Once |  |
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| Quantitative ground vegetation | 2010 | Once |  |
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| Litter fall quantification | 1998-2002 | 2 weeks (autumn) 4 weeks (winter-summer) |  |
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| 2002-2008 | 2 weeks (autumn) 4 weeks (winter-summer) |  |
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| 2009-2010 | 2 weeks (autumn) 4 weeks (winter-summer) |  |
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| Litter fall analysis | 2009 | Once |  |
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| Growth uptake of heavy metals | 2003 | Single measurement |  |
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