Summary

Variables monitored in UK Scots pine long-term forest monitoring plots

Variables Period Frequency of sampling Rannoch Thetford Lady Bower Culbin Rogate SP
Foliar sampling and analysis 1995-2004 2 years ✓ ✓ ✓
2005-2006 Annual ✓ ✓ ✓
2005 Once ✓
2007 Annual ✓ ✓
2008 Annual ✓ ✓ ✓
2010 – present Annual ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Soil analysis 1995 Once ✓ ✓ ✓
2010 Once ✓
Soil moisture 2008-2010 Daily ✓
Increment 1995-2010 5 years ✓ ✓ ✓
2004 Once ✓
2010 – present Annual ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Permanent girth bands 2009 2 weeks ✓
2010 – present 2 weeks ✓ ✓
Crown condition 1994-1995 Annual ✓ ✓ ✓
1996-2007 Annual ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
2009-2010 Annual ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Meteorology 1994-2009 Daily (Manual) ✓
1994-2005 Continuous (automatic) ✓ ✓ ✓
2005-2009 Continuous (automatic) ✓ ✓
Above canopy metrology 2001-2007 Continuous (automatic) ✓
Atmospheric deposition 1995-1996 2 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
1997-2006 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
2007 4 weeks ✓ ✓
2008 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
2009-present 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
SO2,O3,NOx above canopy (diffusion tubes) 2003 Monthly ✓ ✓ ✓
SO2,O3,NOx,NH4 below canopy (diffusion tubes) 2001 Monthly ✓
2002-2005 Monthly ✓ ✓ ✓
2006 Monthly ✓
NH4 2000-2006 Monthly ✓ ✓ ✓
2007-2010 Monthly ✓ ✓
Ground vegetation 1998-2004 3 years ✓ ✓ ✓
2004 Once ✓
2007 Once ✓
2010

2013 – present

 Once

Every 3 years

 ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Quantitative ground vegetation 2010 Once ✓ ✓
Litter fall quantification 2001-2006 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
2007 4 weeks ✓ ✓
2008 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
2009-2010

2010 – present

 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Soil solution 1996-2001 2 weeks ✓ ✓
2002-2006 2 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
2007 4 weeks ✓ ✓
2008 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓
2009-2010

2010 – present

 4 weeks ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Growth uptake of heavy metals 2003 Single measurement ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓