EPD Site Data

Site Data from the European Pollen Database

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Raw Counts / Minimum Metadata (generated on 2006-03-06)

Site name	Abernethy Forest
Place	United Kingdom
Latitude (dd)	56.233333
Longitude (dd)	-3.716667
Altitude (m)	221
Collection name
Handle	AF1970
Site description	Peat hollow in a small clearing of pine. Physiography: shallow valley in hummocky morraine. Surrounding vegetation: mire surrounded by Pinus woods + Betula.
Notes	Pollen nomenclature: Birks and Ransom (1969) and Birks, H.H. (1970) - Journal of Ecology.
Investigator	BIRKS, Hilary H.
Data compiler	European Pollen Database

Publications
Birks, H.H. 1970. Studies in the vegetational history of Scotland I. Pollen diagram from Abernethy Forest, Inverness-shire. Journal of Ecology 58:827-846.
Birks, H.H., and R.W. Mathewes. 1978. Studies in the vegetation history of scotland. V. Late Devensian and early Flandrian pollen and macrofossil stratigraphy at Abernethy forest, Inverness-shire. New Phytologist 80:455-484.

Pollen data
Depth (cm)	Radiocarbon years B.P.	Alnus	Betula	Calluna vulgaris	Corylus/Myrica	Empetrum nigrum	Ephedra fragilis-type	Ericaceae undiff.	Fagus	Juniperus communis	Picea	Pinus	Populus tremula	Prunus-type	Quercus	Salix	Ulmus	Apiaceae	Armeria	Artemisia	Asteraceae subf. Cichorioideae	Brassicaceae	Campanulaceae	Caryophyllaceae	Chenopodiaceae	Cyperaceae	Epilobium	Fabaceae	Filipendula	Helianthemum	Matricaria-type	Melampyrum	Plantago lanceolata	Plantago major/P. media	Plantago maritima	Poaceae	Polygonum viviparum-type	Potentilla-type	Ranunculaceae	Rosaceae undiff.	Rubiaceae	Rumex acetosa-type	Rumex crispus-type	Saxifraga cf. S. aizoides	Saxifraga stellaris	Succisa pratensis	Thalictrum	Valeriana officinalis	Littorella uniflora	Menyanthes trifoliata	Myriophyllum alterniflorum	Nymphaea	Potamogeton	Sparganium-type	Asplenium-type	Botrychium lunaria	Diphasiastrum alpinum	Huperzia selago	Lycopodium annotinum	Lycopodium clavatum	Osmunda regalis	Polypodiophyta undiff.	Polypodium	Pteridium aquilinum	Selaginella selaginoides	Botryococcus	Pediastrum	Sphagnum	Tilletia sphagni
0	0	2	0	78	8	2	0	8	1	2	1	175	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	39	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	34	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	110	1
30	600	11	0	164	28	0	0	1	0	1	0	119	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	44	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	36	0	0	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	24	0
50	1000	17	0	55	37	1	0	0	0	0	0	99	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	1
60	1188	14	0	50	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	101	0	0	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	8	0
80	1564	15	0	19	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	99	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	3	0
100	1939	19	0	22	28	0	0	1	0	0	0	97	0	0	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
110	2127	14	0	26	34	0	0	1	0	0	0	105	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	0	14	1
130	2503	22	0	42	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	11	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	21	0
150	2879	9	0	35	16	2	0	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	63	53
160	3067	13	0	60	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	110	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	23	4
180	3442	13	5	29	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	119	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	1
200	3818	11	30	35	24	1	0	0	0	0	0	105	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
210	4006	10	22	39	17	1	0	0	0	0	0	116	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	7
230	4382	5	24	44	20	1	0	0	0	0	0	115	0	0	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	17	5
250	4758	4	26	32	23	52	0	2	0	0	0	119	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	74	0
270	5133	1	18	39	37	0	0	2	0	0	0	130	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	436	121
290	5509	4	27	33	18	6	0	2	0	0	0	118	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	50	2
300	5697	8	35	43	38	9	0	1	0	0	0	100	0	0	1	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	301	4
320	6073	4	29	22	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	143	0
340	6448	1	42	18	15	1	0	1	0	0	0	102	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	49	0
350	6636	7	42	27	30	2	0	0	0	0	0	96	0	0	1	3	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	67	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	35	0
360	6824	5	45	21	18	1	0	0	0	1	0	95	0	0	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	23	3
370	7012	0	22	2	6	1	0	0	0	1	0	175	1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	0
380	7200	0	81	5	59	1	0	0	0	1	0	59	3	0	3	8	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	50	8	2	0
390	7500	0	116	6	119	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	2	0	2	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	72	2	9	0
400	7800	0	130	9	201	1	0	2	0	1	0	14	1	0	1	16	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	14	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	1	0	141	5	1	0
410	8100	0	183	14	154	4	0	0	0	1	0	11	2	0	2	13	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	49	4	2	0
420	8400	0	187	11	144	2	0	0	0	4	0	8	3	0	0	17	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	88	3	0	0
430	8700	0	188	17	98	5	0	0	0	33	0	7	3	0	1	20	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0	0	87	16	3	0
440	8950	0	137	5	122	11	0	1	0	13	0	9	2	0	2	10	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	81	5	3	0
450	9200	0	123	16	75	6	0	0	0	53	0	25	1	0	1	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	53	5	8	1
460	9450	1	230	7	79	38	0	1	0	178	0	20	4	0	1	32	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	32	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	56	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	15	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	10	1	0	1	14	9	4	0
470	9700	0	131	10	87	74	0	0	0	97	0	19	0	0	0	25	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	0	0	1	0	1	6	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	9	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	0	53	7	1	0
480	9950	0	89	6	48	6	1	1	0	0	0	9	0	0	2	11	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	2	0	4	0	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0	0	1	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	64	49	0	0
490	10200	2	25	3	11	12	0	0	0	6	0	20	2	1	1	7	1	0	1	42	0	0	0	2	0	14	0	9	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	2	4	0	22	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	74	127	3	0
500	10450	1	56	7	26	29	0	0	0	0	0	89	1	0	1	12	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	26	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	39	0	1	1	1	0	33	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	17	28	11	0
510	10700	0	41	0	17	39	0	0	0	13	0	9	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	2	0	20	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	40	0	0	1	0	0	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	35	22	1	0
520	10950	0	43	0	12	90	0	0	0	3	0	7	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	11	1	0	0	0	0	18	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	66	0	1	1	0	0	55	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	29	0	0
530	11200	1	89	0	7	196	0	0	0	2	0	9	0	0	0	8	1	1	0	11	0	0	0	2	1	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	0	0	2	0	1	73	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	32	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	28	49	2	0
540	11450	0	65	2	10	56	0	0	0	3	0	35	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	29	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	17	18	3	0
550	11700	3	20	12	9	7	0	1	0	1	0	27	0	0	1	5	0	0	1	27	0	0	0	1	1	13	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	2	0	1	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	35	174	3	0