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	Coire Bog
Place	United Kingdom
Latitude (dd)	57.85
Longitude (dd)	-4.416667
Altitude (m)	259
Collection name	core 3
Handle	COIREBOG
Site description	Extensive blanket bog. Physiography: gently undulating morainic topography. Surrounding vegetation: degraded trichophoreto-Callunetum.
Notes	Peat hagging is not extensive, but tributaries of the stream are cutting back into the bog. The section was taken from the side of a peat hag, to 235 cm, and continued to the base by coring.
Investigator	BIRKS, Hilary H.
Data compiler	European Pollen Database

Publications
Birks, H.H. 1975. Studies in the vegetational history of Scotland. IV. Pine stumps in Scottish blanket peats. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, B 270:181-226.

Pollen data
Depth (cm)	Radiocarbon years B.P.	Alnus glutinosa	Betula	Calluna vulgaris	Corylus/Myrica	Empetrum	Ericales	Fagus sylvatica	Fraxinus excelsior	Juniperus communis	Pinus sylvestris	Prunus	Quercus	Salix	Tilia cordata	Ulmus	Apiaceae	Artemisia	Asteraceae subf. Cichorioideae	Brassicaceae	Cyperaceae	Epilobium	Fabaceae	Filipendula	Melampyrum	Mercurialis perennis	Montia	Narthecium ossifragum	Plantago lanceolata	Plantago major/P. media	Plantago maritima	Poaceae	Potentilla-type	Ranunculaceae	Rosaceae undiff.	Rubiaceae	Rumex acetosa-type	Saussurea alpina	Silene uniflora subsp. uniflora-type	Spergula arvensis	Stachys-type	Succisa pratensis	Urtica	Valeriana officinalis	Drosera	Menyanthes trifoliata	Sparganium-type	Dryopteris-type	Equisetum	Huperzia selago	Lycopodium annotinum	Polypodiophyta undiff.	Polypodium	Pteridium aquilinum	Sphagnum	Tilletia sphagni
0	0	5	15	656	11	0	1	0	0	0	28.5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	35	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
10	329	5	17	468	6	0	4	0	0	0	47	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	1	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	29	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	0
20	659	22	63	199	24	0	0	1	1	0	10	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	472	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	2	328	6
30	988	16	69	221	55	0	1	0	0	0	13.5	0	5	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	340	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	0	0	19	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0	6	32	7
40	1317	7	69	293	31	1	0	0	0	0	16	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	71	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	228	102
50	1646	16	74	268	44	0	0	0	1	0	8.5	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	114	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	24	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	2	217	3
60	1976	13	65	247	29	0	3	1	0	0	13	0	8	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	85	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	0	23	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	0	0	0	8	1	6	1028	528
70	2305	15	63	391	25	0	1	0	0	0	11.5	1	11	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	153	0	1	0	0	0	0	62	6	0	1	35	5	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	6	0	9	102	0
80	2634	17	100	324	50	1	1	0	2	0	15	0	16	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	57	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	0	9	207	25
90	2963	18	58	248	36	0	1	2	0	0	15	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	19	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	8	99	2
100	3293	28	53	315	28	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	2	36	0
110	3622	27	109	325	43	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	13	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	1	8	196	0
120	3951	21	74	315	63	0	1	0	0	0	46.5	0	8	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	24	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	0	0	0	9	0	0	41	0
130	4281	37	133	248	62	0	2	0	0	0	18	0	12	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	96	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	28	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	5	48	0
140	4610	34	104	178	45	0	0	0	2	0	36	0	21	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	2	9	94	0
150	4939	13	89	23	23	1	0	0	0	0	86	0	10	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	5	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	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1544	0
160	5368	17	81	153	36	1	3	0	0	0	146.5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	3	1	1	10	0
170	5823	35	174	146	72	1	0	0	2	0	73.5	0	13	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	224	10
180	6277	40	310	11	128	0	0	0	1	0	40	0	8	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0	0	212	0
190	6731	31	93	12	67	0	0	0	0	0	67.5	0	7	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	25	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	51	1	1	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	619	0
200	6776	47	82	11	40	0	0	0	0	0	12.5	0	8	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	17	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	54	29	1	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	3	200	0
210	6822	156	72	2	26	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	7	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	50	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0	0	16	1	0	6	0
220	6867	227	24	12	30	0	0	0	0	0	29	0	6	3	2	12	0	0	0	0	68	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	10	0	1	0	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	422	0	0	0	422	5	1	2	0
225	6889	321	46	3	19	0	0	0	0	0	29.5	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	5	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	112	0	0	0	112	0	0	1	0
230	6912	54	64	27	36	0	1	0	0	0	180	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	22	0	1	6	1
235	6935	165	24	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	234	0	0	0	234	1	0	0	0
240	6957	90	33	6	25	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	47	0	0	0	47	0	0	1	0
245	6980	103	68	24	41	0	1	0	0	0	172	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	26	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	2	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	89	0	0	0	89	0	4	8	0
250	7003	9	106	41	103	12	0	0	0	2	178	0	2	8	0	5	0	0	1	0	24	0	1	5	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	12	0	9	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	217	1	0	1	217	0	14	28	6
260	7048	5	173	13	113	0	1	0	0	1	215	0	2	14	0	5	1	0	2	0	10	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	64	5	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	173	0	1	0	173	0	8	16	3
270	7093	6	234	16	183	27	0	0	0	3	52	0	0	13	0	8	0	0	0	1	80	21	1	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	59	8	2	4	0	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	167	2	1	0	167	0	5	68	10
280	7138	12	134	18	142	13	1	0	0	4	50.5	0	1	10	0	3	2	0	0	0	25	9	0	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	69	11	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	288	4	1	1	288	0	5	17	2