Global Litter Invertebrate
Decomposition Experiment
Cardiff,
United Kingdom
Site Manager
Dr.
Hefin Jones
Biodiversity and Ecological Processes Research Group
Cardiff School of Biosciences
Cardiff University
PO Box 915
Cardiff CF10 3TL
United Kingdom
Telephone: (+44) 0 29 2087 5357
Fax: (+44) 0 29 2087 4305
Site Description
Site Location
This GLIDE site is located in west Wales, 10 miles north
of Caerfyrddin (Carmarthen).
Site
Area
Site area is 79 ha.
Site
Elevation
Site elevation is 126 m.
Annual Rainfall
Mean annual rainfall is 1150 mm.
Annual Temperature
Mean annual temperature range is 4°C - 17°C.
Soil
Soil type is silurian, a relatively free draining soil.
pH is around 6. The soil is nitrogen and phosphorus deficeint.
Native
Forest/Vegetation Types
The native forest is oak, and the native vegetation type
is Pencader (rabbit grazed upland pasture) cheifly Agrostis.
Principal Biome/Ecoregion
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