Global Litter Invertebrate Decomposition Experiment

Silwood Park, United Kingdom

Site Manager

Dr. Mark A. Bradford
Department of Biology
Duke University
Phytotron Bldg., Science Dr.
Box 90340
Durham, NC 27708-0340
USA
Telephone: (+1) 919 660 7406
Reception phone: (+1) 919 660 7400
Fax: (+1) 919 660 7425

Site Description

Silwood Park is primarily rabbit-grazed acidic mesic grassland.

Site Location

The site is located in southeast England, 28 miles east of London.

Site Area

Site area is 110 ha.

Site Elevation

Site elevation is 68 m.

Annual Rainfall

Daily rainfall average in 1997-2000 is 2.0 mm.

Annual Temperature

Daily temperature average in 1997-2000 is 6.2°C -15.3°C.

Soil

Soil type is free-draining, low base status (pH is 5) sandy soil. Soil is nitorgen, phosphorus and base deficient. Soil is mapped as bagshot sands with some plateau gravels.

Native Forest/Vegetation Types

Native forest vegetation is oak, oak-birch, alder-carr.

Principal Biome/Ecoregion

Ecoregion is oak temperate forest.

Photo Gallery

Photos courtesy of Mark Bradford

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This webpage is funded by the Soil Science Society of America.

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GLIDE was a project of the International Biodiversity Observation Year 2001-2002

This material is based upon work supported in part by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 98 06437 Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.