Ascertaining the nature and timing of mire degradation : using palaeoecology to assist future conservation management in Northern England

Chambers, FrankCrowle, AlistairDaniell, JohnMauquoy, DimitriMcCarroll, JuliaSanderson, NicoleThom, TimToms, PhilWebb, Julia2017-03-232017-03-232017-02-07Chambers, F, Crowle, A, Daniell, J, Mauquoy, D, McCarroll, J, Sanderson, N, Thom, T, Toms, P & Webb, J 2017, 'Ascertaining the nature and timing of mire degradation : using palaeoecology to assist future conservation management in Northern England', AIMS Environmental Science, vol. 4, no. 1, pp. 54-82. https://doi.org/10.3934/environsci.2017.1.542372-0352http://hdl.handle.net/2164/8376This study was initiated under contract VT0419 from English Nature (Natural England) to CECQR. In 2015, additional funding was provided by the Yorkshire Peat Partnership, for 210Pb dating, to refine age–depth estimates. We thank the following for fieldwork co-ordination, logistics or field assistance: Miriam Baynes, Mike Sutcliffe, Martin Furness, Gez Marshall, Paul Duncan, Tim Page, Andrew Windrum, Craig Sandham and Jackie Smith. We thank the Editor and two anonymous reviewers for suggestions for improvements.293117785engpalaeoecologynature conservationplant macrofossilspollen analysis210Pb datingspheroidal carbonaceous particlesIndustrial Revolutiondegraded ecosystembogmoorlandG Geography (General)G1Ascertaining the nature and timing of mire degradation : using palaeoecology to assist future conservation management in Northern EnglandJournal article10.3934/environsci.2017.1.5441