Argyll oakwoods: Use and ecological change, 1000 to 2000 AD — a palynological-historical investigation

Sansum, Philip

doi:10.1080/03746600508685086

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“…Oak dominance in many Atlantic woods is a legacy of past management, which favoured commercially valuable oaks at the expense of taxa like birch, hazel and alder (Birks, 1993b;Edwards, 1986;Mitchell, 1988;Sansum, 2005;Smout, 2005). However, this is not evident near northern oak limits.…”

Section: Disturbance Dynamics and Ecosystem Responsesmentioning

confidence: 93%

“…This will also affect the representation of woodland species compared with under the canopy, as pollen of insect-pollinated and ground flora species will be better represented in the latter (e.g. Sansum, 2005). High birch percentages at Loch Veyatie (e.g.…”

Section: Long-term Ecologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such studies with the potential to inform management have been carried out in numerous locations in the UK (e.g. Brown, 2010;Grant and Edwards, 2008;Sansum, 2005;Waller, 2010). However, although the uncertainties associated with environmental change are leading to systematic assessments of the effectiveness of current practice (e.g.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Long-term approaches to native woodland restoration: Palaeoecological and stakeholder perspectives on Atlantic forests of Northern Europe

Davies

2011

Forest Ecology and Management

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Section: Disturbance Dynamics and Ecosystem Responsesmentioning

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Section: Long-term Ecologymentioning

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Long-term approaches to native woodland restoration: Palaeoecological and stakeholder perspectives on Atlantic forests of Northern Europe

Davies

2011

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…A simplification in tree species composition is evident when woodland stand diversity during the midHolocene (Tipping et al, 1999) is contrasted with the effects of more recent intensive management such as occurred during the 19th Century (cf. Sansum, 2005;Smout, 2005) in which a single or relatively few tree species appear to have become increasingly dominant.…”

Section: Scenarios Of Climate Change and Tree Diseasementioning

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Response of epiphytic lichens to 21st Century climate change and tree disease scenarios

Ellis

Eaton

Theodoropoulos

et al. 2014

Biological Conservation

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“…Intensive coppice regimes in Scotland appear to have been less common (e.g. Samsum 2005) and had already virtually disappeared by 1947. However, in Scotland, a much higher proportion of the woods was classed as scrub (half the total scrub area of Great Britain) – defined as ‘inferior growth unlikely to develop into a utilisable crop of coppice, poles or timber’ (HMSO 1952).…”

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Ecological change in British broadleaved woodland since 1947

Hopkins¹,

Kirby

2007

Ibis

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Over the last 60 years Britain's broadleaved woodlands have undergone a complex pattern of ecological change. The total extent has expanded from c. 676 000 ha in 1947 to c. 904 000 ha in 2002, but there has also been significant turnover, with losses of ancient woodland and a gain from new planting. Structural change has occurred due, in part, to change in management. In 1947 21% of the broadleaved resource was classed as coppice, 28% as scrub and only 51% of the area as high forest, compared with 97% high forest in 2002. This has been accompanied by changes in ground flora and the regeneration pattern of tree species, which will impact upon the character of the woodlands. Woods have also become more ecologically isolated because of the decline in semi‐natural vegetation in the surrounding countryside, although the long‐term impacts of this are poorly understood. Other factors driving ecological change are increased pollution, change in grazing pressures, climate change, alien species and game management. Overall woodland specialist species and those of open habitats tend to be doing less well than woodland generalists. Progress has been made in reversing some adverse impacts such as acid deposition, and action is being taken to reduce the impact of others such as over‐grazing by deer. However, some drivers, notably climate change, will be more difficult to address. In the long term integrated management of woods as landscape components whilst meeting economic and societal needs will be required.

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Argyll oakwoods: Use and ecological change, 1000 to 2000 AD — a palynological-historical investigation

Cited by 7 publications

References 17 publications

Long-term approaches to native woodland restoration: Palaeoecological and stakeholder perspectives on Atlantic forests of Northern Europe

Long-term approaches to native woodland restoration: Palaeoecological and stakeholder perspectives on Atlantic forests of Northern Europe

Response of epiphytic lichens to 21st Century climate change and tree disease scenarios

Ecological change in British broadleaved woodland since 1947

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