The contributions that each terrestrial ECN site makes to other UK and international observation and research initiatives are listed below. These contributions are made through a mix of standard ECN monitoring and additional monitoring or research located close to where ECN measurements are made. Much of the monitoring made in addition to ECN standard observations is carried out by ECN Site Managers. Note that co-located activities, whilst sited within the boundaries of each site, may take place at some distance from where ECN monitoring is conducted.
Co-located and connected activities
As well as collecting data for ECN purposes at our sites, we also contribute to a wide range of environmental observing and research initiatives. This co-location of data collection is an important aspect of environmental observation at ECN sites.
Exclosures at Hard Hill, Moor House, where scientists have studied the effects of grazing & controlled burning on the vegetation since 1954
Site codes & main habitats
Lowland grassland / agricultural sites: HIL = Hillsborough; NOR = North Wyke; POR = Porton; ROT = Rothamsted; WYT = Wytham
Wooded: ALI = Alice Holt; CAI = Cairngorm; ROT = Rothamsted; WYT = Wytham
Upland moor / pasture: CAI = Cairngorm; GLE = Glensaugh; SOU = Sourhope; MOO = Moor House; SNO = Snowdon
UK Air Pollution Impacts on Ecosystem Networks (UK APIENS)
11 sites: ALI - CAI - GLE - HIL - MOO - NOR - POR - ROT - SNO - SOU - WYT
Butterfly Monitoring Scheme
11 sites: ALI - CAI - GLE - HIL - MOO - NOR - POR - ROT1 - SNO - SOU - WYT
LTER-Europe / eLTER2
11 sites: ALI - CAI - GLE - HIL - MOO - NOR - POR - ROT - SNO - SOU - WYT
UKEAP National Ammonia Monitoring Network
10 sites: ALI - CAI - GLE - MOO - NOR - POR - ROT - SNO - SOU - WYT
Rothamsted Light Trap Network
9 sites: ALI - CAI - GLE - MOO - NOR - POR - ROT - SOU - WYT
COSMOS-UK soil moisture network
9 sites: ALI - GLE - HIL - MOO - NOR - POR - ROT - SOU - WYT
UKEAP Precip-Net
6 sites: CAI - GLE - HIL - MOO - ROT - SNO
UKEAP Rural NO2 network
5 sites: CAI - GLE - HIL - MOO - SNO
ECT Long-Term Experiment located at same site
5 sites: HIL - MOO - NOR - ROT - WYT (x2)
UKEAP Acid Gases & Aerosol Network
4 sites: GLE - HIL - MOO - ROT
Hull University Pollen trap network
4 sites: ALI - MOO - NOR - SNO
Met Office Rainfall Network
2 sites: GLE - MOO
UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network via the co-located stream sites indicated
2 sites: CAI (Allt a'Mharcaidh) - MOO (Trout Beck)
ICP Forests
1 site: ALI
FLUXNET
1 site: ALI
Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments, (GLORIA)
1 site: CAI
Radioactive Incident Monitoring Network (RIMNET)
1 site: ROT
INTERACT (Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine research stations)
1 site: CAI
BIOSCAN Pilot 2021-22 (Sanger Institute flying insect genetic diversity study)
1 site: WYT (malaise trap not operated by University of Oxford)
1Ceased in 2010, restarted 2022
2Through LTER-Europe, ECN also contributes to research and data synthesis activities of the International Long-Term Ecological Research Network, ILTER