Palaeoecological measurements from the Peak District and north west Sutherland 2007-2010 - RELU Foundations for the future: learning from the past

This dataset consists of palaeoecological measurements taken at sites in the Peak District and NW Sutherland during the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. This data collection includes the results from four interlinked projects combining quantitative and qualitative evidence to assess long-term ecological data at local to national levels: Project 1 synthesises existing information on historical environmental changes in the uplands with relevance to current management and policy Project 2 used high resolution palaeoenvironmental analyses to reconstruct ecological changes and land-use histories of four contrasting moorland systems in the Peak District (England) over the last c.200-1300 yrs. Sites were selected in consultation with stakeholders and the results provide the basis for comparison with ecological survey results and knowledge of current managers. Project 3 used similar methods to reconstruct ecological and land-use changes in NW Sutherland (Scotland) over the last c.400 yrs. Site selection was based on discussion with stakeholders and results were compared with stakeholder knowledge and preferences for landscape change. Project 4 used three choice experiments to assess the response of different communities to long-term evidence as a potential source of information to inform preferences for upland management. Project 4a used a choice experiment to assess the influence of long-term evidence on management preferences of residents of the Peak District. Project 4b used choice experiments to present long-term evidence to ecologists from government, NGO, research and practitioner communities in conjunction with established sources of ecological evidence used in upland management (ecological monitoring and ecological research) and with stakeholder preferences for upland management, since this is increasingly becoming embedded in decision-making. The upland woods and peatlands were used as the contexts for two choice experiments. This dataset consists of palaeoecological measurements taken at sites in the Peak District and NW Sutherland, as part of projects 2 and 3 as listed above. The choice experiment data from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6791 (see online resources). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see online resources).

本数据集汇聚了在英国峰区和西北苏瑟兰地区，NERC乡村经济与土地利用（RELU）项目期间采集的古老生态测量数据。该数据收集囊括了四个相互关联项目的研究成果，这些项目结合定量和定性证据，旨在评估从地方到国家层面的长期生态数据：项目一综合了与当前管理和政策相关的高原历史环境变化信息；项目二通过高分辨率古老环境分析，重建了英格兰峰区（Peak District）四种不同荒原系统在过去约200至1300年间的生态变化和土地利用历史，地点选择与利益相关者协商确定，研究结果为与生态调查结果及当前管理者对景观变化的知识和偏好进行比较提供了基础；项目三采用类似方法，重建了苏格兰西北苏瑟兰（NW Sutherland）过去约400年的生态和土地利用变化，地点选择基于与利益相关者的讨论，并将结果与利益相关者的知识和对景观变化的偏好进行了比较；项目四通过三项选择实验，评估了不同社区对长期证据的反应，作为了解高原管理偏好的潜在信息来源。项目4a使用选择实验评估了长期证据对峰区居民管理偏好的影响。项目4b结合已建立的高原管理生态证据来源（生态监测和生态研究）以及利益相关者对高原管理的偏好，使用选择实验向政府、非政府组织、研究者和实践者社区的生态学家展示长期证据，因为这在决策制定中正日益根植。在两个选择实验中，高原森林和泥炭地被用作背景。本数据集包含了峰区和西北苏瑟兰地区地点的古老生态测量数据，这些数据是上述项目2和3的一部分。本研究的选择实验数据可在英国数据档案馆（UK Data Archive）下的研究编号6791处获取（参见在线资源）。关于本研究的进一步文档可通过RELU知识门户和项目ESRC资助奖项网页获取（参见在线资源）。