ExpeER TNA accepted projects

Two projects have been accepted so far:
- Long-term effects of Nitrogen deposition in lichen ecophysiology - more
- ICARO (Isoprene emissions and pigment content in Sphagna from peatlands) -more

• How did the Whim site get visitors?
"Use of the site has been established by previous networking through conference attendance and previous collaborations… The problem with the ExpeER concept is that few researchers with the exception of students and postdocs have free time, ie most researchers have their time spoken for in delivering contractual research. We were able to target and liaise with groups we knew had the expertise and could logistically make use of the site…, ie we could  ship material in such a way that sample integrity could be preserved  to make use of the collaborators equipment or expertise. A high degree of motivation is needed from both partners especially the visitor."

Feedback

Carlos Raul Ochoa Hueso (Spain) visited the Whim site last august:
"Everything in my visit to Penicuik was great, including both the scientific and the personal environments. The people in the CEH were really kind and helpful and it was a great experience to learn how they organize and carry out their daily work." - Read all
You can also read here the feedback of Silvana Munzi (University of Lisbon, Portugal) who visited the Whim site last june.

1. Cabin - 2. RIMG - 3. Sprayer inaction.

Recent publications

Sheppard LJ, Crossley A, Leith ID et al. (2004a). An automated wet deposition system to compare the effects of reduced and oxidised N on ombrotrophic bog species: practical considerations. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus, 4, 197–205.

Sheppard LJ, Leith ID, Crossley A, van Dijk N, Fowler D, Sutton MA, Woods C (2008). Stress responses of Calluna vulgaris to reduced and oxidised N applied under ‘real world conditions’. Environmental Pollution, 154, 404–413.

Sheppard LJ, Leith ID, Crossley A, Van Dijk N, Fowler D, Sutton MA (2009). Longterm cumulative exposure exacerbates the effects of atmospheric ammonia on an ombrotrophic bog: Implications for Critical Levels. In: Atmospheric Ammonia: Detecting emission changes and environmental impacts. Results of an Expert Workshop under the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (eds Sutton MA, Reis S, Baker SMH), pp. 49–58. Springer, The Netherlands.

Sheppard LJ,  Leith ID,  Mizunuma T, Cape JN, Crossley A,  Leeson  S, Sutton MA, Van Dijk N, Fowler D (2011).  Dry deposition of ammonia gas drives species change faster than wet deposition of ammonium ions: evidence from a long-term field manipulation. Global Change Biology 17, 3589-3607.

Sheppard LJ, Leith ID, Mizunuma T, van Dijk N, Cape JN, Sutton MA, (2011). All forms of reactive nitrogen deposition to Natura 2000 sites should not be treated equally: effects of wet versus dry and reduced versus oxidised nitrogen deposition.  In ‘Nitrogen Deposition and Natura 2000: Science & practice in determining environmental impacts Eds Hicks WK, Whitfield CP, Bealey WJ, Sutton MA. COST office 2011, 181-189.

Currey PM, Johnson D, Dawson L, van der Wal R, Thornton B, Sheppard  L, Leith I, Artz  RRE (2011). Five years of simulated atmospheric nitrogen deposition have only subtle effects on the fate of newly synthesized carbon in Calluna vulgaris and Eriophorum vaginatum. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 43, 495-502.