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It is a typical upland west-atlantic moorland, dominated by the evergreen shrub Calluna vulgaris (heather). Heather makes up \u003E60% of the plant biomass at the site, but Vaccinium myrtillus and Empetrum nigrum are also present.","citation":null,"relatedIdentifiers":null,"status":{"label":"Operational","uri":"http:\/\/vocabs.lter-europe.net\/elter_cl\/10772"},"yearEstablished":1998,"yearClosed":null,"relatedSites":null,"siteName":"Clocaenog: Long-term monitoring site for climate change research","shortName":"Clocaenog","siteType":"Stationary land-based site","protectionLevel":null,"landUse":null,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/deims.org\/sites\/default\/files\/photos\/clocaenog-long-term-monitoring-site-climate-change-research-_5209.jpg","alt":"Clocaenog climate change manipulation"}]},"environmentalCharacteristics":{"airTemperature":{"yearlyAverage":8,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"\u00b0C","referencePeriod":null},"precipitation":{"yearlyAverage":1411,"monthlyAverage":null,"unit":"mm","referencePeriod":null},"biogeographicalRegion":"atlantic","biome":"mixed_forest","ecosystemType":[{"label":"Forest","uri":null},{"label":"Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests","uri":null}],"eunisHabitat":[{"label":"Heathland, scrub and tundra (F)","uri":null},{"label":"Temperate shrub heathland (F4)","uri":null},{"label":"Wet heaths (F4.1)","uri":null}],"landforms":null,"geoBonBiome":["Terrestrial"],"geology":null,"hydrology":"Was permanently water-logged, now seasonally water-logged.","soils":"The soil is a humo-ferric podzol. It is variable across the site, with E and Bh (eluvial and illuvial horizons) not always visible. Where apparent, the E horizon is at 6-17cm depth, with Bh below onto parent material.","vegetation":"Heather makes up \u003E60% of the plant biomass at the site, but Vaccinium myrtillus and Empetrum nigrum are also present. Other plant species present in the experimental plots include:\r\n\r\nVaccinium myrtillus,  Deschampsia flexuosa,*Pleurozium schreberii, *Hypnum jutlandicum, *Psuedosclerum purum, *Plagiothecium undulatum, *Rhytidiadelphus loreus, *Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus, *Hylocomium splendens, *Dicranum scoparium, *Polytrichum formosum. 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