Environmental Change Network
Encyclopedia
The Environmental Change Network (ECN) was established in 1992 by the Natural Environment Research Council
(NERC) to monitor long-term environmental change
and its effects on ecosystem
s at a series of sites throughout Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
. Measurements made include a wide range of physical, chemical and biological variables.
Natural Environment Research Council
The Natural Environment Research Council is a British research council that supports research, training and knowledge transfer activities in the environmental sciences.-History:...
(NERC) to monitor long-term environmental change
Environmental change
Environmental change is defined as a change or disturbance of the environment by natural ecological processes, and is described in the following articles:*Climate change*Environment...
and its effects on ecosystem
Ecosystem
An ecosystem is a biological environment consisting of all the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving , physical components of the environment with which the organisms interact, such as air, soil, water and sunlight....
s at a series of sites throughout Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. Measurements made include a wide range of physical, chemical and biological variables.