Abstract. This bibliography provides a backdrop to the environmental research completed within the context of the Plynlimon catchment study area. It includes the bibliography produced by Kirby et al. in 1991 plus references from (1) a computer-based literature search using all the standard water industry and water research data bases and (2) a questionnaire sent to all the contributors to this special volume of Hydrological and Earth System Sciences. The bibliography does not include the vast number of reports generated for various funding bodies over the years.
The bibliography, comprising about 300 publications from 1960 to 1998, shows overwhelmingly the wealth and success of the endeavours of the various institute and university groups working in the Plynlimon catchments.