Identification

Title

Habitat data from grassland, moorland and woodland restoration sites in South West England in 2014

Abstract

This dataset contains vegetation abundance data and sward height data from a number of plots across a restoration gradient within South West England. The restoration gradient covered intensive land use (referred to in the data as reference or control), restoring and pristine habitats. Data were collected between April and July in 2014. Vegetation abundance was recorded as percentage cover of species within a 1m x 1m quadrat. Five quadrats were recorded per plot. Sward height was recorded using two methods: drop disc or direct measure. Five height measurements were taken using both methods at each site. To protect the anonymity of private landholders, details of sampling plot location is not provided with this dataset. The data were collected by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology as part of the Tellus South West project. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/110199cf-245e-4fa8-a9ca-386657b5fe20

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/110199cf-245e-4fa8-a9ca-386657b5fe20.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/110199cf-245e-4fa8-a9ca-386657b5fe20

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/110199cf-245e-4fa8-a9ca-386657b5fe20

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Tellus

South West Project

woodland

heathland

grassland

arable

conifer plantation

culm grassland

moorland

vegetation abundance

sward height

restoration ecology

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-5.813

East bounding longitude

-3.407

North bounding latitude

51.329

South bounding latitude

49.921

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-05-06

End position

2014-07-10

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-11-17

date type

creation

effective date

2014-07-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Experienced botanical surveyors were used to collect the data to ensure accurate values in percentage covers and species identification. Data were checked for anomalous values (e.g. percentage cover above 100), checked with original recording sheets and corrected.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Peyton, J., Nuttall, P., Gerard, F., Pywell, R.F. (2017). Habitat data from grassland, moorland and woodland restoration sites in South West England in 2014. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/110199cf-245e-4fa8-a9ca-386657b5fe20

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2020-09-21T15:29:41

Metadata language

eng