Identification

Title

Structure and composition of woodlands across Mozambique

Abstract

This dataset contains quantitative measurements of woodland structure and composition sampled in twenty-seven different villages across three Districts in Mozambique, Africa. Data were collected from 431 plots where tree stem structure and composition, litter and grass biomass, coarse woody debris, and canopy cover data were recorded. Woodlands within seven villages in Mabalane District, Gaza Province, ten villages in Marrupa District, Niassa Province, and ten villages in Gurue District Zambezia Province were sampled. Data were collected in Mabalane between May-Sep 2014, Marrupa between May-Aug 2015, and Gurue between Sep-Dec 2015. This dataset was collected as part of the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA) funded ACES project , which aims to understand how changing land use impacts on ecosystem services and human wellbeing of the rural poor in Mozambique. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/70b5cdda-72df-4007-b10e-d75b4046e603

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/70b5cdda-72df-4007-b10e-d75b4046e603

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/70b5cdda-72df-4007-b10e-d75b4046e603.zip

name: Supporting information

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

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/70b5cdda-72df-4007-b10e-d75b4046e603

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

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

woody debris

decomposition

leaf litter

grass biomass

stem measurements

tree stem

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

29.68

East bounding longitude

42.248

North bounding latitude

-10.347

South bounding latitude

-27.479

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-05-01

End position

2014-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2017-12-18

date type

creation

effective date

2015-12-31

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

All data were quality assured by the lead author. When in the field, all teams were trained in data collection methods to ensure consistent robust measurements, and data were continually checked for errors as it was collected. All field teams had a translator to translate from the local language to Portuguese. All data were cleaned post digital entry by checking for extreme outliers in the dataset or unexpected values. Anomalous entries were corrected where possible, or were removed and treated as no record. All observations were recorded in Portuguese, and translated to English by the lead author. All of the data were collected electronically in the field for Marrupa and Gurue survey sites using tablets and ODK software. Wherever possible, pre-set answers or binary responses were used (e.g. has the plot been recently burned: true or false) to systematically record qualitative observations and avoid ambiguous results.

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

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Woollen, E., Ryan, C.M., Nhaduco, O., Daude, I.A., Manguiao, A.A., Da Costa, A.A., Lisboa, S.N., Junior, J.F., Mutemba, L., Pais, A., Zavale, M., Cumbula, S., Xerinda, H., Buque, H., Meneses, D., Rodrigues, C., Mário, A.M., Ribeiro, N., Domingos, L.P., Mbandze, A., Stedham, R., Jennings, P. (2017). Structure and composition of woodlands across Mozambique. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/70b5cdda-72df-4007-b10e-d75b4046e603

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

ewoollen@exseed.ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

e.woollen@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Edinburgh

email address

casey.ryan@ed.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Universidade Eduardo Mondlane