Identification

Title

Farm scale evaluations of herbicide tolerant genetically modified crops - maize

Abstract

This dataset consists of a range of ecological measurements collected from a set of arable fields, each sown with a combination of genetically modified and conventional maize crops. Measurements include species counts in the following areas: weed seedbank, vegetation in the crop, field edge vegetation, invertebrates. The data were collected as part of the Farm Scale Evaluations (FSEs), a four-year programme of research by independent researchers aimed at studying the effect that the management practices associated with Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant (GMHT) crops might have on farmland wildlife, when compared with weed control used with non-GM crops. Data were collected by a consortium of: the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (now the Centre for Ecology &Hydrology), the Institute of Arable Crops Research (now Rothamsted Research) and the Scottish Crop Research Institute (now the James Hutton Institute). Data were collected for four crops overall (Beet, Maize, Spring-sown Oilseed Rape and Winter-sown oilseed Rape). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/ca6752ed-3a22-4790-a86d-afadaedda082

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ca6752ed-3a22-4790-a86d-afadaedda082

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/ca6752ed-3a22-4790-a86d-afadaedda082.zip

description: Documents available to assist with re-use of this dataset

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Unique resource identifier

code

1302686171144

codeSpace

CEH:EIDC:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

farming

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

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

1.768

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

49.864

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2000-01-01

End position

2003-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2012-02-29

date type

creation

effective date

2003-11-29

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data were collected by a consortium of: the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, ITE (now the Centre for Ecology &Hydrology, CEH), the Institute of Arable Crops Research (now Rothamsted Research, IACR) and the Scottish Crop Research Institute,SCRI. Data were collected for the four crops (Beet, Maize, Spring-sown Oilseed Rape and Winter-sown oilseed Rape) in the following areas: seedbank, vegetation in the crop, field edge vegetation, invertebrates. Strict data entry and storage controls, data management controls and data analysis protocols were in place during the project. Key references: The Farm Scale Evaluations of spring-sown genetically modified crops. Papers of a Theme Issue. Philosphical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Series B, Vol. 358, Number 1439, 29th November 2003.

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

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Scott, R.J., Baker, P., Bell, D., Bennett, S., Birchall, C., Boffey, C.W.H., Bohan, D.A., Brooks, D.R., Browne, E.L., Champion, G.T., Clark, S.J., Daniels, R.E., Dewar, A.J.G., Dewar, A.M., Fairfax, C.M., Firbank, L.G., Garner, B.H., Haughton, A.J., Hawes, C., Haylock, L.A., Heard, M.S., Hill, M.O., Horne, S.L., Hulmes, S.E., Mason, N.S., May, M.J., Norton, L.R., Nuttall, P., Osborne, J.L., Parish, A.M., Perry, J.N., Randle, Z., Rossall, M.J., Rothery, P., Roy, D.B., Sands, R.J.N., Singer, E.J., Skellern, M.P., Squire, G.R., Thomas, M.R., Walker, J.H., Walker, M.J., Woiwod, I.P., Wood, C.M., Young, M.W. (2012). Farm scale evaluations of herbicide tolerant genetically modified crops - maize. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/ca6752ed-3a22-4790-a86d-afadaedda082

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-0069

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