Identification

Title

Terrestrial habitat, vegetation and soil data from Shetland, 1974

Abstract

Terrestrial habitat, vegetation and soil data from a survey of Shetland, carried out in the summer of 1974 by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. Nearly 1000 x 200m2 plots were surveyed from across the islands, selected on the basis of a stratified sampling strategy. Details about plant species, soils, habitat types and major biota present were collected using standardized survey methods. This survey was part of a larger project to assess the status and value of Shetland's plant and animal species and communities.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/download?fileIdentifier=06fc0b8c-cc4a-4ea8-b4be-f8bd7ee25342

name: Download the data

description: Get a copy of this data

function: order

http://eidc.ceh.ac.uk/metadata/06fc0b8c-cc4a-4ea8-b4be-f8bd7ee25342/zip_export

name: Supporting information

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

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

1389694483389

codeSpace

CEH:EIDC:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

authority code

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG

code identifying the spatial reference system

27700

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

environment

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

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Vegetation

soil

habitats

statistical sampling

strata

Stratification

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.118

East bounding longitude

-0.728

North bounding latitude

60.876

South bounding latitude

59.507

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1974-01-01

End position

1974-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2015-10-06

date type

creation

effective date

1974-08-01

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data was collected using standardized recording methods in the summer of 1974 by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology. The data were transferred to spreadsheets in the 2000s and are maintained by the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lancaster. Full details of methods are given in the supporting documentation.

Conformity

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Â© Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Natural Environment Research Council)

Constraint set

responsible party role

pointOfContact

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

eidc@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2019-02-18T17:09:07

Metadata language

eng