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ASSIST large scale field experiment soil chemical analysis
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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CEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2010-2015 (England)
This product consists of maps of predicted average annual application rates of three different inorganic chemical fertilisers – nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) - in England across a six-year period (2010-2015). The estimates, along with their respective...
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Can net greenhouse gas emissions be reduced whilst maintaining yield? ASSIST 2019
Skyline GHG measurements of soil microclimate, soil chemistry and plant biomass. Exploring the reduction of fertiliser application, in combination with clover undersowing and organic matter amendment, in reducing N2O emissions from winter wheat. NB: This dataset is...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment sentinel aphid data from wheat plants
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment aphid and predator data from hand searching of wheat and spring barley
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment yield data
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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Beneficial invertebrate trait data
Basic trait data on 116 UK bee, and 81 natural enemies (carabid and ladybird) species (Size, diet breadth, sociality, voltinism, flight season, dispersal ability). Collated from a wide variety of published sources. Data acquisition was funded by the Natural Environment...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment plant quadrat data
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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Plant-pollinator interactions database for construction of potential networks
Plant-pollinator interactions database derived from biological recording data, unpublished experimental data and published interactions in books and papers. The database covers all recorded interactions for bees, hoverflies and butterflies in mainland GB. Interactions...
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Species traits and derivation of hairiness of oilseed rape pollinators
The dataset describes the functional effects traits derived for 57 taxonomic units (species, genus and family level classifications) of oilseed rape insect pollinators. This data provides information on both morphological and behavioural traits, typically at the...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment gastropod surveys from spring barley
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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CEH Land Cover plus: Pesticides 2012-2017 (England, Scotland and Wales)
CEH Land Cover plus: Pesticides maps annual average pesticide applications across England, Wales and Scotland. The product provides application estimates for 162 different active ingredients including herbicides, insecticides, molluscicides and fungicides. It is produced...
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National Honey Monitoring Scheme: Forage behaviour of UK honeybees 2018 onwards, as shown by plant DNA barcoding
The scheme aims to monitor how the foraging habits of UK honeybees respond to a changing environment. Further, if these changes can be used to provide information on the health of our countryside. It is the first UK-wide analysis of its kind, and uses DNA barcoding...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment blackgrass & arable weed surveys
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment pollinator transects
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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Can N2O emissions be reduced in winter wheat by split additions of nitrogen fertiliser? ASSIST 2020
Investigating whether splitting total nitrogen fertiliser application can improve nitrogen use efficiency in a winter wheat crop. Can splitting total N addition into 2, 4 or 6 application doses minimise excess soil N leaching, volatilisation and gaseous losses? NB:...
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Estimated means and variances of soil carbon and bulk density in topsoil by crop, land cover and soil type
Average and variance (standard deviations) of soil carbon concentration (g/kg) and bulk density (g/cm3) derived from Countryside Survey 2007 data, grouped by habitat type, crop type (for arable habitats) and split by soil type derived from the British Geological Survey...
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Data describing pollen identified from honey samples originating from the UKCEH National Honey Monitoring Scheme for 2019
The following data set describes regional and temporal occurrence of plants foraged upon by managed honey bees (Apis mellifera). This data was derived from DNA meta-barcoding of pollen extracted from honey samples provided by bee keepers archived as part of the UK...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment assessment of natural pest control using artificial plastine slug lures
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...
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Vortis ASSIST large scale field experiment arthropod suction sample data
This data describes a replicated field scale experiment undertaken on 18 arable farms in S. England as part of the ASSIST (Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems) project. The goals of this study were to look at practical approaches to promoting biodiversity and...