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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 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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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 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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Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK (1970-2015)
This dataset provides annual estimates of species occupancy and species trend estimates in the form of growth rates for 5,293 UK invertebrate, bryophyte and lichen species for the period 1970 to 2015. Estimates are provided at the country level for England, Scotland,...
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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 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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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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Land Cover® plus: Crops 2015-2020
UKCEH Land Cover® plus: Crop maps are detailed, satellite-derived, digital maps of crops in Great Britain. They provide annual crop information or over 2-million fields in Great Britain. To date, UKCEH Land Cover® plus: Crop maps have been produced for 2015 (partial...
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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...
4 citations
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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 pitfall trap 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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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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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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Investigating effects of novel slow release fertilisers, traditional fertiliser and biochar addition to GHG emissions. ASSIST 2021
Exploring the effects of novel slow release fertilisers, traditional N fertilisers and biochar on the release of GHG emissions from a spring barley crop, with particular focus on N2O emissions. NB: This dataset is currently being generated and is expected to become...
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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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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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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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Wheat yield resilience metrics for sample 10km x 10km grid cells in England, 2008-2017
Data on resilience of wheat yields in England, derived from the annual Defra Cereals and Oilseeds production survey of commercial farms. The data presented here are summarised over a ten-year time-series (2008-2017) at 10km x10km grid cell (hectad) resolution. The data...
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ASSIST large scale field experiment earthworm 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...