Dahlsjö, C.A.L.; Malhi, Y.
Woodland ground flora, fine litter fall, and leaf litter feeding invertebrate data from habitats with varying levels of ash dieback, Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK, 2020-2024
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Dahlsjö, C.A.L.; Malhi, Y. (2024). Woodland ground flora, fine litter fall, and leaf litter feeding invertebrate data from habitats with varying levels of ash dieback, Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK, 2020-2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2dbbe33b-582b-434e-92f6-9c7786a37ce9
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All data were collected in 15 plots across Wytham Woods, near Oxford in southern England. The data contributed to a project on the ecological impact of ash dieback and were used to quantify the differences between habitats with varying levels of ash dieback represented by different treatments as outlined in the metadata.
Ground flora species and percentage cover collected in May between 2021–2024.
Monthly (bi-weekly in autumn) fine litter fall data separated into categories of e.g. twigs, leaves, seeds, etc. Dry weights are available for each category along with days between sampling occasions and litter fall trap size. Data available between 2020–2024.
Leaf litter feeding invertebrate data collected on four occasions between September–November 2022. Invertebrate wet weights are available from replicated soil pits and quadrats across 15 plots enabling both spatial and temporal analyses.
Ground flora species and percentage cover collected in May between 2021–2024.
Monthly (bi-weekly in autumn) fine litter fall data separated into categories of e.g. twigs, leaves, seeds, etc. Dry weights are available for each category along with days between sampling occasions and litter fall trap size. Data available between 2020–2024.
Leaf litter feeding invertebrate data collected on four occasions between September–November 2022. Invertebrate wet weights are available from replicated soil pits and quadrats across 15 plots enabling both spatial and temporal analyses.
Publication date: 2024-12-19
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2020-01-01 to 2024-11-30
Provenance & quality
The data have gone through minimal processing. The raw data are available alongside comments and meta data for data cleaning purposes.
Ground flora data were generated through species identifications and estimates of percentage cover in nine quadrats (1m x 1m) in each plot.
Fine litter fall data were generated by identifying, drying, and weighing different litter categories.
Leaf litter feeding invertebrate data were generated by identifying and weighing each individual in the lab following extraction from soil pits or litter quadrats.
Ground flora data were generated through species identifications and estimates of percentage cover in nine quadrats (1m x 1m) in each plot.
Fine litter fall data were generated by identifying, drying, and weighing different litter categories.
Leaf litter feeding invertebrate data were generated by identifying and weighing each individual in the lab following extraction from soil pits or litter quadrats.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is under embargo and will be made available by 13 March 2026 at the latest Find out more »
This dataset will be available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Dahlsjö, C.A.L.; Malhi, Y. (2024). Woodland ground flora, fine litter fall, and leaf litter feeding invertebrate data from habitats with varying levels of ash dieback, Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK, 2020-2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2dbbe33b-582b-434e-92f6-9c7786a37ce9
Correspondence/contact details
Dahlsjö, C.A.L.
University of Oxford
Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment
Oxford
UNITED KINGDOM
Cecilia.dahlsjo@ouce.ox.ac.uk
Oxford
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
Malhi, Y.
University of Oxford
Other contacts
Rights holder
University of Oxford
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk