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Martin-Walker, A.; Fernandez-Garcia, P.; Hancock, M.; Cowie, N.; Klein, D.; Andersen, R.

Plant species cover and vegetation damage from burnt and unburnt areas of the Flow Country, Scotland, autumn 2019, following wildfires in May 2019 and nearby historic wildfire sites from the years 1997, 2000 and 2011

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https://doi.org/10.5285/4daf9b1e-c29f-4e38-855c-a68063e8e715
Plot-scale percent cover of all plant species recorded between October and December 2019 in 360 1 x 1 m quadrats within two burnt areas of the 2019 Flow Country Wildfire and nearby unburnt control areas and within three additional historic burnt site with recorded wildfires in 1997, 2000 and 2011 respectively and their respective adjacent unburnt controls. At each site, quadrats were located in both “open” and “drain” plots to reflect the potential impact of artificial drainage on vegetation/fire response.

For the sites within the footprint of the 2019 wildfire, fire damage data were also collected, only in burnt sites.
Publication date: 2022-03-23
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2019-10-01    to    2019-12-31
2011-01-01    to    2011-12-31
2000-01-01    to    2000-12-31
1997-01-01    to    1997-12-31

Provenance & quality

At each quadrat, percent cover of plant species was assessed by trained botanists working in pairs, and was recorded onto pre-printed recording sheets in the field. The bottom left corner of the plot was marked with a permanent post to be re-located in the future and a photo of each quadrat was taken. The data was transferred onto an excel spreadsheet by the recorders and quality controlled by two individuals.

A very small number of species were unidentifiable in the field and specimens were brought back for further identification. Where the species ID remained uncertain, it was recorded at the genus level.

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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Martin-Walker, A.; Fernandez-Garcia, P.; Hancock, M.; Cowie, N.; Klein, D.; Andersen, R. (2022). Plant species cover and vegetation damage from burnt and unburnt areas of the Flow Country, Scotland, autumn 2019, following wildfires in May 2019 and nearby historic wildfire sites from the years 1997, 2000 and 2011. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/4daf9b1e-c29f-4e38-855c-a68063e8e715

Correspondence/contact details

Andersen, R.
Environmental Research Institute
University of the Highlands and Islands
 roxane.andersen@uhi.ac.uk

Authors

Martin-Walker, A.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Fernandez-Garcia, P.
Environmental Research Institute
Hancock, M.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Cowie, N.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Klein, D.
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Andersen, R.
Environmental Research Institute

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of the Highlands and Islands
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Habitats and Biotopes
Keywords
Blanket bog , bog , drainage , fire , Flow Country , hollows , hummock , peat , peatland , Scotland , vegetation , wildfire
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/T006528/1
Last updated
27 February 2024 16:16