Maskell, L.; Henrys, P.A.; Norton, L.; Smart, S.

Bee nectar plant diversity of Great Britain

https://doi.org/10.5285/623a38dd-66e8-42e2-b49f-65a15d63beb5 Cite this dataset
This dataset models bee nectar plant richness across Great Britain (GB). It uses counts of bee nectar plants (using a list agreed with experts) in Countryside Survey area vegetation plots in 2007 and extrapolates to 1km squares across GB using a generalised additive mixed model. Co-variables used in the model are Broad Habitat (the dominant broad habitat of the 1km square), air temperature, nitrogen deposition, precipitation and altitude. This data provides a metric of the Natural Capital associated with pollination, although to measure the service itself you would require additional datasets. Understanding the distribution of bee nectar plants does provide valuable information on the potential distribution of pollinators and hence pollination.
Publication date: 2016-03-22

Format

ESRI Shapefile

Where/When

Study area
Temporal extent
2007-05-01    to    2007-10-31

Provenance & quality

This dataset was created from Countryside Survey 2007 area (x,y,u) vegetation plot data. In each plot the bee nectar plants are counted using a list of nectar plants that was agreed with experts and has been provided with this dataset. The data was extrapolated to 1km squares across GB using a generalised additive mixed model incorporating the 1km square as a random variable to account for spatial autocorrelation between plots in the same square. A poisson distribution was specified. Co-variables used in the model are Broad Habitat (the dominant broad habitat of the 1km square), air temperature, nitrogen deposition, precipitation and altitude.

Related

Citations

Sunderland, T., Marsh, D., Lusardi, J., Hudson, C., & Waters, R. (2022). Meeting decision support requirements through natural capital accounts: a case study in England’s National Nature Reserves. Journal of Environmental Economics and Policy, 12(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/21606544.2022.2062455

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Lindsay Maskell
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Maskell, L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7755
Henrys, P.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-1482
Norton, L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Smart, S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Rights holder
Natural England
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Species Distribution
Other keywords
Pollination , Bee nectar plants , Countryside Survey , Broad Habitat , Biodiversity , Pollinators
Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Last updated
27 April 2023 09:34

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CITE AS: Maskell, L.; Henrys, P.A.; Norton, L.; Smart, S. (2016). Bee nectar plant diversity of Great Britain. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/623a38dd-66e8-42e2-b49f-65a15d63beb5

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The following organisations must be acknowledged by users of this dataset: NERC, Defra, the National Assembly for Wales, the Scottish Government, Natural England, Countryside Council for Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage.