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Roy, D.B.; Bunch, N.; Harris, F.; New, H.; Pescott, O.L.; Walker, K.J.

National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015 to 2016 dataset

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https://doi.org/10.5285/ba39167d-421a-4bfb-b504-56e9f8a38746
This dataset contains data from the National Plant Monitoring Scheme between 2015 and 2016. These consist of plant species occurrences, with abundance values, in plots. Plots are nested with 1 km squares, and are georeferenced according to the British/Irish/Channel Islands grid systems, or in latitude/longitude format; the 1 km squares surveyed were selected according to a weighted-random design, designed to enrich the sample for semi-natural habitats. Plots also have associated habitat and spatial information, as well as a small number of other environmental data. The species recorded in any particular plot are dependent on the habitat chosen for the plot by the surveyor, and the level of the scheme at which they were participating. Please see the references in the supporting documentation (survey guidance) for more information.

Please be aware that this dataset is updated annually and that more recent versions exist.
Publication date: 2017-06-07
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference systems
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
OSNI 1952 / Irish National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2015-01-01    to    2016-12-31

Provenance & quality

The data were initially entered through a custom-built Drupal-website, using the open-source Indicia (www.indicia.org.uk) database standard. Data were extracted from this database into the flat tables presented here.

Licensing and constraints

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

Cite this dataset as:
Roy, D.B.; Bunch, N.; Harris, F.; New, H.; Pescott, O.L.; Walker, K.J. (2017). National Plant Monitoring Scheme, 2015 to 2016 dataset. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ba39167d-421a-4bfb-b504-56e9f8a38746

© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland, Plantlife

The following acknowledgement is required for users of this dataset: 'The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) is organised and funded by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Plantlife and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The NPMS is indebted to all volunteers who contribute data to the scheme.'

Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

Data from the National Plant Monitoring Scheme

Supplemental information

Pescott, O. L., Walker, K. J., Pocock, M. J. O., Jitlal, M., Outhwaite, C. L., Cheffings, C. M., ... Roy, D. B. (2015). Ecological monitoring with citizen science: the design and implementation of schemes for recording plants in Britain and Ireland. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 115(3), 505-521
Walker, K., Pescott, O., Harris, F., Cheffings, C., New, H., Bunch, N., Roy, D. 2015. Making plants count. British Wildlife, 26 (4). 243-250.

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. David Roy
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Roy, D.B.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bunch, N.
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Harris, F.
Plantlife
New, H.
Plantlife
Pescott, O.L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Walker, K.J.
Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland

Other contacts

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
Keywords
Biodiversity , NPMS
Last updated
15 July 2024 13:30