Vegetation cover at 54 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme sites in southern England, 2008-9
https://doi.org/10.5285/ca34e25b-6138-4b72-b32c-778d762118f1
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Curtis, R.J.; Isaac, N.J.B. (2015). Vegetation cover at 54 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme sites in southern England, 2008-9. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ca34e25b-6138-4b72-b32c-778d762118f1
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This dataset contains vegetation abundance information from sites in southern England. The data are estimated as percentage cover and flower density of 165 plant species in 1624 vegetation quadrats. The surveys were conducted during 2008 and 2009. The 54 sites are all part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme network. The data were collected to compare plant abundance and butterfly population density. The research was funded by the Natural Environment Research Council.
Publication date: 2015-05-01
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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
2008-01-01 to 2009-12-31
Provenance & quality
Samples were collected using a standardised protocol involving a quadrat of 1 metre square. The data were estimated by a single observer in the field. No subsequent processing was necessary.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Curtis, R.J.; Isaac, N.J.B. (2015). Vegetation cover at 54 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme sites in southern England, 2008-9. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/ca34e25b-6138-4b72-b32c-778d762118f1
© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Citations
Curtis, R.J., Brereton, T.M., Dennis, R.L.H., Carbone, C. & Isaac, N.J.B. (2015) Butterfly abundance is determined by food availability and is mediated by species traits. ed. by S. Diamond. Journal of Applied Ecology 52, 1676–1684. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12523
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Authors
Curtis, R.J.
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