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Ridding, L.E., Redhead, J.W., Upcott, E.V., Hulmes, L., Hulmes, S., Mitschunas, N., Howell, K., Christelow, J., Wickenden, A.R., Fussell, M., Plunkett, J., Pywell, R.F. (2023). Vegetation data from experimental trials to investigate the control of Brachypodium pinnatum at Martin Down National Nature Reserve, UK, 2019-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/f15e64c0-db65-40ec-8b6d-50573f5f6694
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Vegetation data from experimental trials to investigate the control of Brachypodium pinnatum at Martin Down National Nature Reserve, UK, 2019-2022
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Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- WGS 84
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2019-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Provenance & quality
One large plot was established for the cut and graze experiment (experiment 2) over sparser cover of B. pinnatum, consisting of nine plots each measuring 20 m x 18 m. Three replicates of the three treatments were applied: autumn cut and graze (treatment 5), spring cut and graze (treatment 6), and both spring and autumn cut and graze (treatment 7).
Vegetation recording was carried out in late August/early September of 2019 (before all treatments were applied to provide a baseline), and post treatment in 2020, 2021 and 2022. For the spraying experiment, vegetation surveys were conducted within each plot by placing five 50 cm × 50 cm quadrats at approximately 1 m intervals (i.e. vertices of a “W”-shaped transect through the plot). Quadrats avoided the outermost 50 cm of each plot, where there was an increased potential for spray drift from adjacent areas. Within each quadrat, the percentage cover of B. pinnatum, all other vascular plants and bare ground were recorded. A total of seven quadrats in each plot were recorded for the cut and graze experiment, since they were larger and the cover of B. pinnatum was more variable. Five quadrats in a diamond formation in the centre (5 m apart) were recorded, as well as two quadrats on the edge of each plot (avoiding the outermost 2 m).
Data were collected by experienced field ecologists, the same ecologists carried out all surveys. Paper data sheets were digitised into Excel and were checked for any anomalies.
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Correspondence/contact details
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
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- Rights holder
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- biota
- INSPIRE theme
- Land Cover
- Keywords
- Brachypodium pinnatum , calcareous grassland , cutting , Dorset , grassland , grazing , Hampshire , herbicide , National Nature Reserve , nature reserve , reseeding , Tor-grass , vascular plants , Wiltshire
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N018125/1
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Award: NE/N018125/1 - Last updated
- 02 September 2024 08:03
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This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
CITE AS: Ridding, L.E.; Redhead, J.W.; Upcott, E.V.; Hulmes, L.; Hulmes, S.; Mitschunas, N.; Howell, K.; Christelow, J.; Wickenden, A.R.; Fussell, M.; Plunkett, J.; Pywell, R.F. (2023). Vegetation data from experimental trials to investigate the control of Brachypodium pinnatum at Martin Down National Nature Reserve, UK, 2019-2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/f15e64c0-db65-40ec-8b6d-50573f5f6694