Redhead, J.W. et al

Map of land-use/land-cover and floral cover across an arable landscape in Buckinghamshire, UK

Name: Map of land-use/land-cover and floral cover across an arable landscape in Buckinghamshire, UK
Published: 2014-08-26
License: https://eidc.ceh.ac.uk/licences/OGL/plain

https://doi.org/10.5285/0667cf06-f2c3-45c1-a80a-e48539b52427 Cite this dataset

Land use/land cover (LULC) map of a 20km2 agricultural landscape centred on the Hillesden Estate, Buckinghamshire, UK. The map is based on remote sensed data (LiDAR and hyperspectral sensors) with manual updates and the addition of spring and summer floral cover data from comprehensive field surveys. The remote sensed data was generated in August 2007. The manual updates and summer floral data were from field visits in July and August 2011, and the spring floral data were from field visits in April 2011 and 2012. The map was created as part of a project led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, funded under the Insect Pollinators Initiative.

Publication date: 2014-08-26

Format

Shape file

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type: Vector
Spatial reference system: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent: 2011-04-01 to 2012-04-30

Provenance & quality

Optech Airborne Laser Terrain Mapper (LiDAR) and AISA Eagle (hyperspectral) instrumentation were used to collect data on surface height and reflectance, respectively. These data were collected by the NERC Airborne Research and Survey Facility (ARSF). Processing was conducted by Earth Observation scientists at CEH, with subsequent error checking and validation against aerial photography and field survey data. Manual updates to the map were conducted in ArcGIS, based on field surveys and information received from landowners. Floral cover data was appended following field surveys of target plant groups by CEH botanists. Data were checked for errors at all stages by staff at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

This dataset is included in the following collections

Insect Pollinators Initiative datasets

Citations

Redhead, J. W., Dreier, S., Bourke, A. F. G., Heard, M. S., Jordan, W. C., Sumner, S., … Carvell, C. (2016). Effects of habitat composition and landscape structure on worker foraging distances of five bumble bee species. Ecological Applications, 26(3), 726–739. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0546

Carvell, C., Bourke, A. F. G., Dreier, S., Freeman, S. N., Hulmes, S., Jordan, W. C., … Heard, M. S. (2017). Bumblebee family lineage survival is enhanced in high-quality landscapes. Nature, 543(7646), 547–549. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21709

Redhead, J.W., Dreier, S., Bourke, A.F.G., Heard, M.S., Jordan, W.C., Sumner, S., … Carvell, C. (2015). Effects of habitat composition and landscape structure on worker foraging distances of five bumblebee species. Ecological Applications, 150819033522003. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0546.1

Correspondence/contact details

John Redhead

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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