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Pescott, O., Walker, K., Day, J., Harris, F., Roy, D. (2018). National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2017). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/890e4d3d-ae93-4528-8e88-bc01bae3907b
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This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence 
National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2017)
This data resource provides plot-level plant occurrence data for the first three years (2015-2017) of the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (covering the UK, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man). Data consist of individual observations of plants, and other habitat characteristics, at the metre-scale; observations are accompanied by percentage cover information recorded according to the Domin frequency-abundance scale commonly used in plant community ecology. Other information provided includes the plot type (size, shape, according to the NPMS classification), the volunteer-recorded NPMS habitat, the date of sampling, and information regarding the spatial location of the plot. Information contained within the metadata file should allow users to reconstruct the sampling history (including gaps) of any plot that has been sampled within the NPMS scheme between 2015 and 2017.
Publication date: 2018-09-24
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference systems
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
WGS 84
TM65 / Irish National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2015-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Provenance & quality
Data are collected directly from volunteers into a custom Indicia database system (www.indicia.org.uk) through the NPMS website (www.npms.org.uk) or app. The Indicia system is built on a PostgreSQL/PostGIS database, and the data presented here were extracted directly from this master database using appropriate SQL queries. See the associated documentation for more information on the broader Quality Assurance processes supporting the NPMS.
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Citations
Pescott, O.L., Walker, K.J., Harris, F., New, H., Cheffings, C.M., Newton, N., … Roy, D.B. (2019). The design, launch and assessment of a new volunteer-based plant monitoring scheme for the United Kingdom. PLOS ONE, 14(4), e0215891. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0215891
Correspondence/contact details
Dr. Oliver Pescott
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0685-8046
Harris, F.
Plantlife
Other contacts
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk