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Adamson, J.K.; Benefield, C.B.; Elfyn Hughes, W.; Wood, C.M.

Terrestrial habitat and vegetation data from the marginal uplands of Cumbria, 1978

https://doi.org/10.5285/a4f2d52b-1515-434e-bfc3-83b3a53be1c5 Cite this dataset
This data set comprises plant species, habitat and land cover types, and major biota present, collected during an ecological survey of marginal uplands in the English county of Cumbria, using standardised survey methods. The survey was undertaken by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (a forerunner of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) in 1978 within a stratified random set of sites. In total, up to 262 plots were surveyed from within 52 x 1km squares.
Publication date: 2017-09-13

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
1977-07-27    to    1978-09-16

Provenance & quality

Data were collected on paper by trained field surveyors employed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology in 1977 and 1978 using documented standardised methods, and were later digitised by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster.

Related

This dataset is included in the following collections

Ecological survey of Cumbria

Correspondence/contact details

Wood, C.M.
Parr Section
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Adamson, J.K.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Benefield, C.B.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Elfyn Hughes, W.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology
Wood, C.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Biodiversity , Cumbria , Environmental survey , Land use , marginal uplands , plants , survey
Last updated
27 February 2024 16:15

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CITE AS: Adamson, J.K.; Benefield, C.B.; Elfyn Hughes, W.; Wood, C.M. (2017). Terrestrial habitat and vegetation data from the marginal uplands of Cumbria, 1978. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a4f2d52b-1515-434e-bfc3-83b3a53be1c5

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