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Curtis, R.J .; Isaac, N.J.B.

Vegetation cover at 54 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme sites in southern England, 2008-9

https://doi.org/10.5285/ca34e25b-6138-4b72-b32c-778d762118f1 Cite this dataset
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

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.

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

Correspondence/contact details

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Authors

Curtis, R.J .
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Isaac, N.J.B.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4869-8052

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
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Ecological processes and resilience (en) , Pywell Section
Last updated
19 April 2024 09:45

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CITE 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

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