Vegetation cover at 54 UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme sites in southern England, 2008-9
identifier: CEH:EIDC:/1429282706283
bibliographic citation: 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
description: 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.
provenance: 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.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2008-01-01
  end date: 2009-12-31
contact point: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
is referenced by: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12523
subject: Ecological processes and resilience (en)
subject: Pywell Section
type: Dataset
available: 2015-05-01
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/ca34e25b-6138-4b72-b32c-778d762118f1
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
access rights: UNRS
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/ca34e25b-6138-4b72-b32c-778d762118f1
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Isaac, N.J.B.
language: en

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Curtis, R.J.
type: Person
family name: Curtis
given name: R.J .
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Isaac, N.J.B.
type: Person
family name: Isaac
given name: N.J.B.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12523
type: Expression
bibliographic citation: 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.

Ecological processes and resilience (en)
type: Concept

Pywell Section
type: Concept