Biodiversity responses to vegetation height and diversity in perennial meadow plantings in two urban areas in the UK
bibliographic citation: Norton, B.A., Bending, G.D., Clark, R., Corstanje, R., Dunnett, N., Evans, K.L., Grafius, D.R., Gravestock, E., Grice, S.M., Harris, J.A., Hilton, S., Hoyle, H., Lim, E., Mercer, T.G., Pawlett, M., Pescott, O.L., Richards, J.P., Southon, G.E., Warren, P.H. (2019). Biodiversity responses to vegetation height and diversity in perennial meadow plantings in two urban areas in the UK. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d0741544-cdf3-497d-996b-e30b4b7373c1
description: The data describe the ecological responses (invertebrate diversity and biomass, plant diversity, soil characteristics and microbial diversity) to experimental manipulation of floristic diversity and vegetation height in planted urban meadows. The experiment consisted of a replicated set of nine different perennial meadow treatments, sown in six public urban greenspaces in the towns of Bedford and Luton, in the UK.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Experimental plots (of 250 square metres at all except one site) were established, by herbicide application, rotovation and sowing in existing amenity grassland, in 2013. Data were collected in the second season after establishment. Plant diversity was assessed by quadrat sampling within experimental plots, and by visual surveys. Plant identification is primarily to species level. Invertebrate diversity was assessed from collections made by vacuum sampling, sweep netting and visual surveys (summer) and for some plots by hand searching (winter). Sampled material was preserved and subsequently sorted and identified in the laboratory. Invertebrate identification is primarily to order level, with the exception of the Coleoptera, which are to family level. Soil condition and microbial diversity was assessed from multiple soil cores from each experimental plot (for a subset of sites), with subsequent laboratory analysis of C, N, pH, and microbial DNA and PLFA. Samples were processed in Sheffield (invertebrates), Cranfield (soil characteristics, PLFA), and Warwick (DNA). Quality assurance was managed by the senior researcher carrying out the processing in each laboratory, overseen by the principal and co-investigators of the project.
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2013-03-01
  end date: 2016-03-01
contact point: Warren, P.H.
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
is referenced by: eap.1946
subject: Bedford
subject: Luton
subject: Biodiversity
subject: Soil
subject: amenity grassland
subject: invertebrate diversity
subject: plant diversity
subject: vegetation structure
subject: microbial diversity
subject: ecology
subject: soil
subject: biological diversity
subject: meadow
subject: grassland
subject: urban area
subject: public park
subject: invertebrate
subject: vegetation
subject: green space
was generated by: Fragments, functions and flows - the scaling of biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban ecosystems
type: Dataset
available: 2019-06-25
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/d0741544-cdf3-497d-996b-e30b4b7373c1
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright University of Sheffield
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright Cranfield University
rights: RightsStatement
  copyright notice: copyright University of Warwick
access rights: UNRS
theme: Biodiversity
theme: Soil
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/d0741544-cdf3-497d-996b-e30b4b7373c1
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright University of Sheffield
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright Cranfield University
  rights: RightsStatement
    copyright notice: copyright University of Warwick
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Norton, B.A.
creator: Grafius, D.R.
creator: Harris, J.A.
creator: Hoyle, H.
creator: Pawlett, M.
creator: Pescott, O.L.
creator: Richards, J.P.
creator: Warren, P.H.
language: en

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Bending, G.D.
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Clark, R.
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family name: Clark
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Corstanje, R.
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Dunnett, N.
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family name: Dunnett
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Evans, K.L.
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Grafius, D.R.
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family name: Grafius
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Gravestock, E.
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family name: Gravestock
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Grice, S.M.
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Harris, J.A.
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member: Cranfield University

Hilton, S.
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family name: Hilton
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member: University of Warwick

Hoyle, H.
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family name: Hoyle
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member: University of Sheffield

Lim, E.
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family name: Lim
given name: E.
member: University of Sheffield

Mercer, T.G.
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family name: Mercer
given name: T.G.
member: Cranfield University

Pawlett, M.
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family name: Pawlett
given name: M.
member: Cranfield University

Pescott, O.L.
type: Person
family name: Pescott
given name: O.L.
member: Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Richards, J.P.
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Southon, G.E.
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eap.1946
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bibliographic citation: Norton, B.A., Bending, G.D., Clark, R., Corstanje, R., Dunnett, N., Evans, K.L., ... Warren, P.H. (2019). Urban meadows as an alternative to short mown grassland: effects of composition and height on biodiversity. Ecological Applications, 29(6).

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