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National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2018)

This data resource provides plot-level plant occurrence data for the first four years (2015-2018) 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 2018. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/79604721-049b-42ab-a8d7-a9c8b18a193f

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Dataset Reference Date ()
2019-07-01
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/79604721-049b-42ab-a8d7-a9c8b18a193f
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doi: / 10.5285/79604721-049b-42ab-a8d7-a9c8b18a193f
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Pescott, O., Walker, K., Day, J., Harris, F., Roy, D. (2019). National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2018). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/79604721-049b-42ab-a8d7-a9c8b18a193f
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pescott, O.
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pescott, O.
  Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland - Walker, K.
  Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Day, J.
  Plantlife - Harris, F.
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Roy, D.
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 ()
  • Species Distribution
Keywords
  • NPMS
  • National Plant Monitoring Scheme
  • UK-SCAPE
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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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© Joint Nature Conservation Committee
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© Plantlife
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© Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
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The following acknowledgement is required for use of this dataset: The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) is organised and funded by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, Plantlife and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. The NPMS is indebted to all volunteers who contribute data to the scheme.
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Pescott, O., Walker, K., Day, J., Harris, F., Roy, D. (2019). National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2018). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/79604721-049b-42ab-a8d7-a9c8b18a193f
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Distance
100  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
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Begin date
2015-01-01
End date
2018-12-31
 
Reference system identifier
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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WGS 84
Reference system identifier
TM65 / Irish Grid

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Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
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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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Metadata Date
2022-05-20T10:40:27
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
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