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Vegetation and habitat data for fragmented and continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2017

This dataset contains records for vegetation in 49 plots across 14 fragmented forest sites and 4 continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. Living vegetation and deadwood were surveyed in two or three 0.28-ha plots in each of the eighteen sites. In addition to vegetation data, the dataset contains topsoil parameters, measurements of forest structure, and metrics of the degree of forest fragmentation in the landscape surrounding the plots. These data were collected in order to conduct studies examining (1) the factors supporting invasion of exotic plant species into fragmented forest areas; and (2) the value of conservation set-asides for carbon storage and associated plant diversity in oil palm plantations. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a

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Date (Publication)
2020-06-15
Date (Creation)
2020-06-02
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
Identifier
doi: / 10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
Other citation details
Waddell, E.H., Fleiss, S., Bala Ola, B., Bin Sailim, A., Jelling, A., Yeong, K.L., Tangah, J., Benedick, S., King, H., Hughes, M., McClean, C.J., Chapman, D.S., Hill, J.K., Banin, L.F. (2020). Vegetation and habitat data for fragmented and continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Waddell, E.H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2555-6390
Author
  University of York - Fleiss, S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6298-236X
Author
  South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership - Bala Ola, B.
Author
  South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership - Bin Sailim, A.
Author
  South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership - Jelling, A.
Author
  South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership - Yeong, K.L.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8193-2130
Author
  Sabah Forestry Department - Tangah, J.
Author
  Universiti Malaysia Sabah - Benedick, S.
Author
  Unilever - King, H.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7608-6280
Author
  Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - Hughes, M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2168-0514
Author
  University of York - McClean, C.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5457-4355
Author
  University of Stirling - Chapman, D.S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1836-4112
Author
  University of York - Hill, J.K.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1871-7715
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Banin, L.F.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1168-3914
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Owner
  University of York
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Waddell, E.
GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
  • degradation
  • flora (biology)
  • biodiversity
  • agricultural landscape
  • agriculture
  • tropical forest
  • environmental impact of agriculture
Keywords
  • Agriculture
  • Biodiversity
  • Ecosystem services
  • Invasive species
  • Land use
  • Soil
  • Borneo
  • Forest fragmentation
  • Oil palm
  • Tropical rainforest
  • Conservation set-aside
  • Sustainable agriculture
  • Plant biodiversity
  • Flora
  • Carbon storage
  • Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
  • Non-native species
  • Forest degradation
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This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Waddell, E.H., Fleiss, S., Bala Ola, B., Bin Sailim, A., Jelling, A., Yeong, K.L., Tangah, J., Benedick, S., King, H., Hughes, M., McClean, C.J., Chapman, D.S., Hill, J.K., Banin, L.F. (2020). Vegetation and habitat data for fragmented and continuous forest sites in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo, 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a
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textTable Text, table
Distance
15  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
utf8 UTF8
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Farming
  • Planning cadastre
Begin date
2017-07-21
End date
2017-10-28
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  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
Field surveys were conducted in July - October 2017. The 14 fragmented sites were all in Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil-certified oil palm plantations; and they varied from isolated forest fragments to sites connected to forest reserves outside the oil palm plantation. The four continuous forest sites were located in Danum Valley and Malua Forest Reserves, and include both primary and logged forest sites. At each site, vegetation was surveyed in 2-3 circular plots spaced 100 m apart along a transect (the smallest fragmented sites had only 2 plots and all other sites had 3). In each plot, living trees and palms, saplings, seedlings, other ground vegetation (herbs, shrubs, climbers, ferns and graminoids), deadwood, and lianas on trees were surveyed in a nested plot design. All living trees, saplings, seedlings and ground vegetation were identified to genus, and to species where possible; and all ground vegetation was identified as either exotic or native to Sabah. Field data were collected in collaboration with experienced local botanists. The data include measurements of forest cover and leaf litter depth, as measures of forest structure which are likely to covary with vegetation. In addition, eight soil parameters were measured from topsoil samples in each plot. The dataset also includes metrics relating to the degree of forest fragmentation in the landscape surrounding the plots, which were calculated using drone (UAV) imagery from an oil palm company.
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c67b06b7-c3f6-49a3-baf2-9fc3a72cb98a XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Character set
ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) 8859 Part 1
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dataset Dataset
Hierarchy level name
dataset
Date stamp
2025-11-13T16:19:59
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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