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National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2021)

This data resource provides plot-level plant occurrence data for the first seven years (2015-2021) 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 2021. 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. Please be aware that this dataset is updated annually and that more recent versions exist. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e742c94f-82a4-43e7-af14-36b131afe81b

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Date (Publication)
2022-06-10
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e742c94f-82a4-43e7-af14-36b131afe81b
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doi: / 10.5285/e742c94f-82a4-43e7-af14-36b131afe81b
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National Plant Monitoring Scheme (2022). National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2021). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/e742c94f-82a4-43e7-af14-36b131afe81b
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  Unaffiliated - National Plant Monitoring Scheme
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  Unaffiliated - National Plant Monitoring Scheme
Publisher
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Owner
  Natural Environment Research Council
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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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, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Plantlife, 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 UK 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: National Plant Monitoring Scheme (2022). National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2021). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/e742c94f-82a4-43e7-af14-36b131afe81b
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Metadata language
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Topic category
  • Economy
Begin date
2015-01-01
End date
2021-12-31
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WGS 84
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
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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Date stamp
2025-04-09T08:43:58
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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