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Long-term monitoring of vegetation in exclosure and grazing plots at Moor House National Nature Reserve, 1953-2016

The dataset consists of plant species data from a range of upland vegetation types. The study sites are situated within the Moor House National Nature Reserve in the North Pennines, UK. The area is grazed by free-ranging sheep and paired plots of grazed and ungrazed vegetation were set up at nine locations between 1953 and 1972. These plots have been monitored using the same (pin frame) methods at irregular intervals between their establishment and 2016. Within each plot fixed transect and frame positions are used. The data includes structural and frequency data for vascular plants and presence/absence data for bryophytes and lichens. The plots were set up and are currently maintained by Natural England (NE) and its predecessor bodies and since 1982 they have been monitored by the Environmental Change Network (ECN) through the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c72ab043-1b02-42c9-94e8-c1cae42b3dc8

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Date (Publication)
2020-03-11
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c72ab043-1b02-42c9-94e8-c1cae42b3dc8
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doi: / 10.5285/c72ab043-1b02-42c9-94e8-c1cae42b3dc8
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Rose, R.J., Marrs, R.H., O'Reilly, J., Furness, M., Wood, C.M. (2020). Long-term monitoring of vegetation in exclosure and grazing plots at Moor House National Nature Reserve, 1953-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/c72ab043-1b02-42c9-94e8-c1cae42b3dc8
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rose, R.J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9993-5743
Author
  University of Liverpool - Marrs, R.H.
Author
  Ptyxis Ecology - O'Reilly, J.
Author
  Natural England - Furness, M.
Author
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rose, R.
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Rose, R.J., Marrs, R.H., O'Reilly, J., Furness, M., Wood, C.M. (2020). Long-term monitoring of vegetation in exclosure and grazing plots at Moor House National Nature Reserve, 1953-2016. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/c72ab043-1b02-42c9-94e8-c1cae42b3dc8
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Topic category
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Begin date
1953-01-01
End date
2016-12-31
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2010-12-08
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The fixed plots are permanently marked with wooden posts or metal markers so that the transect and pin frame positions can be relocated using tape measures and a metal detector. All surveys were done by botanical experts with previous upland vegetation recording experience and specimens not identified in the field were collected and examined in the laboratory. The data was collected on paper recording sheets and double checked post entry into the datafile.
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2025-11-13T16:15:02
Metadata standard name
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Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
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