Identification

Title

Plant species composition of a meadow sward exposed to grazing treatments at Somerford Mead, Oxford 1987-2014

Abstract

This dataset includes a description of the flora on Somerford Mead, Oxford for the period 1987 to 2014. During the period 1991 to 2014, a grazing experiment was conducted on the meadow, in which individual plots were either grazed by sheep, grazed by cattle or left ungrazed following the annual hay cut. The data consist of list of all plant species found at sample locations within each plot together with an estimate of abundance. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/691a823c-d1da-4420-837c-3c30ce83818b

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/691a823c-d1da-4420-837c-3c30ce83818b

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/691a823c-d1da-4420-837c-3c30ce83818b.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/691a823c-d1da-4420-837c-3c30ce83818b

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

farming

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-1.338

East bounding longitude

-1.221

North bounding latitude

51.785

South bounding latitude

51.71

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1987-01-01

End position

2014-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-08-25

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

The data were gathered on site by Dr Alison McDonald herself or by students (often Dutch) under her supervision during the period 1987 to 2013. In 2014, staff from UKCEH undertook the survey under the direction of J. Owen Mountford. Data were recorded in the field onto pre-prepared forms listing all species previously found on the site. The data were input into an Excel spreadsheet by Dr Melanie Stone on behalf of the Floodplain Meadows Partnership (FMP) in 2021. This work was funded by the Ecological Continuity Trust. The data were subsequently converted to individual text files (.csv) by Prof David Gowing (FMP). The taxonomic accuracy of the names and the species counts were checked by Dr Stone on inputting and comments added where corrections made.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Dr A.W. McDonald should be acknowledged as the main originator of these data in their use and in any further dissemination

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: McDonald, A.W., Mountford, J.O., Stone, M.J., Gowing, D.J.G. (2022). Plant species composition of a meadow sward exposed to grazing treatments at Somerford Mead, Oxford 1987-2014. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/691a823c-d1da-4420-837c-3c30ce83818b

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

alison.mcdonald@plants.ox.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Floodplain Meadow Partnership

email address

drmelstone@gmail.com

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Floodplain Meadow Partnership

email address

d.j.gowing@open.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7845-035X

name: ORCID record

description: ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

Floodplain Meadow Partnership

email address

d.j.gowing@open.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

alison.mcdonald@plants.ox.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

EMAIL NOT PROVIDED

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

EMAIL NOT PROVIDED

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

web address

https://eidc.ac.uk/

name: EIDC website

description: The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences.

function: information

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-08T17:39:26

Metadata language

eng