National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2019)
This data resource provides plot-level plant occurrence data for the first five years (2015-2019) 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 2019. 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/cdb8707c-eed7-4da7-8fa3-299c65124ef2
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/cdb8707c-eed7-4da7-8fa3-299c65124ef2
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TM65 / Irish Grid
biota
environment
Species Distribution
publication
2008-06-01
National Plant Monitoring Scheme
NPMS
UK-SCAPE
-9.087
1.329
60.322
49.086
2015-01-01
2019-12-31
publication
2020-04-20
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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2010-12-08
Comma-separated values (CSV)
© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
© Joint Nature Conservation Committee
© Plantlife
© Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
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.
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Pescott, O.L., Walker, K.J., Day, J., Harris, F., Roy, D.B. (2020). National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2019). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/cdb8707c-eed7-4da7-8fa3-299c65124ef2
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