Oribatid mites 1998 [Countryside Survey]
This dataset consists of oribatid mite species records (a component of the soil mesofauna), extracted from soils sampled across Great Britain in 1998, as part of the Countryside Survey monitoring programme. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/05cae9ae-86c4-4a2f-a628-6c7fd0882459
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biota
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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2008-06-01
Great Britain
Countryside Survey
soil mesofauna
oribatid mites
Acari
-8.648
1.768
60.861
49.864
1998-05-01
1999-11-30
publication
2018-05-09
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Soil samples were collected in the summers of 1998 and 1999 by trained field surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. Samples were analysed according to standardized protocols at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood in 1998-2000, with subsequent additional work undertaken by F. Monson and A. Keith. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
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2010-12-08
Comma-separated values (CSV)
© Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.
All use of CS data must be acknowledged. The following acknowledgement and copyright notice (where applicable), shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. Acknowledgement: Countryside Survey data owned by UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Keith, A.M., Monson, F.D., Chaplow, J.S., Black, H.I.J., Self, P., Rollett, A., Wood, C.M. (2018). Oribatid mites 1998 [Countryside Survey] . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/05cae9ae-86c4-4a2f-a628-6c7fd0882459
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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World Museum (Entomology Department)
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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