Identification

Title

Socioecological data from smallholder oil palm plantations in Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, 2022

Abstract

[This dataset is embargoed until August 1, 2024]. This dataset includes results from social and environmental surveys of 27 oil palm smallholders and farms in Selangor, Malaysia. Environmental data includes: information on size of plot, crop type and cover, GPS location, vegetation cover, vegetation height, canopy density, epiphyte cover, soil pH, soil moisture, palm herbivory and palm health. Social data includes information (all anonymised) on: plot area, number of palms, sociodemographic data, plantation management practices applied, knowledge and value assigned to wildlife, and yield. Data were collected from March to September 2022. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/81b02484-a87e-4a49-baba-678654059091

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/81b02484-a87e-4a49-baba-678654059091

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Selangor

Banting

oil palm

smallholder

environment

soil

vegetation

crop

social

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

101.282

East bounding longitude

101.861

North bounding latitude

3.038

South bounding latitude

2.387

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2022-03-01

End position

2022-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-06-12

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Environmental and social data were collected in a series of field campaigns, led by researchers from Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) and supported by University of Cambridge. Environmental data collection methods included visual inspection of plots to record cover of different crop types, and using handheld GPS units to record plantation boundaries and size of plantations. At four points distributed across the plantation and separated by 20m, we also made direct measurements of vegetation, palm and soil characteristics. These included field readings of canopy openness using a convex spherical densiometer, direct measures of vegetation height and cover (into categories by eye within a 3m x3m area), and field measures of soil pH and moisture using a Suplong probe. We also scored height, health, % epiphyte cover on the trunk, and level of herbivory by eye on the closest palm to each point. We also measured leaf litter depth. Social data were collected through face to face interviews with smallholders, at a time convenient to the smallholders. Ethical permission for interviews were gained from the University of Cambridge Department of Psychology ethics board before work took place, no information was withheld from participants and full written consent was obtained in advance. Data were entered digitally by field teams and returned to the University of Cambridge for quality and error checking, and to ensure a standard format.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

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

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Azhar, B., Wan Zaki, W. M., Harianja, M.F., Stone, J., Barrock, I., Buchori, D., Caliman, J-P., Drewer, J., Hidayat, P., Howlett, K., Siti Zulaikah, A.J., Jones, J.A., Luke, S.H., Naim, M., Popkin, M., Reiss-Woolever, V.J., Turner, E.C. (2023). Socioecological data from smallholder oil palm plantations in Selangor, Peninsular Malaysia, 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/81b02484-a87e-4a49-baba-678654059091

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Universiti Putra Malaysia

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Universiti Putra Malaysia

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Wild Asia

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

IPB University, Bogor

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Research Institute

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

IPB University, Bogor

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Wild Asia

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Oxford

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Nottingham University

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology Research Institute

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

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organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

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organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

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organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Cambridge

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-06-15T08:42:21

Metadata language