Identification

Title

Vegetation composition data from UK saltmarshes, 2018 to 2021

Abstract

The dataset details vegetation composition of UK saltmarshes measured from quadrats across UK saltmarshes. Between 2018 and 2021, vegetation surveys were carried out at 460 sites across 33 saltmarshes as part of the Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environments (C-SIDE) project to develop an understanding the linkages between saltmarsh soil organic carbon and vegetation. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitats types in the UK, in particular sediment types, vegetation and sea level history. The dataset comprises of percentage species cover, plant height, plant richness and plant diversity data from 33 UK saltmarshes. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7815291a-ee3e-49a7-8ef1-e8baa81f4964

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/7815291a-ee3e-49a7-8ef1-e8baa81f4964

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/7815291a-ee3e-49a7-8ef1-e8baa81f4964.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/7815291a-ee3e-49a7-8ef1-e8baa81f4964

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

Habitats and Biotopes

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

United Kingdom

vegetation

diversity

plant

richness carbon

organic carbon

organic matter

salt marsh

saltmarsh

intertidal

sediment

C-SIDE

blue carbon

wetland

coastal

substrate

Scotland

England

Wales

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-8.648

East bounding longitude

1.768

North bounding latitude

60.861

South bounding latitude

49.864

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2018-01-01

End position

2021-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2022-07-05

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Across 33 UK saltmarshes 460 vegetation surveys were undertaken using 1m x 1m quadrats. The location of each quadrat was recorded using Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). Within each quadrat percentage cover of each plant species was estimated by eye. Plant height was measured at 10 random points within each quadrat. The mean plant height and standard deviation for each quadrat was calculated and reported. Plant species richness was recorded as the number of species present per quadrat and plant diversity was estimated using the Shannon-Wiener Index. Vegetation data were recorded in the field and transferred into an Excel file. Results were exported as comma separated value (.csv) files for ingestion into the EIDC.

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

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

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-06-21T07:26:51

Metadata language

eng