Identification

Title

Vegetation survey of Moor House National Nature Reserve 2008-2009

Abstract

The dataset comprises of plant species recorded from plots located within the Moor House National Nature Reserve, with associated plot information such as slope and aspect, also peat depth. The sampling strategy was based on a grid, using 2 x 2 metre square plots. The majority of the plots were recorded in the summers of 2008 and 2009 by surveyors employed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7a7d08e3-48e2-4aad-855b-9d6767b9ae9b

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/7a7d08e3-48e2-4aad-855b-9d6767b9ae9b.zip

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

function: information

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/7a7d08e3-48e2-4aad-855b-9d6767b9ae9b

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Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/7a7d08e3-48e2-4aad-855b-9d6767b9ae9b

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GeoNames

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2006-01-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Vegetation

Peat depth

National Nature Reserve

NNR

Moor House-Upper Teesdale

Troutbeck catchment

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-2.478

East bounding longitude

-2.341

North bounding latitude

54.709

South bounding latitude

54.67

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2008-05-01

End position

2012-10-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2016-11-08

date type

creation

effective date

2009-10-23

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

In 2008, it was thought timely to undertake a re-survey of part of the Moor House reserve, as the previous vegetation survey had taken place over 50 years earlier. The re-survey was carried out in June, July and August of 2008, and July and August 2009 (a few additional plots were surveyed in 2012). Time constraints restricted the survey area to the Troutbeck catchment area of the Moor House reserve, an area largely dominated by Calluna vulgaris and Eriophorum vaginatum. As it was not possible to identify the exact locations of the 1960s plots at that time, it was decided that a grid based sampling approach should be used, with plots spaced at 200m intervals (with some plots spaced at 100m intervals). Plots were located using GPS. The size of the plot was 2x2m. At each quadrat point, altitude, slope, aspect, and vegetation height were all measured. The depth of the underlying peat was also measured using an extendable ranging pole. The vegetation cover was recorded using an electronic tablet. Absence/presence of species was recorded, along with the percentage cover of the species within the quadrat to the nearest 5%. Full training was provided for the surveyors, and the resulting species lists have been checked for accuracy.

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

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Rose, R.J., Wood, C.M., Baxendale, C.L., Whitfield, M.G., Ostle, N.J., Driscoll, B. , Looker, A., Looker, G. (2016). Vegetation survey of Moor House National Nature Reserve 2008-2009. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/7a7d08e3-48e2-4aad-855b-9d6767b9ae9b

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

2022-05-20T10:39:17

Metadata language

eng