Countryside Survey 1978 vegetation plot data

The data were recorded onto paper field sheets in the summer of 1978 by surveyors (a few sites were surveyed in 1977). Data were recorded from 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was managed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (which later became part of the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology). Standard Countryside Survey methodology was applied (refer to the online documentation).

本数据集的野外观测数据由测量员于1978年夏季记录于纸质野外记录表内，少数样点的观测工作于1977年完成。数据采集自英国全境范围内经随机分层抽样选取的256个1平方公里样方。本次调查由陆地生态学研究所（Institute of Terrestrial Ecology）负责管理，该机构后续并入生态与水文中心（Centre for Ecology & Hydrology）。本次调查采用标准的乡村调查（Countryside Survey）方法学，具体可参考在线文档。