United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: site location data 2017

This dataset provides the details of all sites which have been monitored as part of the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). Data includes the location within the UK, the length and width of the line transect on each site, and how long the transect has been monitored. The UKBMS started in 1976 with fewer than 50 sites (a small number of pilot sites started from 1973). The number of sites monitored each year has increased to over a thousand since 2008. There is turnover in sites monitored each year and details of the first and last year in which each site was surveyed are given. The majority of site data is provided by recorders at the time a transect is created. The majority of these recorders are volunteers. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is organized and funded by Butterfly Conservation (BC), the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The UKBMS is indebted to all volunteers who contribute data to the scheme. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/65396d52-3e27-499e-a1c6-b22b653d62ad本数据集收录了英国蝴蝶监测计划（UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, UKBMS）所有监测站点的详细信息。数据涵盖各站点在英国境内的地理位置、每条样线的长度与宽度，以及该样线的累计监测时长。英国蝴蝶监测计划的首批试点站点于1973年启动，整体项目则始于1976年，初始站点数量不足50个。2008年以来，年度监测站点数量已突破千余个。每年参与监测的站点存在动态更替，数据集同时提供各站点首次与最后一次开展调查的年份详情。多数站点数据由样线布设完成时的记录人员提供，其中绝大多数为志愿参与者。英国蝴蝶监测计划由蝴蝶保护协会（Butterfly Conservation, BC）、生态与水文中心（Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, CEH）、英国鸟类学信托基金会（British Trust for Ornithology, BTO）以及联合自然保护委员会（Joint Nature Conservation Committee, JNCC）联合组织并提供资助。UK BMS对所有为本计划贡献数据的志愿者深表谢意。本数据集的完整详情可通过https://doi.org/10.5285/65396d52-3e27-499e-a1c6-b22b653d62ad 查询获取。