Vegetation data from experimental trials to investigate the control of Brachypodium pinnatum at Martin Down National Nature Reserve, UK, 2019-2022

Vegetation data from field surveys undertaken at two experimental trials at Martin Down NNR, to investigate the potential for reducing dense Brachypodium pinnatum cover (experiment 1) and preventing further expansion of sparse cover (experiment 2). Experiment 1 explores the use of herbicide and reseeding, whilst experiment 2 examines cutting and grazing in the spring, autumn and both seasons. Percentage cover of all vascular plant species were recorded in 50 cm x 50 cm quadrats in each treatment replicate for both experiments. Surveys were undertaken in 2019 as a baseline before the experiments commenced, and post treatment in 2020, 2021 and 2022. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f15e64c0-db65-40ec-8b6d-50573f5f6694

本研究数据集源自于在马丁唐恩自然保护区内进行的两项实验调查所得的植被数据，旨在探讨降低密集型针茅（Brachypodium pinnatum）覆盖面积（实验一）以及阻止稀疏覆盖面积的进一步扩张（实验二）的潜力。实验一探究了使用除草剂和重新播种的方法，而实验二则分析了春季、秋季以及两个季节的切割和放牧措施。在两个实验中，均以50厘米×50厘米的样方为单位，记录了所有维管植物种类的覆盖百分比。调查工作于2019年进行，作为实验开始前的基线数据，并在2020年、2021年和2022年实验后进行。关于该数据集的详细信息，请参阅https://doi.org/10.5285/f15e64c0-db65-40ec-8b6d-50573f5f6694。