Biodiversity, environmental and social data 2007-2008 for the project Improving the Success of Agri-environment Schemes (FarmCAT)

This dataset consists of butterfly and bumblebee counts, winter bird counts, number of flowering units, and seed mass data, along with categories of soil type and quality, and temperature data. Data were collected from arable farms under the English Entry Level agri-environment Scheme (ELS) for two options: Nectar Flower Mixture option (NFM) and Wild Bird Seed Mixture (WBM). Surveys were carried out in 2007 and repeated in 2008. All data were collected using standardised protocols: butterfly and bumblebee counts were collected from transects in the NFM options during summer; flowering units were counted within quadrats along the same transects in summer; bird counts were made in winter within the whole WBM areas; seed resource was calculated for the WBM areas from seeds collected in quadrats along transects. The dataset also contains results from farmer interviews. The interviews were designed to explore farmer attitudes towards, and history of, environmental management and their perceptions and understanding of the management requirements. Three measures of farmer attitude were then calculcated from their responses: experience (4-point scale), concerns (5-point scale) and motivation (3-point scale). All data were collected as part of the FarmCAT project, the principal aim of which was to develop a holistic understanding of the social and ecological factors which lead to the successful delivery of agri-environmental schemes. This project was funded as part of the ESRC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d774f98f-030d-45bb-8042-7729573a13b2

本数据集汇聚了蝴蝶和蜜蜂数量、冬季鸟类计数、开花单元数量以及种子质量数据，同时包含了土壤类型和质量分类以及温度数据。数据收集于执行英国入门级农业环境计划（ELS）的耕地农场，针对两种选项：花蜜混合选项（NFM）和野生鸟类种子混合选项（WBM）。调查分别在2007年和2008年进行。所有数据均按照标准化协议收集：在夏季，从NFM选项的样带中收集蝴蝶和蜜蜂数量；在夏季同一样带上的样方内计数开花单元；在冬季，在WBM区域的整个区域内进行鸟类计数；从样带上的样方中收集种子以计算WBM区域的种子资源。此外，数据集还包含了农民访谈的结果。访谈旨在探究农民对环境管理的态度及其历史，以及对管理需求的认知和理解。随后，根据他们的回答计算了三项农民态度指标：经验（4点量表）、关注点（5点量表）和动机（3点量表）。所有数据均为FarmCAT项目的一部分，该项目的主要目标是全面理解导致农业环境计划成功实施的社会和生态因素。该研究项目作为英国经济与社会研究委员会（ESRC）乡村经济与土地利用（RELU）计划的一部分得到资助。关于本数据集的详细信息，请参阅https://doi.org/10.5285/d774f98f-030d-45bb-8042-7729573a13b2。