National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2019)

This data resource provides plot-level plant occurrence data for the first five years (2015-2019) of the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (covering the UK, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man). Data consist of individual observations of plants, and other habitat characteristics, at the metre-scale; observations are accompanied by percentage cover information recorded according to the Domin frequency-abundance scale commonly used in plant community ecology. Other information provided includes the plot type (size, shape, according to the NPMS classification), the volunteer-recorded NPMS habitat, the date of sampling, and information regarding the spatial location of the plot. Information contained within the metadata file should allow users to reconstruct the sampling history (including gaps) of any plot that has been sampled within the NPMS scheme between 2015 and 2019. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Please be aware that this dataset is updated annually and that more recent versions exist.

本数据资源提供了英国国家植物监测计划（涵盖英国、海峡群岛和马恩岛）前五年（2015-2019年）的植物分布情节级数据。数据包括植物及其他生境特征的个体观测结果，尺度为米级；观测结果附带根据在植物群落生态学中广泛使用的Domin频率-丰富度量表记录的覆盖率信息。其他提供的信息包括样地类型（尺寸、形状，根据NPMS分类）、志愿者记录的NPMS生境、采样日期以及样地空间位置信息。元数据文件中包含的信息应使用户能够重建2015年至2019年期间在NPMS计划中任何被采样的样地的采样历史（包括空缺）。此项工作得到了自然环境研究委员会（Natural Environment Research Council）资助，项目编号NE/R016429/1，作为UK-SCAPE计划的一部分，旨在提供国家能力。请注意，该数据集每年更新一次，且存在更近期的版本。