Environmental Change Network (ECN) Wytham deer exclosure experiment: 1997-2008

The Environmental Change Network (ECN) coarse-grain and woodland protocols were used to assess the vegetation within the deer exclosure plots at the ECN Wytham site. In the ECN coarse-grain protocol, 2m x 2m plots are randomly selected on the site. Species presence is recorded in each of the 25 40cm x 40cm cells within the plots. In the ECN woodland protocol seedlings, diameter at breast height (dbh), tree height and dominance are recorded in 10m x 10m plots. ECN is the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme. It is a multi-agency programme sponsored by a consortium of fourteen government departments and agencies. These organisations contribute to the programme through funding either site monitoring and/or network co-ordination activities. These organisations are: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government, Natural England, Natural Environment Research Council, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/3ff83bf2-4864-4a7c-9ec0-df1811a99a71

本数据集采用环境变化网络（Environmental Change Network，简称ECN）的粗粒度和林地协议，对位于ECN Wytham站点的鹿禁牧区域内的植被进行评估。在ECN粗粒度协议中，于研究区域内随机选取2米×2米的样地，并在每个样地的25个40厘米×40厘米的单元格中记录物种的分布情况。在ECN林地协议中，于10米×10米的样地中记录幼苗的胸径（dbh）、树高和优势度。ECN是英国的一项长期环境监测计划，由十四个政府部门和机构组成的财团资助。这些机构通过提供资金支持，参与站点监测或网络协调活动，以贡献于该计划。具体包括：农业食品和生物科学研究所、生物技术与生物科学研究中心、Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - 自然资源威尔士、国防科学与技术实验室、环境、食品和农村事务部、环境署、林业委员会、Llywodraeth Cymru - 威尔士政府、自然英格兰、自然环境研究委员会、北爱尔兰环境署、苏格兰环境保护局、苏格兰政府以及苏格兰自然遗产署。关于此数据集的详细信息，可在以下链接查阅：https://doi.org/10.5285/3ff83bf2-4864-4a7c-9ec0-df1811a99a71