National Plant Monitoring Scheme survey data (2015-2024)

This data resource provides plot-level plant occurrence data for the first ten years (2015-2024) of the National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS, 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 2024.

本数据集提供覆盖英国、海峡群岛与马恩岛的国家植物监测计划（National Plant Monitoring Scheme, NPMS）2015至2024年这首个十年的样方级植物出现数据。数据集包含米级尺度下的植物个体观测与其他生境特征数据，所有观测均附带依据植物群落生态学常用的Domin频度-多度尺度记录的盖度百分比信息。此外还提供以下信息：依据NPMS分类标准划定的样方类型（尺寸、形状）、志愿者记录的NPMS生境类型、采样日期，以及样方的空间位置信息。元数据文件中包含的信息可支持用户重建2015至2024年间NPMS计划内所有已采样样方的采样历史（包括采样间隙）。