Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001
The Woodland Survey of Great Britain is a unique data set, consisting of a detailed range of ecological measurements at a national scale, covering a time span of 30 years. A set of 103 woods spread across Britain were first surveyed in 1971, which were again surveyed in 2000–2003 (for convenience re...
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| author | C. M. Wood S. M. Smart R. G. H. Bunce |
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| description | The Woodland Survey of Great Britain is a unique data set, consisting of a
detailed range of ecological measurements at a national scale, covering a
time span of 30 years. A set of 103 woods spread across Britain were first
surveyed in 1971, which were again surveyed in 2000–2003 (for convenience
referred to subsequently as the "2001 survey"). Standardised methods of
describing the trees, shrubs, ground flora, soils and general habitats
present were used for both sets of surveys. The sample of 1648 plots spread
through 103 woodland sites located across Britain makes it probably the most
extensive quantitative ecological woodland survey undertaken in Britain; it
is also notable for the range of sites that have been revisited after such a
long interval. The data set provides a unique opportunity to explore the
effects of a range of potential drivers of woodland change that operated
between 1971 and 2001. The data set is available in four discrete parts,
which have been assigned the following DOIs:
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/4d93f9ac-68e3-49cf-8a41-4d02a7ead81a">doi:10.5285/4d93f9ac-68e3-49cf-8a41-4d02a7ead81a</a> (Kirby et al., 2013b),
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/d6409d40-58fe-4fa7-b7c8-71a105b965b4">doi:10.5285/d6409d40-58fe-4fa7-b7c8-71a105b965b4</a> (Kirby et al., 2013d),
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/fb1e474d-456b-42a9-9a10-a02c35af10d2">doi:10.5285/fb1e474d-456b-42a9-9a10-a02c35af10d2</a> (Kirby et al., 2013c),
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/2d023ce9-6dbe-4b4f-a0cd-34768e1455ae">doi:10.5285/2d023ce9-6dbe-4b4f-a0cd-34768e1455ae</a> (Kirby et al., 2013a). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-eda4a1ee8dcd43858c6a806a2db9f9262022-12-21T17:13:17ZengCopernicus PublicationsEarth System Science Data1866-35081866-35162015-08-017220321410.5194/essd-7-203-2015Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001C. M. Wood0S. M. Smart1R. G. H. Bunce2Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UKCentre for Ecology and Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UKEstonian University of Life Sciences, Kreuzwaldi 5, 51014 Tartu, EstoniaThe Woodland Survey of Great Britain is a unique data set, consisting of a detailed range of ecological measurements at a national scale, covering a time span of 30 years. A set of 103 woods spread across Britain were first surveyed in 1971, which were again surveyed in 2000–2003 (for convenience referred to subsequently as the "2001 survey"). Standardised methods of describing the trees, shrubs, ground flora, soils and general habitats present were used for both sets of surveys. The sample of 1648 plots spread through 103 woodland sites located across Britain makes it probably the most extensive quantitative ecological woodland survey undertaken in Britain; it is also notable for the range of sites that have been revisited after such a long interval. The data set provides a unique opportunity to explore the effects of a range of potential drivers of woodland change that operated between 1971 and 2001. The data set is available in four discrete parts, which have been assigned the following DOIs: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/4d93f9ac-68e3-49cf-8a41-4d02a7ead81a">doi:10.5285/4d93f9ac-68e3-49cf-8a41-4d02a7ead81a</a> (Kirby et al., 2013b), <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/d6409d40-58fe-4fa7-b7c8-71a105b965b4">doi:10.5285/d6409d40-58fe-4fa7-b7c8-71a105b965b4</a> (Kirby et al., 2013d), <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/fb1e474d-456b-42a9-9a10-a02c35af10d2">doi:10.5285/fb1e474d-456b-42a9-9a10-a02c35af10d2</a> (Kirby et al., 2013c), <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/2d023ce9-6dbe-4b4f-a0cd-34768e1455ae">doi:10.5285/2d023ce9-6dbe-4b4f-a0cd-34768e1455ae</a> (Kirby et al., 2013a).http://www.earth-syst-sci-data.net/7/203/2015/essd-7-203-2015.pdf |
| spellingShingle | C. M. Wood S. M. Smart R. G. H. Bunce Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001 Earth System Science Data |
| title | Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001 |
| title_full | Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001 |
| title_fullStr | Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001 |
| title_short | Woodland Survey of Great Britain 1971–2001 |
| title_sort | woodland survey of great britain 1971 2001 |
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