Fine Grain Vegetation Monitoring of Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon ECN Site

The Environmental Change Network (ECN) is the UK's long-term, integrated environmental monitoring and research programme. It gathers information on the responses to environmental change in physical, chemical and biological systems. This is done through a network of UK monitoring sites from which long-term datasets can be used to identify environmental changes and improve understanding of the causes of change. The purpose of this data capture was to investigate environmental change across the ECN site.

Identification

Identifier
NRW_DS115631
Alternative Title
  • Monitro Llystyfiant yn Fanwl Iawn ar Safle RhNA Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon
Metadata Language
English
Lineage

Fieldwork was mostly carried out between 25 September and 30 September with the final two plots recorded on 4 October 2005. There are 18 permanently marked fine-grain vegetation monitoring plots located at Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, two in each of nine selected National Vegetation Classification communities found at the site. Plots are 10m x 10m in size and contain 10 randomly selected 40cm x 40cm cells. For each cell, the presence of all higher plants, bryophytes and lichens (except for those growing on wood or rock) was recorded. In addition, the presence of bare soil, rock, open water, leaf litter, dead wood and animal dung was also recorded. Leaf litter was defined as the presence of dead plant material in a thatch layer of variable thickness and extent, often from more than one season. For each plot slope, aspect, slope form and land use were recorded. For each cell a number of environmental variables were recorded. These include the presence of features such as animal tracks, walls, ditches, banks, streams and hedges.
Dataset Reference Date (Publication)
2005-11-30
Owner
  Natural Resources Wales (NRW)
Maes-y-Ffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW, Wales
http://naturalresources.wales/?lang=en
Originator
  Just Ecology
Brookend House, Old Brookend, Berkeley, Gloucestershire, GL13 9SQ
http://www.justecology.co.uk/index.php
 

Extent

Extent

Geographic Extent
Wales (WLS)
N
W
E
S
Map representing the geographic extent of the dataset


 
 

Distribution

Format Type and Description
  • Documents ()

    Specification

    A] The final report in Microsoft Word and Adobe PDF formats. [B] Species, plot and cell data in Excel Spreadsheet Formats

 

Quality

Data quality

Quality Scope
Dataset
Conformity
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Explanation
Degree
false
Lineage

Fieldwork was mostly carried out between 25 September and 30 September with the final two plots recorded on 4 October 2005. There are 18 permanently marked fine-grain vegetation monitoring plots located at Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon, two in each of nine selected National Vegetation Classification communities found at the site. Plots are 10m x 10m in size and contain 10 randomly selected 40cm x 40cm cells. For each cell, the presence of all higher plants, bryophytes and lichens (except for those growing on wood or rock) was recorded. In addition, the presence of bare soil, rock, open water, leaf litter, dead wood and animal dung was also recorded. Leaf litter was defined as the presence of dead plant material in a thatch layer of variable thickness and extent, often from more than one season. For each plot slope, aspect, slope form and land use were recorded. For each cell a number of environmental variables were recorded. These include the presence of features such as animal tracks, walls, ditches, banks, streams and hedges.
 

Keywords

Keywords

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2008-06-01
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.httpinspireeceuropaeutheme-theme

Keywords

NRW Thesaurus
  • vegetation (see also specific types eg.coastal or heathland vegetation and vegetation surveys)
  • vegetation management
  • Environmental Change Network Site (ECN Site)
Type
Theme

Citation

Date (Publication)
2023-12-31
Code
geonetwork.thesaurus.local.theme.converted_nrw-keywords
 

Spatial Reference System

Code
British National Grid (EPSG::27700)
 

Content

Content Information

NRW Profile

Custom Elements

NRW Related Title

Fine-grain vegetation monitoring of Yr Wyddfa / Snowdon ECN site : a report prepared for Countryside Council for Wales
 

Constraints

Constraints

Limitations on Public Access and Use

Restriction type
Other restrictions
 

Access Constraints Directive

Limitations
no limitations
 

Access Constraints Text

Other constraints

There are no access restrictions to this data. NRW may release, publish or disseminate it freely.
 

Use Constraints

Use constraints type
Other restrictions
Other constraints

© CNC/NRW 2005 There are no use restrictions on this data. Recipients may re-use, reproduce, disseminate this data free of charge in any format or medium, provided they do so accurately, acknowledging both the source and NRW's copyright, and do not use it in a misleading context. It is the recipient's responsibility to ensure the data is fit for the intended purpose, that dissemination or publishing does not result in duplication, and that it is fairly interpreted. Advice on interpretation should be sought where required. To avoid re-using old data, users should periodically obtain the latest version from the original source.
 
 
 

Metadata

Metadata

File Identifier
4f4c4942-4343-5764-6473-313135363331 XML
Metadata Language
English
Resource type
Dataset
Metadata Date
2024-05-31T09:29:13.913Z
Metadata Standard Name
NRW
Metadata Standard Version

1.0

pointOfContact
  Master Reference Data Team
Natural Resources Wales, Maes y Fynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW
http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk/splash?orig=/
 
 

Publishing Body

Access the portal