AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Physical and environmental measurements from river sites in the Cordillera Vilcanota and Cordillera Blanca ranges of the Peruvian Andes, 2019-2020

The dataset provides measurements of water temperature, electrical conductivity (EC), pH and turbidity from rivers in the Peruvian Andes. Data were collected from 23 river sites in the Cordillera Vilcanota (12 sites) and Cordillera Blanca (11 sites) regions from 11/09/2019 to 18/09/2019 (Cordillera Vilcanota) from 7/05/2020 to 16/05/2020 (Cordillera Blanca). Each variable was measured once at each river site. Sites were selected along a continuum of declining glacier cover to investigate the influence of glaciers on river habitats. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/34df941d-abb8-4171-9c9d-33202e5a2ea5

Tags: alpine
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Chemical analysis of nitrogen transformations in biochar amended soil

These data are from an investigation of the effects of biochar application to soil, on soil greenhouse gas emissions and N transformations within the soil. Biochar is a carbon rich substance which is being advocated as a climate mitigation tool to increase carbon sequestration and reduce nitrous oxide emissions. The data were collected during a 15N pool dilution incubation to investigate the nitrogen transformations within biochar-amended soil following the addition of 15N-labelled ammonium nitrate. Analyses included 15N content of nitrous oxide and 15N content of soil. The N transformations were then modelled using a model for calculating nitrogen fluxes in soil using 15N tracing (FLUAZ model). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/69d89261-b7ee-4b56-bb13-1128e3c8dd93

Tags: N2O, Soil, biochar, chemistry, nitrous oxide
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Collaborative deer management - ecology data, 2006-2009

This dataset consists of a survey of the vegetational impacts of deer in 20 forests as part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. It is widely accepted, at least in principle, that most kinds of natural resources are best handled collaboratively. Collaborative management avoids conflict and enhances the efficiency with which the resource is managed. However, simply knowing that collaboration is a good idea does not guarantee that collaboration can be achieved. In this project, the researchers have addressed issues of conflict and collaboration in ecological resource management using the example of wild deer in Britain. Deer are an excellent example since they highlight problems around ownership and because they offer both societal benefits and drawbacks. Wild deer are not owned, though the land they occupy is. As deer move around, they usually cross ownership boundaries and thus provoke potential conflicts between neighbouring owners who have differing management goals. Deer themselves are valued and a key component of the natural environment, but their feeding commonly limits or prevents woodland regeneration and can thus be harmful to ecological quality. Deer provide jobs but they also provoke traffic accidents. This study used a variety of methods from across the natural and social sciences, including choice experiments, semi-structured interviews with individuals and focus groups. It also incorporated the use of participatory GIS to map deer distributions and habitat preferences in conjunction with stakeholders. The study confirmed conventional wisdom about the importance of collaboration. However, it also showed that there were many barriers to achieving effective collaboration in practice, such as contrasting objectives, complex governance arrangements, power imbalances and personal relationships. Mechanisms for enhancing collaboration, such as incentives and incorporating deer within broader landscape management objectives, were examined. Though these proposals were worked out for the case of deer, they are likely to be applicable much more widely and should be considered in other cases of disputed or rapidly changing ecological resource management. This dataset consists of a survey of the vegetational impacts of deer in 20 forests. The interview and focus group transcripts, and the choice experiment datasets from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6545 (see online resources). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see online resources).

Tags: 2006-2009, Balquhidder, Cairngorm (mountains), Collaborative Deer Management, Conflict, Cooperation, Deer (farmed), Environmental conservation, Environmental management, Geographic information systems, Land Use, Land management, Participation, Poole basin, Resources management, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme, Rural areas, Rural development, Rural economics, Rural environment, Rural planning, Social conflict, Stakeholders
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Diatom taxon abundances at river sites in the Cordillera Vilcanota region of the Peruvian Andes, 2019

This dataset provides diatom taxon abundance data from 12 rivers in the Cordillera Vilcanota region of the Peruvian Andes. Benthic diatoms were collected from a 9cm2 surface on 5 submerged cobbles at each river site. Diatoms were identified and abundances determined using microscopy methods in the laboratory, then averaged across the 5 replicates for each site. Data were collected from 11/09/2019 to 18/09/2019. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1ef65c7e-08d6-4148-b751-ae106346e091

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2022 10m web map service

This is a web map service (WMS) for the 10-metre Land Cover Map 2022. The map presents the and surface classified into 21 UKCEH land cover classes, based upon Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats.

Tags: Great Britain, Land cover map, UK-SCAPE, WMS, Web map service, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Surface motion data from 51 peatland sites in England, 2022-2025

This dataset comprises daily peat surface level, water table depth, soil temperature and relative humidity. These data were collected as part of the England Peat Map project to quantify peat surface motion across the range of peat habitats across England. Instruments were installed between April 2022 and September 2023. Data represent the mean of 2 hourly raw data presented as a daily average. The dataset contains data from 51 peatland sites across England, collected using fixed point photography between April 2022 and December 2025.

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Pan trap survey data from the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme, 2017-2023

This dataset contains samples and occurrences of insects and flowers collected for the 1 km square survey of the UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS). It covers the years 2017 to 2023 (note that 2017 was a pilot year and has less data than subsequent years, and that the survey first became active in Northern Ireland in 2021, which was a pilot year in that country). This survey uses pan traps positioned on transects within a randomly allocated set of 1 km squares across the UK. The sample data contains information on the location of the traps, various environmental variables, and the total number of insect specimens collected. The occurrence data for insects contains records of all hoverflies and bees from the traps, identified (wherever possible) to species level. The occurrence data for flowers contains records of all forbs that are in flower within 2 metres of each pan-trap station. (In addition, Flower-Insect Timed Counts are carried out in the same 1 km squares, see separate dataset for these data.) UK PoMS is co-ordinated by UKCEH, with the following delivery partners up to 2023: the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Butterfly Conservation, British Trust for Ornithology, Buglife, Hymettus, Natural History Museum, the University of Reading and University of Leeds. PoMS Steering Group members up to 2023 were JNCC, DAERA, Defra, NatureScot, Welsh Government, All-Ireland Pollinators Plan, Natural England, Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture, and National Biodiversity Network. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5841bfae-471b-498c-af89-c30e5140d6c5

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
River Tay, Scotland, water chemistry and greenhouse gas measurements 2009-2010

This dataset contains concentrations of dissolved organic carbon, dissolved inorganic carbon, nutrients and concentrations of greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O from nine sites across the River Tay catchment. Water was sampled on a monthly basis between February 2009 and December 2010. The locations of sampling sites were based on existing flow gauging and water sampling sites of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/a61da7da-b7ef-40b7-a324-c3711ef81207

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Nitrous oxide, River Tay, Scotland
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Abundance and biomass of benthic infauna as part of the North Channel habitat mapping project, 2017

This dataset contains information on infaunal abundance and biomass from sediment grabs in North Channel as part of a larger, more comprehensive habitat mapping project. This survey was carried out over two days in 2017 by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) on the RV Corystes. A 0.1m2 Day Grab was used to collect the sediment samples. Particle size analysis (PSA) and Carbon and Nitrogen analysis were carried out. The infaunal samples were sent away to accredited taxonomic laboratories to be identified and weighed. There were many commercially and biologically important species found in the samples for example Modiolus modiolus (Northern Ireland priority species) and a few non-native species such as Goniadella gracilis. There were also a few records of species that are not formally recorded in the UK e.g. Syllis licheri. The most abundant species recorded was the polychaete Sabellaria spinulosa. The polychaete species Syllis armillaris was present in all 12 samples taken.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
West Central North Sea Plankton Survey - RV Corella 05/76

Fourth in a series of 12 surveys in 1976 to investigate the distribution and 
abundance of planktonic fish eggs and larvae, zooplankton predators and 
competitors and phytoplankton. Plankton samples were collected at each site on 
planned survey grid. This data consists of numbers of ichthyo- and 
macroplankton from 9 of the samples collected from an area off the North East 
coast of England, along with associated positional data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
West Central North Sea Plankton Survey - RV Corella 06/76

Fifth in a series of 12 cruises in 1976 to investigate the distribution and 
abundance of planktonic fish eggs and larvae, zooplankton predators and 
competitors and phytoplankton. Plankton samples were collected at each site on 
planned survey grid. This data consists of numbers of macroplankton from 7 of 
the samples collected from an area off the NE coast of England, along with 
associated positional data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea Plankton Survey - RV Clione 06/85

Between March and June of 1982 and 1985 a series of plankton surveys was 
carried out in the western Irish Sea to determine the distribution and 
abundance of the larvae of Nephrops norvegicus L. Plankton samples were 
collected at each site on a planned survey grid. In addition to Nephrops 
larvae, fish eggs and larvae were also analysed. The data described here 
consists of the numbers of Nephrops larvae and fish eggs and larvae identified 
from the main net samples collected on the survey in May 1985, along with 
associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea Plankton Survey - RV Clione 07/82

Between March and June of 1982 and 1985 a series of plankton surveys was 
carried out in the western Irish Sea to determine the distribution and 
abundance of the larvae of Nephrops norvegicus L. Plankton samples were 
collected at each site on a planned survey grid. In addition to Nephrops 
larvae, fish eggs and larvae were also analysed. The data described here 
consists of the numbers of Nephrops larvae and fish eggs and larvae identified 
from the main net samples collected on a survey carried out in May-June 1982, 
along with associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Skerries Bank and Surrounds Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

Two survey(s) of Skerries Bank and Surrounds rMCZ site have been completed to 
date (Apr 2015): Cruise: EA_SKSB_2FGLS0314 Date: Unknown Data collected: 
 MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date MB Backscatter 
Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date SS Coverage : None acquired to 
date Video and Stills Samples to date: 464 stills PSA Samples to date: 61 
Infauna Samples to date: 99 Cruise: Cefas_cend0114 Date: 22nd – 26th 
January 2014 Data collected: MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): 90% 
Coverage (CHP) & 10% Infill coverage MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): 
90% Coverage (CHP) & 10% Infill coverage SS Coverage : None acquired to date 
 Video and Stills Samples to date: 111 video tows; 824 stills PSA Samples 
to date: 99 Infauna Samples to date: 99

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Beachy Head East Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

Two survey(s) of Beachy Head East rMCZ site have been completed to date (Apr 
2015): Cruise: ITT_bhea_14_2012 Date: 23rd February - 22nd March 2012 Data 
collected: MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): 100pc MB Backscatter Coverage 
(Contractor): 100pc SS Coverage : None acquired to date Video and Stills 
Samples to date: None acquired to date PSA Samples to date: None acquired to 
date Infauna Samples to date: None acquired to date Cruise: EA_bhea_svgl0612 
Date: 6th-10th, 16th and 20th March 2012 Data collected: MB Bathymetry 
Coverage (Contractor): None acquired to date MB Backscatter Coverage 
(Contractor): None acquired to date SS Coverage : None acquired to date Video 
and Stills Samples to date: 39 video transects; 153 analysed (470 stills 
taken) PSA Samples to date: 14 Infauna Samples to date: 14

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea Plankton Survey - RV Prince Madog 01/85

Between March and June of 1982 and 1985 a series of plankton surveys was 
carried out in the western Irish Sea to determine the distribution and 
abundance of the larvae of Nephrops norvegicus L. Plankton samples were 
collected at each site on a planned survey grid. In addition to Nephrops 
larvae, fish eggs and larvae were also analysed. The data described here 
consists of the numbers of Nephrops larvae and fish eggs and larvae identified 
from the main net samples collected on a survey carried out in May-June 1982, 
along with associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Compass Rose Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

One survey of The Compass Rose rMCZ site has been completed to date (Apr 
2015): Cruise: Cefas_cend0412 Date: 2nd March 2012 - 4th March 2012 Data 
collected: MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): Transit Data and Limited 
Corridors Only MB Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): Transit Data and Limited 
Corridors Only SS Coverage : None acquired to date Video and Stills Samples to 
date: 19 video transects; 57 analysed (475 stills taken); (Cefas_cend0412) - 
Usable PSA Samples to date: 54 Infauna Samples to date: 54

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Dover to Folkestone Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) Survey Data

One survey of Dover to Folkestone rMCZ site have been completed to date (Apr 
2015): Cruise: EA_svgl0712 Date: 10th March - 15th March 2012 Data 
collected: MB Bathymetry Coverage (Contractor): 100% Coverage (CHP) MB 
Backscatter Coverage (Contractor): 100% Coverage (CHP) SS Coverage : None 
acquired to date Video and Stills Samples to date: 33 video transects; 348 
stills analysed - Usable PSA Samples to date: 4 Infauna Samples to date: 4

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
Irish Sea Plankton Survey - RV Clione 06/82

Between March and June of 1982 and 1985 a series of plankton surveys was 
carried out in the western Irish Sea to determine the distribution and 
abundance of the larvae of Nephrops norvegicus L. Plankton samples were 
collected at each site on a planned survey grid. In addition to Nephrops 
larvae, fish eggs and larvae were also analysed. The data described here 
consists of the numbers of Nephrops larvae and fish eggs and larvae identified 
from the main net samples collected on a survey in April-May 1982 along with 
associated positional and ancillary data and volumes filtered.

Organization: Marine Environmental Data & Information Network
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2024 - Nitrates

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div><div style='font-size:12pt'><p><span>This dataset comes from the NIEA water quality database and contains data from 1990 to 2024.  The dataset may contain results which are erroneous due to typos, sampling error or contamination.  Such data points are usually several orders of magnitude above expected values.  This is the first in a series of water datasets being made available as Open Data. Other datasets remain available on request via waterinfo@daera-ni.gov.uk</span></p><p><span>The European Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) has been transposed into Northern Ireland Regulations through The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. </span><span>The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensures that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (as transposed) and the various supporting pieces of water legislation continue to operate here after 1 January 2021. </span><span>The regulations encourage the active involvement of interested parties and the general public.</span><span> The regulations set out the requirement to achieve 'Good Ecological Status' and 'Good Chemical Status' for all ground and surface waters (rivers, lakes, transitional waters, and coastal waters) within Northern Ireland.</span></p><p><span>Surface waters are assessed according to the following criteria:</span><span> Biological quality (fish, invertebrates, flora), Hydromorphological, Physico-chemical properties like temperature, oxygenation and nutrient conditions, Chemical quality assessed against environmental quality standards for specific pollutants and priority substances.</span></p><p><span>The following physio-chemical and chemical parameters are included in the dataset:</span></p><p><span>NO3-N (mg/l) - Nitrate</span></p></div></div></div></div>

Tags: chemistry, daera, fdi, freshwater-data-insights, niea, nitrate, nitrite, nitrogen, river-water-quality, water, water-science-and-evidence, wse
Organization: OpenDataNI
River Water Quality Monitoring 1990 to 2024 - Ammonia NH4-N

<div style='text-align:Left;'><div><div style='font-size:12pt'><p><span>This dataset comes from the NIEA water quality database and contains data from 1990 to 2024.  The dataset may contain results which are erroneous due to typos, sampling error or contamination.  Such data points are usually several orders of magnitude above expected values.  This is the first in a series of water datasets being made available as Open Data. Other datasets remain available on request via waterinfo@daera-ni.gov.uk</span></p><p><span>The European Water Framework Directive (2000/60/EC) has been transposed into Northern Ireland Regulations through The Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017. </span><span>The Water (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 ensures that the Water Framework Directive (WFD) (as transposed) and the various supporting pieces of water legislation continue to operate here after 1 January 2021. </span><span>The regulations encourage the active involvement of interested parties and the general public.</span><span> The regulations set out the requirement to achieve 'Good Ecological Status' and 'Good Chemical Status' for all ground and surface waters (rivers, lakes, transitional waters, and coastal waters) within Northern Ireland.</span></p><p><span>Surface waters are assessed according to the following criteria:</span><span> Biological quality (fish, invertebrates, flora), Hydromorphological, Physico-chemical properties like temperature, oxygenation and nutrient conditions, Chemical quality assessed against environmental quality standards for specific pollutants and priority substances.</span></p><p><span>The following physio-chemical and chemical parameters are included in the dataset:</span></p><p><span>NH4-N (mg/l) - Ammonia</span></p></div></div></div>

Tags: ammonia, chemistry, daera, fdi, freshwater-data-insights, niea, nitrate, nitrite, nitrogen, river-water-quality, water, water-science-and-evidence, wse
Organization: OpenDataNI
Qualitative data on land use change and ecosystem services from participatory surveys in northeastern, Kenya (August-October, 2013)

The data comprises of two datasets. The first consists of text files of anonymised transcripts from focus group discussions (FGDs) on livelihood activities, ecosystem services and the prevalent human and animal health problems in irrigated and non-irrigated areas in northeastern Kenya. The second comprises of scores from proportional piling exercises which showed the distribution of wealth categories and livestock species kept. The study was conducted between August and October, 2013 and the data were collected as open-ended meeting notes and audio clips captured using digital recorders. Written/thumb print consent was always obtained from each individual in the group. All the discussions were also recorded, with the participant's permission. Thirteen FGDs were held in the irrigated areas in Bura and Hola, Tana River County involving farmers who grew a variety of crops for subsistence and commercial purposes. The others were held in Ijara and Sangailu, Garissa County inhabited by transhumance pastoralists. Each group comprised of 10 to 12 people and the discussions were guided by a check list. The transcribed documents were formatted in Microsoft Word (2013) and saved as text files in preparation for analysis. The aim of the study was to collate perceptions of land use change and their effects on ecosystem services. The data were collected by enumerators trained by experienced researchers from the University of Nairobi and the International Livestock Research Institute (Kenya). This dataset is part of a wider research project, the Dynamic Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (DDDAC). The research was funded by NERC project NE-J001570-1 with support from the Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation Programme (ESPA). Additional funding was provided by the CGIAR Research Program Agriculture for Nutrition and Health. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/4f569d73-30c5-4b12-bca7-8901fb567594

Tags: Drivers of Disease in Africa Consortium (DDDAC), Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), livelihoods, pastoralism, wealth categories
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre