AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Topsoil physico-chemical properties from the UKCEH Countryside Survey, Great Britain, 2024

This dataset consists of measures of topsoil (0-15 cm) physico-chemical properties from soils sampled from 105 x 1-km squares across Great Britain in 2024 as part of a rolling soil and vegetation monitoring program of 500 1-km squares repeated every 5 years, where 2024 is the first year of a new monitoring cycle. The properties included are: pH, soil organic matter (loss on ignition, LOI), derived carbon concentration and carbon stock (soil organic carbon, SOC), soil group, soil bulk density of fine earth, soil moisture of wet soil, fine earth volumetric water content (dry), nitrogen concentration and stock, and Olsen-phosphorus concentration. These samples are co-located with a botanical survey as part of the integrated monitoring approach, which is also available on the EIDC. The UKCEH Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Previous monitoring cycles have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998, 2007and 2019-2023 by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and predecessors, with repeated visits to most of the squares each monitoring cycle. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way, we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to soil data, vegetation species data are also gathered by the current phase of the UKCEH Countryside Survey. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability and through the UKCEH National Capability for UK Challenges Programme NE/Y006208/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/cab9f36c-075e-4359-8781-24a8488641c3

Tags: Great Britain, Soil, national monitoring
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Landscape point feature data 1984 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of landscape point feature information for points across Great Britain, surveyed in 1984. Data are presented as rows of information recorded as point features (for example individual trees, water bodies or structures), with associated vegetation species where relevant, within a set of 382 1km squares across Great Britain, surveyed during the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project (note: not all surveyed squares contained point features). The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to point features, habitat areas, vegetation species data, soil data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/124b872e-036e-4dd3-8316-476b5f42c16e

Tags: Countryside Survey, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Great Britain, buildings, ponds , trees 
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Ammonia measurements from passive samplers at four UK Eutrophying and Acidifying Pollutants (UKEAP) network sites, 2020

Data comprise monthly ammonia air concentrations from UK CEH ALPHA® (Adapted Low-cost Passive High Absorption) samplers co-located with UKEAP DELTA sites. The UK Eutrophying and Acidifying atmospheric Pollutants (UKEAP) network measures air pollutants at rural sites across the UK. The UK CEH ALPHA® sampler is a passive sampler for measuring NH3 in air. Originally the purpose of these measurements was for a calibrated ALPHA® uptake rate for the UK CEH Edinburgh research laboratory. Local site operator duties are completed by UK CEH staff and AFBI staff (at Hillsborough) and analysis is completed by UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh. The sites were set up on 1st March 2020 and measurements are ongoing. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1766eb32-1878-47e6-8dc8-d434957d1e32

Tags: ALPHA®, Atmospheric Conditions, uptake rate
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
UKCEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2015-2021 (England)

This product consists of maps of predicted annual application rates (kg/km2/yr) of three different inorganic chemical fertilisers - nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) - in England across a seven-year period (2015-2021). Annual estimates, along with their respective estimates of uncertainty, are provided at a 1 km x 1 km resolution with a separate map provided for each fertiliser. This product builds on the previous CEH Land Cover plus: Fertilisers 2010-2015 (England) product, providing maps for more recent years and increasing the temporal resolution to provide a map per year instead of an average across years. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0fdfd1c8-eb14-4eef-9cc5-eeb00e1fcafa

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (CBESS) meteorological data from Abbotts Hall, Essex

The meteorological data describes the air and soil temperatures, net radiation balance, down-welling photosynthetically active radiation, wind speed, wind direction and the vapour pressure deficit. Data collection was carried out at Abbotts Hall marsh from the 15th of December 2012 till the 27th of January 2015. The Abbotts Hall site is in Essex, South East England, and the meteorological tower was situated in the middle of the marsh. This data was collected as part of Coastal Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (CBESS): NE/J015644/1. The project was funded with support from the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Service Sustainability (BESS) programme. BESS is a six-year programme (2011-2017) funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) as part of the UK's Living with Environmental Change (LWEC) programme. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/dd2f7d23-6f11-4053-bc18-3cf2431c1963

Tags: BESS, CBESS, Meteorological geographical features, air, net radiation, photosynthetically active radiation (PAR), relative humidity, vapour pressure deficit (VPD), wind direction, wind speed
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Fish abundance, habitat, water quality, flow and climate data from English rivers,1975-2017

This dataset contains a time series of species-specific fish abundances and covariates for 1180 fish sites in English rivers. Sites with at least ten annual fish surveys in the Environment Agency’s (EA) National Fish Population Database (NFPD) between 1975 and 2017 inclusive were selected. Covariate data include habitat quality indicators (River Habitat Survey and HABSCORE outputs), climatic variables (Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Oscillation indices), land-use change, river hydrology, water temperature, effluent dilution factor and concentrations of chemical determinands. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/S000100/2). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/b0afb78e-a0cb-4762-9220-659211ae3a5e

Tags: Fish ecology, Freshwater fish, Habitats and Biotopes, Juvenile fish densities and pollution in English r, Larval fish densities, Larval fish densities and pollution in English riv, NFPD, land-use change
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Nitrogen transformations in riverine sediments, Hampshire Avon, United Kingdom

The dataset contains denitrification, anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) and nitrification activity of riverine sediments in the Hampshire Avon catchment (UK). Six rivers within sub-catchments of contrasting geology (clay, sand, chalk) were investigated. Data were obtained via direct, field-based measurements in seasonal campaigns conducted between spring 2013 and winter 2014. Also included are chemical parameters determined in porewaters prior to in situ rate measurements. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9d17d85d-eae2-4056-ad77-f1bc1c368b56

Tags: Ammonium oxidation, Anaerobic, Hampshire Avon, Hydrography
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Global positioning system (GPS) locations and elevations of soil sampling sites across UK saltmarshes 2018 to 2021

The dataset details global positioning system (GPS) locations and elevations recorded for 1323 sampling sites across UK saltmarshes. Between 2018 and 2021, soil was sampled at 1323 locations as part of the Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environments (C-SIDE) project to facilitate the calculation of saltmarsh soil organic carbon stocks and burial rates. Sites were chosen to represent contrasting habitat types in the UK, in particular sediment types, vegetation and sea level history. The work was carried out under the NERC programme - Carbon Storage in Intertidal Environment (C-SIDE), NERC grant reference NE/R010846/1. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/d61b6033-be45-4682-b4dc-a2f95feefa7d

Tags: C-SIDE, Elevation, England, GPS, Habitats and Biotopes, Scotland, United Kingdom, Wales, cores
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) precipitation chemistry data: 1992-2012

[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. Precipitation chemistry data from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) terrestrial sites. Variables measured include pH, conductivity, alkalinity, aluminium, calcium, chloride, ammonium, nitrate nitrogen, phosphate phosphorous, potassium, sulphate sulphur, sodium, total nitrogen and total dissolved phosphorous. These data are collected by a bulk collector at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. They represent continuous weekly records from 1992 to 2012. 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/10.5285/0cd4abd2-1bc9-48bc-b5c2-cebdeaa23ceb

Tags: Alice Holt, Drayton, Environmental Change Network, Glensaugh, Hillsborough, ILTER, LTER, Meteorological geographical features, Moor House - Upper Teesdale, North Wyke, Rothamsted, Sourhope, Wytham, Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon, alkalinity, magnesium, pH, potassium, rainfall, sodium, wet deposition
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Carbon dioxide and methane fluxes with associated environmental observations from a plantation forest to bog restoration site, Lonielist, Forsinard Flows RSPB Reserve, Scotland, 2014-2022

[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. This dataset contains measurements of greenhouse gas exchange (carbon dioxide and methane) over a site restored from plantation forest to peat in 2003/2004, in the Flow Country, Caithness and Sutherland. It contains eddy-covariance and associated meteorological and pedological measurements from 2014-07-08 14:30 to 2022-12-31 at half-hourly intervals. The carbon dioxide time series has been gap-filled to allow the calculation of annual budgets for carbon exchange. The site reference is UK-LNS ( http://www.europe-fluxdata.eu/home/sites-list ). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/cbeab8b9-31ed-4fb2-946d-cf8e77f30fe7

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, NEE, blanket bog
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a data from Windermere South Basin, UK, 2021-2022

This is part of an ongoing long-term monitoring dataset of surface temperature, surface oxygen, water clarity, water chemistry and phytoplankton chlorophyll a from fortnightly sampling at the South Basin of Windermere in Cumbria, England that began in 1945 for some variables. The data have been collected by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH). The data available to download comprise surface temperature (TEMP) in degree Celsius, surface oxygen saturation (OXYG) in % air-saturation, Secchi depth (SECC) in metres, alkalinity (ALKA) in µg per litre as CaCO3 and pH. Ammonium (NH4N), nitrate (NO3N), soluble reactive phosphate (PO4P), total phosphorus (TOTP), dissolved reactive silicon expressed as SiO2 (SIO2) and phytoplankton chlorophyll a (TOCA) are all given in µg per litre. Water samples are based on a sample integrated from 0 to 7m. All data are from January 2021 until the end of 2022. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/732f6134-bb94-44af-99b1-8f2732532bf9

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Lake District, Lake monitoring , Lake water chemistry, NC-UK, UK-SCAPE, lake water temperature
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Eddy covariance measurements of carbon dioxide, energy and water fluxes at a short rotation coppice plantation, Lincolnshire, UK, 2014-2017

This dataset contains time series observations of surface-atmosphere exchanges of net ecosystem carbon dioxide exchange (NEE), sensible heat (H) and latent heat (LE), and momentum (τ) measured at a short rotation coppice willow plantation in Lincolnshire, UK. Turbulent flux densities were monitored using the micrometeorological eddy covariance (EC) technique between 9 January 2014 and 26 November 2017. The dataset includes ancillary weather and soil physics observations, as well as variables describing atmospheric turbulence and the quality of the turbulent flux observations. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/bf0d7332-4cfe-4277-bd99-3caf35332a7b

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Bird survey data from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, 2015-2017

The data contains bird species records from the Vale do Paraíba and Serra do Mar regions in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Bird species were surveyed using point counts between December 2015 and February 2017, with four temporal replicates per point for which the number of replicates in which each bird species was detected is recorded. A total of thirty-four fragmented and fifteen near continuous land-use landscapes were surveyed using a nine-point grid system with each point separated by 75m. For fragmented landscapes three of the points were situated within a native forest fragment, three at the fragment edge and three in the surrounding matrix habitat. Fifteen fragments had a Eucalyptus plantation matrix and nineteen had a pasture matrix. Continuous land-use landscapes were split equally between native forest, plantation forest and pasture. A total of 267 bird species were detected across the different land-use types. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/45f5c9eb-7bd3-435f-97f3-ce149f3b381c

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Trait values measured on a subset of the Bengal and Assam Aus Panel of rice grown in the field at two levels of nitrogen application in four South Asian sites over at least two seasons

The dataset is in csv format recording trait values measured on a subset of the Bengal and Assam Aus Panel (BAAP) of rice grown in the field at two levels of nitrogen application in four South Asian sites over at least two seasons. Traits are leaf nitrogen content (measured with a Soil Plant Analysis Development (SPAD) meter) at 45 and 60 days, days to flowering and at harvest plant height, number of tillers, straw biomass and grain yield. The purpose was to assess members of the BAAP for their response to nitrogen treatment in the field for identification of rice cultivars for high nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) plus quantitative trait loci (QTL) and candidate genes for NUE Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1e20a1c8-6aeb-4365-866d-71b24c497586

Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
United Kingdom Butterfly Monitoring Scheme: phenology 2022

This dataset provides data on the timing of butterfly flight periods for each UK butterfly species across all monitored sites in the UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (UKBMS). Annual data from over 2,500 sites are presented relating to the timing (first appearance, last appearance, date of peak abundance and mean flight date) and the duration (total number of days, standard deviation around the mean flight date) of the flight period for all UK butterfly species from 1976 to 2022. In addition, these data are divided each year for eleven multi-voltine species to provide separate phenology data for distinct flight periods associated with first and subsequent generations. Phenology change is a widely used measure of the biological impacts of climate change because of the close relationship between temperature and the timing of biological events. This dataset provides an invaluable tool for assessing the impacts of climate change both spatially and temporally. The UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme is organized and funded by Butterfly Conservation (BC), the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The UKBMS is indebted to all volunteers who contribute data to the scheme. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/31cf8abb-892a-48fc-98e9-62312f51a6fb

Tags: England, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, Northern Ireland, Scotland, UK-SCAPE, United Kingdom, Wales
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2018 (20m classified pixels, N. Ireland)

This is the 20m classified pixels dataset for the UKCEH Land Cover Map of 2018(LCM2018) representing Northern Ireland. It describes Northern Ireland's land cover in 2018 using UKCEH Land Cover Classes, which are based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. This dataset is the Random Forest classification result from classifying a 20m pixel raster containing multi-season spectral information combined with context layers, which help to resolve spectral confusion. It is provided as a 2-band, 8-bit integer raster. The band-1 is the UKCEH Land Cover Class identifier, band-2 is an indicator of classification confidence. For a fuller description please refer to the product documentation. LCM2018 represents a suite of geospatial land cover datasets (raster and polygon) describing the UK land surface in 2018. These were produced at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology by classifying satellite images from 2018. LCM2018 was simultaneously released with LCM2017 and LCM2019. These are the latest in a series of UKCEH land cover maps, which began with the 1990 Land Cover Map of Northern Ireland (now usually referred to as LCM1990) followed by UK-wide land cover maps LCM2000, LCM2007 and LCM2015. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/cf5050d8-495d-45a6-9e2e-bba5239284c2

Tags: LCM2018, Land Cover, UK-SCAPE
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Seed traits, seed viability and germination rates of seeds collected from 12 natural Juniper (Juniperus communis) populations in the UK, 2023-2025

These data describe the rates of filled, viable and germinating seeds from over 60 maternal juniper trees from across the UK. 12 populations from the Scottish Highlands to Southern English Downs were sampled in Fall 2023. Four different methods of seed viability testing were applied, and germination was monitored for over a year in response to nine different combinations of pretreatments and stratifications. Reproducible analyses and visualizations from an associated study are provided with an R project. This trial was conducted to determine the optimal treatment for juniper stratification and to quantify the variability in seedlot quality/viability among populations. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/64607f86-0228-4a03-9d87-6e36435028a1

Tags: Common Juniper, Species Distribution
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2018 (25m rasterised land parcels, N. Ireland)

This is the 25m rasterised land parcels dataset for the UKCEH Land Cover Map of 2018(LCM2018) representing Northern Ireland. It describes Northern Ireland's land cover in 2018 using UKCEH Land Cover Classes, which are based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. This dataset was derived by rasterising the corresponding LCM2018 land parcels dataset into 25m pixels. It is provided as a 3-band, 8-bit integer raster. The first band is the UKCEH Land Cover Class identifier. Bands 2 and 3 are indicators of classification confidence. For a fuller description please refer to the product documentation. LCM2018 represents a suite of geospatial land cover datasets (raster and polygon) describing the UK land surface in 2018. These were produced at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology by classifying satellite images from 2018. LCM2018 was simultaneously released with LCM2017 and LCM2019. These are the latest in a series of UKCEH land cover maps, which began with the 1990 Land Cover Map of Northern Ireland (now usually referred to as LCM1990) followed by UK-wide land cover maps LCM2000, LCM2007 and LCM2015. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/396c1249-84f0-4ca0-891d-4188d750c1ee

Tags: Land Cover, UK-SCAPE
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) measurements over UK farmlands, April-September 2021

Repeat electrical resistivity tomography (ERT) measurements were conducted over four sites to capture the changing resistivity of the soil throughout the agricultural growing season, with measurements taken in Spring, Summer, and Autumn to detect the change between the construction, production, and post-harvest stages of the crop. Initial measurements were undertaken in April/May, Summer measurements in June/July, and final measurements in September 2021. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/7d09c677-134f-49ae-8128-6bc00784967a

Tags: ERT, LANDWISE, Soil
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre