AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Environmental Change Network (ECN) monitoring sites view service

This service provides a view of Environmental Change Network (ECN) site locations from which data are collected. There are 12 terrestrial sites and 45 freshwater sites. Sites range from upland to lowland, moor land to chalk grassland, small ponds and streams to large rivers and lakes. ECN is the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme. A wide range of integrated physical, chemical and biological variables which drive and respond to environmental change are collated, quality controlled and made freely available for scientific research. The data form an important evidence base for UK environmental policy development. ECN 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.

Tags: ECN, Environmental Change Network, Environmental Monitoring Facilities, ILTER, LTER
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
WMS for sulphur and nitrogen atmospheric Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (CBED), 2017-2019

This web map service (WMS) show Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (CBED) values of sulphur and nitrogen atmospheric deposition for 5x5 kilometre (km) grid squares of the UK averaged over the years 2017 to 2019. The maps show deposition values (keq ha-1 year-1) for sulphur, oxidised nitrogen and reduced nitrogen, and base cations. Total deposition is the sum of four components calculated separately: wet deposition, dry deposition of gases, dry deposition of particulate matter and cloud droplet deposition. Habitat-specific data are provided for (i) moorland/short vegetation everywhere, and (ii) forest everywhere. Additionally, the grid square average over multiple land cover types (i.e. arable, grassland, forest, moorland, urban) is also calculated. The habitat-specific data are recommended for use with critical loads for the calculation of critical load exceedances. The work in generating and compiling the dataset has been funded by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and various Departments for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) contracts. 

Tags: Atmospheric Conditions, Concentration Based Estimated Deposition (CBED), base cations, deposition, nitrogen, pollutant, sulphur
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Windermere fish abundance 1940-2012

This dataset consists of information regarding the abundance of fish species from Windermere, and includes long-term data on Arctic Charr (Salvelinus alpinus), Pike (Esox lucius), Perch (Perca fluviatilis) and some recent data on Roach (Rutilus rutilus) from net and trap sampling, together with data on total fish abundance from hydroacoustics. Data collection began in 1940. With the exception of the hydroacoustics, the data were initially collected by the Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) but have been collected by CEH and its predecessor Institute of Freshwater Ecology (IFE) since 1989. The hydroacoustics data have been collected by CEH/IFE since 1990. The data available to download originate from Windermere North and South Basins and are given as yearly averages.

Tags: Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2020 25m web map service

This is the web map service (WMS) for the 25m rasterised land parcels dataset of the UKCEH Land Cover Map of 2020 (LCM2020). It describes Great Britain and Northern Ireland land cover in 2020 using UKCEH Land Cover Classes, which are based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. The data was derived by rasterising properties of the LCM2020 Classified Land Parcels product. 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.

Tags: Great Britain, UK-SCAPE
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2019 25m raster web service

This is the web map service (WMS) for the 25m rasterised land parcels dataset of the UKCEH Land Cover Map of 2019 (LCM2019). It describes Great Britain and Northern Ireland land cover in 2019 using UKCEH Land Cover Classes, which are based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. The data was derived by rasterising the corresponding LCM2019 land parcels datasets into 25m pixels. 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.

Tags: Great Britain, UK-SCAPE, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Farm scale evaluations of herbicide tolerant genetically modified crops - farm management data

This dataset consists of farm management data which includes crop drilling dates and herbicide application dates. The data relate to arable fields in which a range of ecological measurements were collected, including species counts in the following areas: weed seedbank, vegetation in the crop, field edge vegetation, invertebrates. Each field was sown with a combination of genetically modified and conventional crops, either Beet, Maize, Spring-sown Oilseed Rape or Winter-sown oilseed Rape. The data were collected as part of the Farm Scale Evaluations (FSEs), a four-year programme of research by independent researchers aimed at studying the effect that the management practices associated with Genetically Modified Herbicide Tolerant (GMHT) crops might have on farmland wildlife, when compared with weed control used with non-GM crops. Data were collected by a consortium of: the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, ITE (now the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, CEH), the Institute of Arable Crop Research (now Rothamstead Research, IACR) and the Scottish Crop Research Institute, SCRI (now the James Hutton Institute, JHI). Data were collected for four crops overall (Beet, Maize, Spring-sown Oilseed Rape and Winter-sown oilseed Rape).

Tags: Britain, environmental impact, functional groups, genetically modified herbicide-tolerant crops, invertebrates, maize, seedbank, sugar beet
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2020 10m web map service

This is a web map service (WMS) for the 10-metre Land Cover Map 2020. The map presents the and surface classified into 21 UKCEH land cover classes, based upon Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. It is the first 10m resolution land cover map produced by UKCEH..

Tags: Great Britain, Land cover map, UK-SCAPE, Web map service (WMS), infoMapAccessService
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Land Cover Map 2017 25m raster web service

This is the web map service (WMS) for the 25m rasterised land parcels dataset of the UKCEH Land Cover Map of 2017 (LCM2017). It describes Great Britain and Northern Ireland land cover in 2017 using UKCEH Land Cover Classes, which are based on UK Biodiversity Action Plan broad habitats. The data was derived by rasterising the corresponding LCM2017 land parcels datasets into 25m pixels. 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.

Tags: Great Britain, UK-SCAPE, infoMapAccessService
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Angling in the rural environment - ecology and geomorphology data, 2007-2009

This dataset consists of an ecology-focused survey of stillwaters along the rivers Yure and Swale and sediment flux measurements recorded at sites along the river Esk. The dataset results from a study which was part of the Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. The project analysed the complex network of natural and socio-economic relationships around angling in the river environment, including institutions of governance and land use practices at a range of interconnected scales. The sustainability, integrity and ecological value of river catchments are currently major issues for science. The management of freshwaters and their ecologies requires addressing processes that work across the boundaries between the natural environment, economy and society. This research focused upon these cross-cutting processes in an interdisciplinary, holistic assessment of river environments through the case of angling. Angling benefits from and influences river quality, design and management. It also links urban and rural environments and is an economic driver for the rural economy, involving about 4 million people in England and Wales and contributing 6 billion pounds to the economy through freshwater angling alone. This research aimed to provide insights into how environmental and socio-economic drivers for rural change work. This project therefore aimed to identify and analyse the complex network of influences and feedbacks around angling in the rural environment. These include natural and socio-economic influences, interdisciplinary research from both natural and social science disciplines (aquatic ecology, geomorphology, anthropology, sociology, human geography), as well as stakeholders from government, NGOs and the local community. This project focused upon three rivers in northern England - the Esk, Ure and Swale - in the course of an integrated and fine-grained study. The postal survey and business interviews from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6580 (see Supplemental). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see Supplemental).

Tags: Angling in the Rural Environment, Esk (river), Land Use, North Yorkshire, RELU, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme, Swale (river), Ure (river), aquatic animals, ecology, environmental conservation, environmental issues, environmental legislation, environmental management, environmental quality, fishing (sport), fishing industry, fishing rights, human environment, lakes, land use, landscape, leisure time activities, outdoor pursuits, rivers, rural areas, rural development, rural economics, rural environment, rural planning, rural sociology, sustainable development, water recreational areas, water resources, water sports
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Impacts of increasing land use under energy crops - ecology data, 2006-2009

Ecological field data for a variety of biodiversity indicators were collected from commercial fields of both crops. The study is part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. Future policies are likely to encourage more land use under energy crops: principally willow, grown as short rotation coppice, and a tall exotic grass Miscanthus. These crops will contribute to the UK's commitment to reduce CO2 emissions. However, it is not clear how decisions about appropriate areas for growing the crops, based on climate, soil and water, should be balanced against impacts on the landscape, social acceptance, biodiversity and the rural economy. This project integrated social, economic, hydrological and biodiversity studies in an interdisciplinary approach to assessing the impact of converting land to Miscanthus grass and short-rotation coppice (SRC) willows. Two contrasting farming systems were focused on: the arable-dominated East Midlands; and grassland-dominated South West England. Ecological field data for a variety of biodiversity indicators were collected from commercial fields of both crops. The public attidues questionnaire data from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6615 (see Supplemental). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see Supplemental).

Tags: Impacts of increasing land use under energy crops, Land Use, Land use, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (RELU)
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Soil data from agricultural land under differing crop and management regimes, 2006-2010 - RELU Effects of scale in organic agriculture

This dataset consists of soil data for 64 field sites on paired farm sites, with 29 variables measured for soil texture and structural condition, aggregate stability, organic matter content, soil shear strength, fuel consumption, work rate, infiltration rate, water quality and hydrological condition (HOST) data. The study is part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. A move to organic farming can have significant effects on wildlife, soil and water quality, as well as changing the ways in which food is supplied, the economics of farm business and indeed the attitudes of farmers themselves. Two key questions were addressed in the SCALE project: what causes organic farms to be arranged in clusters at local, regional and national scales, rather than be spread more evenly throughout the landscape; and how do the ecological, hydrological, socio-economic and cultural impacts of organic farming vary due to neighbourhood effects at a variety of scales. The research was undertaken in 2006-2007 in two study sites: one in the English Midlands, and one in southern England. Both are sites in which organic farming has a 'strong' local presence, which we defined as 10 per cent or more organically managed land within a 10 km radius. Potential organic farms were identified through membership lists of organic farmers provided by two certification bodies (the Soil Association and the Organic Farmers and Growers). Most who were currently farming (i.e. their listing was not out of date) agreed to participate. Conventional farms were identified through telephone listings. Respondents' farms ranged in size from 40 to 3000 acres, with the majority farming between 100 and 1000 acres. Most were mixed crop-livestock farmers, with dairy most common in the southern site, and beef and/or sheep mixed with arable in the Midlands. In total, 48 farms were studied, of which 21 were organic farmers. No respondent had converted from organic to conventional production, whereas 17 had converted from conventional to organic farming. Twelve of the conventional farmers defined themselves as practicing low input agriculture. Farmer interview data from this study are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6761 (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: Effects of Scale in Organic Agriculture, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme, Soil
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Web Map Service for topsoil properties from the Countryside Survey of Great Britain, 2007 using a generalized additive model

This web map service presents modelled estimates of soil pH, carbon concentration (g kg-1), nitrogen concentration (% dry weight soil) and invertebrate density (individuals m-2) at 1km2 resolution across Great Britain. A Generalized Additive Model approach was used with Countryside Survey soil data from 2007 and including climate, atmospheric deposition, habitat, soil and spatial predictors. The models are based on data from Countryside Survey sample locations across Great Britain and are representative of 0-8cm soil depth for invertebrates and 0-15 cm soil depth for other variables. The Countryside Survey looks at a range of physical, chemical and biological properties of the topsoil from a representative sample of habitats across the UK. Loss-on-ignition (LOI) was determined by combustion of 10g dry soil at 375 degrees Celsius for 16 hours; carbon concentration was estimated by multiplying LOI by a factor of 0.55. Soil N concentration was determined using a total elemental analyser. Soil pH was measured using 10g of field moist soil with 25ml de-ionised water giving a ratio of soil to water of 1:2.5 by weight. Soil invertebrates were extracted from cores using a dry Tullgren extraction method and enumerated by microscope

Tags: Broad Habitat, Soil, carbon, invertebrate density, nitrogen, pH
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Web map service for bee nectar plant diversity of Great Britain

This web map service shows bee nectar plant richness across Great Britain . The source data uses counts of bee nectar plants in Countryside Survey area vegetation plots in 2007 and extrapolates to 1km squares across GB using a generalised additive mixed model. Co-variables used in the model are Broad Habitat (the dominant broad habitat of the 1km square), air temperature, nitrogen deposition, precipitation and altitude. The map has the following layers: plantCount = a modelled estimate of the count of all bee nectar plants within a 1km by 1km square, SEM = a measure of the variance of the plantCount attribute Understanding the distribution of bee nectar plants does provide valuable information on the potential distribution of pollinators and hence pollination.

Tags: Agricultural and Aquaculture Facilities
Organization: Environmental Information Data Centre
Stratigraphic and diatom data from isolation basins in northwest Scotland

This dataset contains the sediment descriptions and diatom data from a series of isolation basins in northwest Scotland. The data are from different areas in northwest Scotland: Raasay, Fearnmore, Loch Ewe, Reiff, and Inverkirkaig. For each area, sediment gouge and Russian cores were taken at possible isolation basin sites; the collection dates, location information (latitude/longitude) and sediment descriptions are provided for the coring sites in each area. The accompanying diatom counts are provided for cores that underwent diatom analysis. Data derived from NERC Grant NE/X009343/1 part of grant NSFGEO-NERC: Collaborative Research: How important are sea-level feedbacks in stabilizing marine-based ice streams? The project focusses on constraining the relative sea-level history of northwest Scotland, around the former Minch Ice Stream, to provide records for testing models of the interplay between ice-sheets, glacio-isostatic adjustment, and relative sea-level changes. Samples were collected 2022- 2025 and diatom analysis undertaken 2022- 2026.

Tags: Citable Data, Diatoms, Fossil assemblage, NERC_DDC, NGDC Deposited Data, Sea level, Sediments, Stratigraphy, UK Location (INSPIRE)
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mineral geochemical analyses (core-rim traverses) of samples recovered during IODP Expedition 398 (Site U1595) in the southern basin of the Santorini caldera, southern Aegean Sea

Mineral geochemical analyses (core rim traverses of plagioclase and pyroxene) of samples recovered during IODP Expedition 398 (Site U1595). Site U1595 (proposed Site CSK-08B) is located in the southern basin of the Santorini caldera at 291 meters below sea level (mbsl). It was drilled in three holes (U1595A–U1595C) to a maximum recovery depth of 127.0 meters below seafloor. The data files also contain BSE images of plagioclase and pyroxene crystals that illustrate where the geochemical traverses were done. Mineral geochemical analyses and BSE images were generated by electron probe micro-analysis, using facilities at the Natural History Museum London. Data analysis was supported by NERC - UK IODP Phase 4 Moratorium Award, NERC Grant NE/X016374/1, Ralf Gertisser. For sample context, see: https://publications.iodp.org/proceedings/398/398title.html https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.398.109.2024

Tags: Mineral chemistry, NERC_DDC, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mineral and glass geochemical analyses of samples recovered during IODP Expedition 398 (Site U1595) in the southern basin of the Santorini caldera, southern Aegean Sea

Mineral and glass geochemical analyses (spot analyses) of samples recovered during IODP Expedition 398 (Site U1595). Site U1595 (proposed Site CSK-08B) is located in the southern basin of the Santorini caldera at 291 meters below sea level (mbsl). It was drilled in three holes (U1595A-U1595C) to a maximum recovery depth of 127.0 meters below seafloor. Some data files also contain SEM-BSE images of volcanic ash particles. Abbreviations used: n.d. = not determined; b.d. = below detection. Detection limits for volatiles in glass: Cl = 57 ppm, F = 140 ppm, S = 56 ppm Mineral and glass geochemical compositions were determined by electron probe micro-analysis, using facilities at the Natural History Museum London and at the University of Leeds. SEM-BSE images were generated at Keele University. Data analysis was supported by NERC - UK IODP Phase 4 Moratorium Award, NERC Grant NE/X016374/1, Ralf Gertisser. For sample context, see: https://publications.iodp.org/proceedings/398/398title.html https://doi.org/10.14379/iodp.proc.398.109.2024

Tags: Apatite, Major element analysis, Mineral chemistry, NERC_DDC, Plagioclase, Pyroxene
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Estimated abundances of para-Coumaric acid (a UV-B absorbing compound) and malformations counts in subfossil Pinus Diploxylon pollen, recorded at different depths of sediment core from Lake Suigetsu, Japan

This data was collected in order to investigate the level of evidence for: A) a relationship between the strength of the geodynamo and Earth surface UV-B irradiance; B) increased surface UV-B irradiance during the Laschamps Event (the last major geomagnetic excursion, ca. 41ka BP). The study considered subfossil Pinus Diploxylon (Pinus D.) pollen grains obtained from the annually laminated Japanese Lake Suigetsu sediment record (Bronk Ramsey et al., 2020; Nakagawa et al., 2003). The primary response variable is the abundance of para-coumaric acid (a UV-B absorbing compound) in the sporopollenin of the subfossil pollen grains. The secondary response variable is the probability of grain malformation. There are three key spreadsheets: 1) GCMS_pCA_day_dependent_calbration_simple.csv - estimated abundances of para-coumaric acid in the subfossil Pinus Diploxylon pollen at different depths/times of the Lake Suigetsu sediment core. 2) Suigetsu_malformations_simple.csv - malformations counts in the Lake Suigetsu subfossil Pinus Dipoxylon pollen 3) gc_cultivar_data_simple.csv - estimated abundance of para-coumaric acid in Pinus pollen in a controlled cultivar experiment (considering response to UV-B flux) Descriptor files (with corresponding names) are also provided. This dataset contains data generated by NERC Grant NE/Y002652/1:Reconstructing UV radiation over the Laschamps Geomagnetic Excursion.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Palaeoecology, Pollen
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)