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Data description paper
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26 Aug 2021
Data description paper |
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Integrated ecological monitoring in Wales: the Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme field survey
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Jamie Alison
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Marc S. Botham
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Annette Burden
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
François Edwards
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
R. Angus Garbutt
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Paul B. L. George
School of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Peter A. Henrys
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Russel Hobson
Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP, UK
Susan Jarvis
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Patrick Keenan
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Aidan M. Keith
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Inma Lebron
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Lindsay C. Maskell
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Lisa R. Norton
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
David A. Robinson
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Fiona M. Seaton
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Peter Scarlett
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
Gavin M. Siriwardena
British Trust for Ornithology, BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 2PU, UK
James Skates
Welsh Government, Sarn Mynach, Llandudno Junction, Conwy, UK
Simon M. Smart
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4AP, UK
Bronwen Williams
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
Bridget A. Emmett
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Environment Centre Wales, Deiniol Road, Bangor,Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK
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Short summary
The Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP) ran from 2013 until 2016, as a national programme of ecological study in Wales. GMEP included a large field survey component, collecting data on a range of elements including vegetation, land cover and land use, soils, freshwater, birds, and insect pollinators. GMEP was designed so that surveys could be repeated at regular intervals to monitor the Welsh environment. Data from GMEP have been used to address many applied policy questions.
The Glastir Monitoring and Evaluation Programme (GMEP) ran from 2013 until 2016, as a national...
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