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National Plant Monitoring Scheme - England, Scotland, Wales

Dataset homepage

Citation

National Plant Monitoring Scheme (2025). National Plant Monitoring Scheme - England, Scotland, Wales. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/jz6s6t accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-17.

Description

The National Plant Monitoring Scheme (NPMS) is a habitat-based plant monitoring scheme designed by BSBI, CEH, Plantlife and JNCC. The aim is to collect data to provide an annual indication of changes in plant abundance and diversity. This dataset includes NPMS species occurrence data for England, Wales, Scotland; a companion but separate dataset is supplied for Northern Ireland. See http://www.npms.org.uk for more information.

Purpose

The aim of the NPMS is to collect data to provide an annual indication of changes in plant abundance and diversity.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Records are available for verification by regional experts through the iRecord system (records may or may not have supporting photographs). The current verification status of each record is propagated to the Atlas, and updated accordingly.

Method steps

  1. For a full description of the methods used in the NPMS, see the NPMS website (http://www.npms.org.uk) and the technical documents and papers linked therein.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
National Plant Monitoring Scheme
metadata author
National Plant Monitoring Scheme
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Oliver Pescott
administrative point of contact
email: olipes@ceh.ac.uk
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