b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2026-01-09T10:32:15 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Headwater stream invertebrate data 1990 [Countryside Survey] 2016-11-15 publication 1990-11-01 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 10.5285/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 doi: Furse, M.T., Bass, J., Blackburn, J.H., Gunn, R.J.M., Inglebrot, M., Matthews, A., Symes, K., Winder, J.M., Clarke, R.T. (2016). Headwater stream invertebrate data 1990 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 This dataset consists of invertebrate species records, sampled from headwater streams during a survey in 1990. Macro-invertebrates were sampled using standard protocols. The sample area in each stream was a single area of stream-bed whose major habitat types can be sampled within the recommended sampling period of three minutes of active sampling, supplemented by a one minute hand search. The length of river surveyed would normally vary from 5 to 15m. Samples were collected using a standard 1mm mesh pond net and returned to the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (formerly Institute of Freshwater Ecology) for later sorting and identification. Supplemental physical measurements (width, depth, substrate composition) required to run RIVPACS (River Invertebrate Prediction and Classification System) were taken. Data were collected under the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. 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. Headwater stream surveys have been carried out in 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of sites. 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 headwater stream data, soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species data and linear habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Scarlett, P. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact Furse, M.T. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Bass, J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Blackburn, J.H. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Gunn, R.J.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Inglebrot, M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Matthews, A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Symes, K. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Winder, J.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Clarke, R.T. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author notPlanned Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Environmental survey Water quality Great Britain Freshwater macroinvertebrates otherRestrictions Registration is required to access this data otherRestrictions Licence terms and conditions apply otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Furse, M.T., Bass, J., Blackburn, J.H., Gunn, R.J.M., Inglebrot, M., Matthews, A., Symes, K., Winder, J.M., Clarke, R.T. (2016). Headwater stream invertebrate data 1990 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 textTable English utf8 inlandWaters biota 1990-05-01 1990-11-23 -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2 Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/b4c17f35-1b50-4ed7-87d2-b63004a96ca2.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Data were collected in the summer of 1990 by field surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 508 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The survey was undertaken according to standardized protocols. Occurrence of species was recorded on paper and data were entered post-survey. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.