f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d 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 2026-01-09T10:32:16 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Soil invertebrate data 1998 [Countryside Survey] 2016-06-28 publication 2000-06-01 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d 10.5285/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d doi: Black, H.I.J., Chaplow, J.S., Creamer, R., Hornung, M., Monson, F., Poskitt, J.M., Potter, E., Self, P., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M. (2016). Soil invertebrate data 1998 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d This dataset consists of invertebrate (soil mesofauna) counts from soils sampled across Great Britain in 1998. 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 soil data, habitat areas, vegetation species 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/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d Black, H.I.J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Chaplow, J.S. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-8697 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Creamer, R. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Hornung, M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Monson, F. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Poskitt, J.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Potter, E. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Self, P. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Watkins, J.W. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Wood, C.M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Chaplow, J. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian notPlanned Soil theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Soil Environmental survey Great Britain Mites Collembola Soil mesofauna otherRestrictions Registration is required to access this data otherRestrictions Licence terms and conditions apply otherRestrictions © Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved otherRestrictions The following acknowledgement shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Countryside Survey data owned by NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology' otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Black, H.I.J., Chaplow, J.S., Creamer, R., Hornung, M., Monson, F., Poskitt, J.M., Potter, E., Self, P., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M. (2016). Soil invertebrate data 1998 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d textTable English utf8 environment 1998-05-04 1999-10-01 -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/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/f3e71ba6-bfd7-4841-9ce4-fd1f0d590d2d.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 Soil samples were collected in the summers of 1998 and 1999 by field surveyors. Data were recorded from up to 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. Samples were analysed according to standardized protocols at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Merlewood in 1998-2000. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.