The surveys in #AWME are use a range of methodologies and contain different data types so compiling them for analysis can be challenging. We identified 6 key challenges and provide some potential solutions
i) species nomenclature
ii) Comparability of environment and management data
iii)Compatibility of abundance measures
iv)The relative timing (season) of sampling
v)Balance of data and spatial sampling biases
vi) Disparity in plot size between surveys
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To start, for those unfamiliar with #AWME
The ‘Arable Weeds and Management in Europe’ (AWME) database is a collection of 36 arable vegetation surveys and their associated management data. The collection is open to new data submissions or data requests for research
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New paper is now online in #WeedResearch
The utility of the ‘Arable Weeds and Management in Europe’ database: Challenges and opportunities of combining weed survey data at a European scale
https://doi.org/10.1111/wre.12562
#NewPaper #AWME #WeedSurvey #DataScience #DataAnalysis #Ecology #VegetationScience @ecologies
Great discussion this morning at the annual meeting of the "Arable Weeds and Management in Europe" database. It's lovely to see a group of weed researchers engaged in data sharing and finding new ways to make their survey data more findable and usable by others.
If you don't know about AWME there's some more info here:
https://www.ewrs.org/en/info/Blog/93/Arable-Weeds-and-Management-in-Europe-AWME-A-database-of-weed-survey-data-from-across-Europe
We'd love for more people to get involved
#AWME #FAIRdata #DataScience #WeedSurveys #WeedEcology #WeedScience
The AWME database contains weed vegetation survey data from across Europe. We are now accepting requests for data from AWME as well as the submission of additional datasets into the database.
Helen Metcalfe (she/her)
Dr Helen Metcalfe