cd69821e-2dfe-493c-8b19-d0be5b805dc3 eng utf8 dataset https://environment.data.gov.uk/support Defra Data Services Forum pointOfContact 2025-12-17 Environment Agency Metadata Profile 1.1 http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/27700 NFI Soil Fungi & Invertebrate Communities 2024-03-01 creation 2025-12-17 publication 2025-12-17 revision 410b1008-2a60-4526-931e-c1e1c0a031eb_resource Soil community data generated through eDNA metabarcoding (marker genes: ITS, 18S, COI) of soil samples collected within National Forest Inventory (NFI) woodland plots across England in 2023/24. The dataset comprises the processed sequence data and provides a list of all the species detected in each of the samples. Where a species was detected in a sample, the Read Counts (the number of DNA sequences assigned to a species) are reported. A blank cell indicates that the species was not detected in the sample. Additionally, for each species the following is included: • The OTU DNA sequence • The taxonomic identification: Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species • IUCN Red List Threat Status (only available for OTUs named at the species level) • Invasive status: A Yes/No status indicating whether the species is listed as invasive in the country the sample was taken from (only available for OTUs named at the species level) • Number of samples in which the species occurs This is one part of the data generated from the eDNA Soil Biodiversity project. The datasets also include a table with information related to the sample collected (i.e., sample comment - a description of the soil collected, and the unique decolation ID). Data are georeferenced using a delocalised grid. The coordinates for the centroid of the polygon and also the total area of the polygon are included in the dataset. Further information about the delocalisation process is provided in the dataset evidence pack (Sampling Framework). The ' NFI Soil Fungi & Invertebrate Communities’ is a project funded by the UK Government through Defra’s Natural Capital and Ecosystem Assessment programme (NCEA). Users should ensure they have read the supporting documentation before viewing or making use of the data. This includes the 'NCEA Analysis Ready Data Limitations Statement' and dataset specific limitations/caveats outlined in the Sampling Framework report (see Section 18). Attribution statement: © Forestry Commission copyright and/or database right 2025. Contains data generated by NatureMetrics. All rights reserved. https://environment.data.gov.uk/support Defra Data Services Forum pointOfContact notPlanned England NCEA fungi invertebrates environment theme forest GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 2010-01-13 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.gemet forest ecology GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 2010-01-13 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.gemet soil GEMET - Concepts, version 2.4 2010-01-13 publication geonetwork.thesaurus.external.theme.gemet Open Government Licence otherRestrictions license copyright There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified. There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified. otherRestrictions license copyright There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified. textTable utf8 environment true -6.41866722959945 1.76370560966352 49.8647926358421 55.8111151497005 2023-10-01 2023-12-31 Open format | Comma Separated Values file (CSV) https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=7be1149a-a0ac-4f54-9046-c2558abcc559&fileName=eDNA Soil Biodiversity 2023-24.zip http eDNA Soil Biodiversity 2023-24.zip eDNA Soil Biodiversity 2023-24.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform https://environment.data.gov.uk/api/file/download?fileDataSetId=7be1149a-a0ac-4f54-9046-c2558abcc559&fileName=eDNA Soil Biodiversity Evidence Pack 2023-24.zip http eDNA Soil Biodiversity Evidence Pack 2023-24.zip eDNA Soil Biodiversity Evidence Pack 2023-24.zip download on Defra Data Services Platform https://data-forestry.opendata.arcgis.com/documents/2a2976e1a8814af7b6d72f4cfb853b73/explore http Forestry Commission Open Data Forestry Commission Open Data https://environment.data.gov.uk/natural-capital-ecosystem-assessment/search/5d4b2584-53b2-49f7-b96a-a7d9252e439a http NCEA_ARD_Limitations_2025_12_05 NCEA Analysis Ready Data Limitations Statement Dec 2025 https://forestry.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/content/items/164332126c9341b0907f5c74b61e418f/data http NFI methods for NCEA surveys NFI methods for NCEA surveys dataset Data is collected by Forest Research with sample processing, metabarcoding and bioinformatics by Nature Metrics (Guildford). The dataset it generated by Nature Metrics for use by Forest Research.