Oak-associated biodiversity in the UK (OakEcol)
https://doi.org/10.5285/22b3d41e-7c35-4c51-9e55-0f47bb845202
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Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis, C.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019). Oak-associated biodiversity in the UK (OakEcol). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/22b3d41e-7c35-4c51-9e55-0f47bb845202
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This dataset contains a list of all known birds, bryophytes, fungi, invertebrates, lichens and mammals that use oak (Quercus petraea and Quercus robur) in the UK. In total 2300 species are listed in the dataset. For each species we provide a level of association with oak, ranging from obligate (only found on oak) to cosmopolitan (found on a wide range of other tree species). Data on the ecology of each oak associated species is provided: part of tree used, use made of tree (feeding, roosting, breeding), age of tree, woodland type, tree form (coppice, pollarded, or natural growth form) and season when the tree was used. Data on use or otherwise by each of the 2300 species of 30 other alternative tree species (Acer campestre, Acer pseudoplatanus, Alnus glutinosa, Betula pendula, Betula pubescens, Carpinus betulus, Castanea sativa, Fagus sylvatica, Fraxinus excelsior, Ilex aquifolium, Larix spp, Malus sylvestris, Picea abies, Pinus nigra ssp. laricio, Pinus sylvestris, Populus tremula, Prunus avium, Pseudotsuga menziesii, Quercus cerris, Quercus rubra, Sorbus aria, Sorbus aucuparia, Sorbus torminalis, Taxus baccata, Thuja plicata, Tilia cordata, Tilia platyphyllos, Tilia vulgaris, Tsuga heterophylla, Ulmus glabra) was also collated. A complete list of data sources is provided.
Publication date: 2019-03-15
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2016-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Provenance & quality
Existing data sources were used to collate the list of oak associated species, information on their ecology and their use of alternative tree species. The data was collated in a pre-defined standard format to enable consistency across taxa. The data sources included quality controlled databases of records of species, peer reviewed literature, published books and grey literature. A complete list of data sources used is provided together with an assessment of the quality of that data: peer reviewed or quality controlled dataset versus grey literature and whether the data was based on a UK or non-UK source.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Mitchell, R.J.; Bellamy, P.E.; Ellis, C.J.; Hewison, R.L.; Hodgetts, N.G.; Iason, G.R.; Littlewood, N.A.; Newey, S.; Stockan, J.A.; Taylor, A.F.S. (2019). Oak-associated biodiversity in the UK (OakEcol). NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/22b3d41e-7c35-4c51-9e55-0f47bb845202
© Natural Environment Research Council
© The James Hutton Institute
Citations
Mitchell, R.J., Bellamy, P.E., Ellis, C.J., Hewison, R.L., Hodgetts, N.G., Iason, G.R., … Taylor, A.F.S. (2019). OakEcol: A database of Oak-associated biodiversity within the UK. Data in Brief, 25, 104120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104120
The James Hutton Institute (2020). TPW0041 - Tree Planting and Woodlands. UK Parliament Select Committee Publications. https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/16125/pdf/
Mitchell, R.J., Bellamy, P.E., Ellis, C.J., Hewison, R.L., Hodgetts, N.G., Iason, G.R., Littlewood, N.A., Newey, S., Stockan, J.A., & Taylor, A.F.S. (2019). Collapsing foundations: The ecology of the British oak, implications of its decline and mitigation options. In Biological Conservation (Vol. 233, pp. 316–327). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2019.03.040
Mitchell, R.J., Bellamy, P.E., Broome, A., Ellis, C.J., Hewison, R.L., Iason, G.R., Littlewood, N.A., Newey, S., Pozsgai, G., Ray, D., Stockan, J. ., Stokes, V., & Taylor, A.F.S. (2021). Cumulative impact assessments of multiple host species loss from plant diseases show disproportionate reductions in associated biodiversity. In Journal of Ecology (Vol. 110, Issue 1, pp. 221–231). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.13798
Correspondence/contact details
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-2769
Hewison, R.L.
James Hutton Institute
Hodgetts, N.G.
Nick Hodgetts Botanical Services
Iason, G.R.
James Hutton Institute
Stockan, J.A.
James Hutton Institute
Taylor, A.F.S.
James Hutton Institute
Other contacts
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
info@eidc.ac.uk
Additional metadata
Keywords
Acer campestre , Acer pseudoplatanus , Alnus glutinosa , Aspen , Betula pendula , Betula pubescens , Biodiversity , Black alder , Carpinus betulus , Castanea sativa , Cedar , Common oak , Common whitebeam , Crab apple , Douglas fir , Downy birch , English oak , European ash , European beech , European beech , European black pine , Fagus sylvatica , Field maple , Fraxinus excelsior , Ilex aquifolium , Linden , Malus sylvestris , Mountain ash , Northern red oak , oak , Pedunculate oak , Picea abies , Pinus nigra , Pinus sylvestris , Populus tremula , Prunus avium , Pseudotsuga menziesii , Quercus cerris , Quercus rubra , Rowan , Scots pine , Sessile oak , Small-leaved lime , Sorbus aria , Sorbus aucuparia , Sorbus torminalis , Spanish chestnut , Sweet cherry , Sycamore , Taxus baccata , Thuja plicata , Tilia cordata , Tilia platyphyllos , Tilia vulgaris , Tsuga heterophylla , Turkey oak , Ulmus glabra , Yew
Funding
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Award: BB/N022831/1