Beresford, N.A.; Barnett, C.L.

Data for lead (Pb) in terrestrial wildlife and resultant taxonomic models

https://doi.org/10.5285/2bd9bd0e-2c52-4767-ae2e-9c70ba8c358d Cite this dataset
Data comprise concentration ratios for lead and 210Pb in terrestrial wildlife and plants, and residual maximum likelihood (REML) model values for taxons (order, family and genus). Pb was used as an example of the derivation and application of a REML model for terrestrial wildlife species. The model outputs consists of a mean value for each taxa on a common scale after REML adjustment (referred to as the ‘REML mean’) taking account of the random factor (i.e. site). The REML mean value represents a relative scaling value.

Funding for preparing this data set was provided by the TREE project (http://www.ceh.ac.uk/tree) funded by the NERC, the Environment Agency and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. under the RATE programme.
Publication date: 2018-12-18

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Where/When

Study area

Provenance & quality

REML fitting was performed using the IBM SPSS statistical package (version 24) using ‘Linear Mixed Model’ analysis within which REML fitting is a standard option. Because of the data requirements of the REML analyses, as described above, then different amounts of data were available for the runs at genus, family and order levels. The Akaike information criterion (AIC) was used as an estimator of the relative quality of statistical models (the lower the AIC the better the model). To check that including site as a random factor resulted in a better model, all runs were repeated with site removed (ensuring that an intercept was included for the fixed parameter (i.e. taxon)).

Citations

Beresford, N. A., & Willey, N. (2019). Moving radiation protection on from the limitations of empirical concentration ratios. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 208–209, 106020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106020

Correspondence/contact details

Beresford, N.A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Beresford, N.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8722-0238
Barnett, C.L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Rights holder
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
Environment
Keywords
Abies,  Acacia,  Acer,  Achillia,  Agrostis,  Alnus,  Alopecurus,  Anas,  Anguis,  Apis,  Apodemus,  Aporrectodea,  Asparagus,  Astrebla,  Balanites,  Bombus,  Bothriochloa,  Branta,  Briza,  Bufo,  Calamagrostis,  Calluna,  Campanula,  Capparis,  Capreolus,  Carlina,  Cedrus,  Centaurea,  Cervus,  Chamerion,  Cirsium,  Cistus,  Cladonia,  Crataegus,  Cynodon,  Cytisus,  Daphne,  Dendrodrilus,  Deschampsia,  Digitalis,  Eragrostis,  Erica,  Eryngium,  Festuca,  Ficus,  Frankenia,  Hordeum,  Hypericum,  Jasminum,  Juncus,  Juniperus,  Larix,  Lead,  Ledum,  Lumbricus,  Luzula,  Maireana,  Microtus,  Molinia,  Myodes,  Myrtus,  Odocoileus,  Olea,  Pb,  Pelophylax,  Phillyrea,  Picea,  Pinus,  Pistacia,  Pollution,  Polytrichum,  Puccinellia,  Quercus,  Radioecology,  Rana,  REML,  residual maximum likelihood,  Rhagodia,  Rubia,  Rumex,  Ruscus,  Salix,  Schoenoplectus,  Senna,  Sesbania,  Sorex,  Tamarix,  Taraxacum,  Tortula,  TREE,  Trifolium,  Triturus,  Vaccinium,  Vachellia,  Viburnum,  Vipera,  Vitis
INSPIRE Theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/L000318/1
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Last updated
09 February 2023 11:08

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CITE AS: Beresford, N.A.; Barnett, C.L. (2018). Data for lead (Pb) in terrestrial wildlife and resultant taxonomic models. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/2bd9bd0e-2c52-4767-ae2e-9c70ba8c358d

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