Traits data for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland, 2021
Here, we present a comprehensive traits database for the butterflies and macro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland. The database covers 968 species in 21 families. Ecological traits fall into four main categories: life cycle ecology and phenology, host plant specificity and characteristics, breeding habitat, and morphological characteristics. The database also contains data regarding species distribution, conservation status, and temporal trends for abundance and occupancy. This database can be used for a wide array of purposes including further fundamental research on species and community responses to environmental change, conservation and management studies, and evolutionary biology.
Publication date: 2021-08-13
Where/When
- Study area
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- Temporal extent
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2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Provenance & quality
Data were collected from a range of locations including published journal articles, identification and field guides, books, reports and websites. In some cases expert opinion was sought for clarification, particularly in relation to habitat variables.
Correspondence/contact details
Botham, M.S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
enquiries@ceh.ac.uk
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
Other contacts
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Rights Holder
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Butterfly Conservationinfo@butterfly-conservation.org
Additional metadata
- Topic categories
- Biota
- Keywords
- butterflies, database, ecology, Lepidoptera, moths, trait, trend
- INSPIRE Theme
- Environmental Monitoring Facilities
- Funding
- Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N018125/1
- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
- Last updated
- 18 May 2022 12:21