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Bachiller-Jareno, N. et al

Macroinvertebrate taxonomic abundance, water quality, river flow, air temperature and environmental site descriptors from English rivers, 1965-2018

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https://doi.org/10.5285/faa526cc-52f5-4468-97bb-295660bcea34
This data product combines macroinvertebrate taxonomic abundance for 1,519 monitoring sites across English rivers for the period between 1965 and 2018, with concentrations of 41 water quality determinands, river flow measurements and air temperature derived values. It also includes site variables such as sewage effluent exposure, habitat quality, land cover in the upstream catchment and other physical parameters measured at the sampling point such as altitude, slope, distance from source, width and depth of the channel, and type of substrate.
Developed as part of the ChemPop (2018-2023), a NERC-funded project investigating the impact of chemical exposure on wildlife populations in rivers, this research output is an open data product for use in a broad spectrum of environmental data and modelling analyses.
Publication date: 2024-09-26
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1965-01-01    to    2018-12-31

Provenance & quality

This data product was created by processing and combining survey data of national extent collected by the Environment Agency (EA), such as freshwater macroinvertebrate survey data, water quality data, habitat quality metrics and river flow; as well as datasets produced by UKCEH such as Land Cover Map 2015, CHESS-met air temperature and estimated sewage effluent exposure.
The spatial distribution of this product matches the spatial extent of the macroinvertebrate data. Its time stamps correspond to the dates of macroinvertebrate sampling. The completeness of this product is determined by the spatio-temporal availability of the data sources.
Due to the different data structures and file formats of the data sources, a range of data processing tools was used. However, the same methodology of processing and integration was followed. This involved three steps: first, spatial matching of sampled locations along the river network; second, spatial integration of model-generated variables, including wastewater effluent, land cover and air temperature; and third, temporal matching of environmental observations, such as water quality concentrations and river flow, along with modelled variables such as air temperature.

Licensing and constraints

THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN

This resource has been withdrawn due to the discovery of errors in the data - incorrect values in the "WQ_EASTING" column have been discovered. Updated files are to be uploaded.

If you need access to the archived version, please contact the EIDC

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Bachiller-Jareno, N.; Keller, V.D.J.; Eastman, M.; Edwards, F.K.; Jürgens, M.D.; Scarlett, P.M.; Rizzo, C.; Antoniou, V.; Dean, H.J.; Sadykova, D.; Qu, Y.; Johnson, A.C. (2024). Macroinvertebrate taxonomic abundance, water quality, river flow, air temperature and environmental site descriptors from English rivers, 1965-2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/faa526cc-52f5-4468-97bb-295660bcea34

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Authors

Bachiller-Jareno, N.
University of Portsmouth
Keller, V.D.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Jürgens, M.D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Scarlett, P.M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Rizzo, C.
Wallingford HydroSolutions
Antoniou, V.
Agricultural University of Athens
Dean, H.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Sadykova, D.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Qu, Y.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Johnson, A.C.
UK 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 EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
environment
inlandWaters
INSPIRE theme
Species Distribution
Keywords
chemical pollution , England , freshwater , macroinvertebrates , populations , rivers , water quality
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/S000100/1
Last updated
28 January 2025 14:56