Crustacean zooplankton data from Loch Leven, 1972-2007

https://doi.org/10.5285/014f1c48-0838-49ca-b059-f084b13f4d5f

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The dataset comprises densities of the major crustacean zooplankton taxa collected from Loch Leven, a large shallow lake in the lowlands of Scotland, between 1972-2007. Data are provided as numbers of individuals per litre for each taxa. The data were collected by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and its predecessor bodies, as part of the Loch Leven long-term monitoring programme. Methods of collection varied over the period of collection with samples generally collected at fortnightly intervals. There are significant gaps in the dataset during the 1980s when funding for monitoring was limited.

Publication date: 2015-06-26

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Comma-separated values (CSV)

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Spatial representation type

Tabular (text)

Spatial reference system

WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent

1971-09-29 to 2007-12-12

Provenance & quality

Densities of major crustacean zooplankton taxa collected from Loch Leven from 1972-2007 by staff at CEH Edinburgh and its predecessor bodies as part of long-term monitoring programme, although there are significant gaps in the dataset during the 1980s when funding for monitoring was limited. Method of collection varied over period of collection. Samples collected during the following periods were analysed:1972-74 by D. Johnson; 1975-1977 by D. G. George, 1978-82 by D. H. Jones and post-1982-2007 by I.D.M. Gunn.

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Gunn, I.D.M.; George, D.G.; Johnson, D.; Jones, D.H.; May, L. (2015). Crustacean zooplankton data from Loch Leven, 1972-2007. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/014f1c48-0838-49ca-b059-f084b13f4d5f

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Long term monitoring data from Loch Leven, Scotland

Citations

Burthe, S. J., Henrys, P. A., Mackay, E. B., Spears, B. M., Campbell, R., Carvalho, L., Dudley, B., Gunn, I. D. M., Johns, D. G., Maberly, S. C., May, L., Newell, M. A., Wanless, S., Winfield, I. J., Thackeray, S. J. and Daunt, F. (2016), Do early warning indicators consistently predict nonlinear change in long-term ecological data?. J Appl Ecol, 53: 666-676. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.12519

Correspondence/contact details

Gunn, I.

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Bush Estate
Penicuik
Midlothian
EH26 OQB
UNITED KINGDOM

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