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Ewing, D.A., Purse, B.V., Cobbold, C.A., Schäfer, S.M., White, S.M. (2017). Seasonal abundance data of all Culex pipiens life stages at a UK field site. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/34d6f9e8-8dbd-42f7-9108-f1b21960d35e
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Seasonal abundance data of all Culex pipiens life stages at a UK field site
This dataset contains details of the seasonal abundance of each of the life stages of the mosquito species, Culex pipiens, at a field site located at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology in Wallingford. Immature life stages (eggs, larvae and pupae) were monitored three times per week from March until October 2015, whilst adult counts were taken four times per week from April until October in the same year. Immature Cx. pipiens were monitored using 450 litre circular water butts, sampled using a standard dipping procedure. Adults were monitored using light traps. The adult data also includes counts for mosquito species Culiseta annulata and Aedes geniculatus.
Publication date: 2017-10-04
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
- Study area
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- Spatial representation type
- Tabular (text)
- Spatial reference system
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
- Temporal extent
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2015-04-01 to 2015-10-31
Provenance & quality
Larval and pupal numbers were calculated by taking photos of the contents of each dip and counting on Microsoft paint. The validity of counting from photos was checked by comparing direct counts from the tray with counts from photos on the first two days of sampling and the estimates were observed to be consistent.
Correspondence/contact details
David Ewing
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
Authors
Ewing, D.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5140-2710
Cobbold, C.A.
University of Glasgow
Schäfer, S.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
White, S.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Other contacts
- Custodian
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk
- Publisher
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centreinfo@eidc.ac.uk