UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) carabid beetle data: 1992-2015
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Rennie, S.; Adamson, J.; Anderson, R.; Andrews, C.; Bater, J.; Bayfield, N.; Beaton, K.; Beaumont, D.; Benham, S.; Bowmaker, V.; Britt, C.; Brooker, R.; Brooks, D.; Brunt, J.; Common, G.; Cooper, R.; Corbett, S.; Critchley, N.; Dennis, P.; Dick, J.; Dodd, B.; Dodd, N.; Donovan, N.; Easter, J.; Flexen, M.; Gardiner, A.; Hamilton, D.; Hargreaves, P.; Hatton-Ellis, M.; Howe, M.; Kahl, J.; Lane, M.; Langan, S.; Lloyd, D.; McElarney, Y.; McKenna, C.; McMillan, S.; Milne, F.; Milne, L.; Morecroft, M.; Murphy, M.; Nelson, A.; Nicholson, H.; Pallett, D.; Parry, D.; Pearce, I.; Pozsgai, G.; Rose, R.; Schafer, S.; Scott, T.; Sherrin, L.; Shortall, C.; Smith, R.; Smith, P.; Tait, R.; Taylor, C.; Taylor, M.; Thurlow, M.; Tilbury, C.; Turner, A.; Tyson, K.; Watson, H.; Whittaker, M.; Wood, C. (2017). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) carabid beetle data: 1992-2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8385f864-dd41-410f-b248-028f923cb281
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Carabid beetle data from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) terrestrial sites. The count of individual species is recorded. These data are collected by pitfall traps at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. They represent continuous fortnightly records from 1992 to 2015. ECN is the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme. It is a multi-agency programme sponsored by a consortium of fourteen government departments and agencies. These organisations contribute to the programme through funding either site monitoring and/or network co-ordination activities. These organisations are: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government, Natural England, Natural Environment Research Council, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage.
Publication date: 2017-11-15
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
1992-07-28 to …
Provenance & quality
Data are collected by pitfall traps at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. Prior to deposit of the data in the EIDC, data are managed by the ECN Data Centre at CEH Lancaster according to defined protocols.
Verification steps include numeric range checks (i.e. checking if a value falls within a specified range), categorical checks (e.g. checking that a species code appears on the standard code list), formatting (i.e. that the dataset conforms to the specified data format) and logical integrity checks (i.e. checking the data make sense, e.g. that the dates in one dataset match those in a related dataset).
Appropriate range settings for ECN variables have been selected following discussion with specialists in each field. Where data fall outside these ranges, a cautious approach has been adopted towards discarding data on the principle that apparent errors may be valid outliers. Such values are discarded only if there is a clear explanation (e.g. an instrumentation error) and corrections are made where possible. If the reason is unclear, the values are stored, but are qualified using pre-defined quality codes or free-text descriptions. Data providers also use these codes or free text to describe factors affecting sampling outside their control, instrument damage or site management effects.
Verification steps include numeric range checks (i.e. checking if a value falls within a specified range), categorical checks (e.g. checking that a species code appears on the standard code list), formatting (i.e. that the dataset conforms to the specified data format) and logical integrity checks (i.e. checking the data make sense, e.g. that the dates in one dataset match those in a related dataset).
Appropriate range settings for ECN variables have been selected following discussion with specialists in each field. Where data fall outside these ranges, a cautious approach has been adopted towards discarding data on the principle that apparent errors may be valid outliers. Such values are discarded only if there is a clear explanation (e.g. an instrumentation error) and corrections are made where possible. If the reason is unclear, the values are stored, but are qualified using pre-defined quality codes or free-text descriptions. Data providers also use these codes or free text to describe factors affecting sampling outside their control, instrument damage or site management effects.
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Cite this dataset as:
Rennie, S.; Adamson, J.; Anderson, R.; Andrews, C.; Bater, J.; Bayfield, N.; Beaton, K.; Beaumont, D.; Benham, S.; Bowmaker, V.; Britt, C.; Brooker, R.; Brooks, D.; Brunt, J.; Common, G.; Cooper, R.; Corbett, S.; Critchley, N.; Dennis, P.; Dick, J.; Dodd, B.; Dodd, N.; Donovan, N.; Easter, J.; Flexen, M.; Gardiner, A.; Hamilton, D.; Hargreaves, P.; Hatton-Ellis, M.; Howe, M.; Kahl, J.; Lane, M.; Langan, S.; Lloyd, D.; McElarney, Y.; McKenna, C.; McMillan, S.; Milne, F.; Milne, L.; Morecroft, M.; Murphy, M.; Nelson, A.; Nicholson, H.; Pallett, D.; Parry, D.; Pearce, I.; Pozsgai, G.; Rose, R.; Schafer, S.; Scott, T.; Sherrin, L.; Shortall, C.; Smith, R.; Smith, P.; Tait, R.; Taylor, C.; Taylor, M.; Thurlow, M.; Tilbury, C.; Turner, A.; Tyson, K.; Watson, H.; Whittaker, M.; Wood, C. (2017). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) carabid beetle data: 1992-2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/8385f864-dd41-410f-b248-028f923cb281
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Citations
Rennie, S., Andrews, C., Atkinson, S., Beaumont, D., Benham, S., Bowmaker, V., … Watson, H. (2020). The UK Environmental Change Network datasets - integrated and co-located data for long-term environmental research (1993-2015). Earth System Science Data, 12(1), 87–107. https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-87-2020
Van Klink, R., Bowler, D.E., Gongalsky, K.B., Swengel, A.B., Gentile, A., & Chase, J.M. (2020). Meta-analysis reveals declines in terrestrial but increases in freshwater insect abundances. Science, 368(6489), 417–420. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aax9931
van Klink, R., Bowler, D.E., Gongalsky, K.B., Shen, M., Swengel, S.R., & Chase, J.M. (2023). Disproportionate declines of formerly abundant species underlie insect loss. In Nature (Vol. 628, Issue 8007, pp. 359–364). Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-023-06861-4
van Klink, R., Bowler, D.E., Comay, O., Driessen, M.M., Ernest, S.K.M., Gentile, A., Gilbert, F., Gongalsky, K.B., Owen, J., Pe’er, G., Pe’er, I., Resh, V.H., Rochlin, I., Schuch, S., Swengel, A.B., Swengel, S.R., Valone, T.J., Vermeulen, R., Wepprich, T., … Chase, J.M. (2021). InsectChange: a global database of temporal changes in insect and arachnid assemblages. In Ecology (Vol. 102, Issue 6). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3354
Correspondence/contact details
UK Environmental Change Network
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
ecn@ceh.ac.uk
Lancaster
Lancashire
LA1 4AP
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-0436
Adamson, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Anderson, R.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Bater, J.
Rothamsted Research
Bayfield, N.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Beaton, K.
The James Hutton Institute
Beaumont, D.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke
Benham, S.
Forest Research
Bowmaker, V.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Britt, C.
ADAS
Brooker, R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Brooks, D.
Rothamsted Research
Brunt, J.
Forest Research
Common, G.
The James Hutton Institute
Cooper, R.
The James Hutton Institute
Corbett, S.
ADAS
Critchley, N.
ADAS
Dennis, P.
The James Hutton Institute
Dodd, B.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dodd, N.
The James Hutton Institute
Donovan, N.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke
Easter, J.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Flexen, M.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Gardiner, A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Hamilton, D.
The James Hutton Institute
Hargreaves, P.
Rothamsted Research
Hatton-Ellis, M.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Howe, M.
Rothamsted Research
Kahl, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Lane, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Langan, S.
The James Hutton Institute
Lloyd, D.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
McElarney, Y.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
McKenna, C.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
McMillan, S.
ADAS
Milne, F.
The James Hutton Institute
Milne, L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Morecroft, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Murphy, M.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Nelson, A.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Nicholson, H.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute
Pallett, D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Parry, D.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Pearce, I.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Pozsgai, G.
The James Hutton Institute
Rose, R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Schafer, S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Sherrin, L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Shortall, C.
Rothamsted Research
Smith, R.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke
Smith, P.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Tait, R.
The James Hutton Institute
Taylor, C.
The James Hutton Institute
Taylor, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Thurlow, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Tilbury, C.
Forest Research
Turner, A.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Tyson, K.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke
Watson, H.
The James Hutton Institute
Whittaker, M.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
Wood, C.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales
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Keywords
Abax parallelepipedus , Acilius canaliculatus , Acilius sulcatus , Acupalpus brunnipes , Acupalpus dubius , Acupalpus elegans , Acupalpus exiguus , Acupalpus flavicollis , Acupalpus meridianus , Aepus marinus , Agabus affinis , Agabus arcticus , Agabus biguttatus , Agabus bipustulatus , Agabus brunneus , Agabus congener , Agabus conspersus , Agabus didymus , Agabus guttatus , Agabus labiatus , Agabus melanarius , Agabus nebulosus , Agabus paludosus , Agabus striolatus , Agabus sturmii , Agabus uliginosus , Agabus undulatus , Agabus unguicularis , Agonum albipes , Agonum ericeti , Agonum fuliginosum , Agonum gracile , Agonum gracilipes , Agonum marginatum , Agonum micans , Agonum muelleri , Agonum nigrum , Agonum piceum , Agonum quadripunctatum , Agonum scitulum , Agonum sexpunctatum , Agonum thoreyi , Agonum versutum , Agonum viduum , Alice Holt , Amara aenea , Amara alpina , Amara anthobia , Amara apricaria , Amara aulica , Amara bifrons , Amara communis , Amara consularis , Amara convexior , Amara convexiuscula , Amara curta , Amara equestris , Amara eurynota , Amara famelica , Amara familiaris , Amara fulva , Amara fusca , Amara infima , Amara lucida , Amara lunicollis , Amara montivaga , Amara nitida , Amara ovata , Amara plebeja , Amara praetermissa , Amara quenseli , Amara similata , Amara spreta , Amara strenua , Amara tibialis , Anisodactylus binotatus , Anisodactylus nemorivagus , Anisodactylus poeciloides , Asaphidion curtum , Asaphidion pallipes , Asaphidion stierlini , Badister dilatatus , Badister meridionalis , Badister peltatus , Badister sodalis , Badister unipustulatus , beetle , Bembidion aeneum , Bembidion andreae , Bembidion argenteolum , Bembidion articulatum , Bembidion assimile , Bembidion biguttatum , Bembidion bipunctatum , Bembidion bruxellense , Bembidion decorum , Bembidion dentellum , Bembidion doris , Bembidion ephippium , Bembidion femoratum , Bembidion fluviatile , Bembidion fumigatum , Bembidion genei , Bembidion geniculatum , Bembidion gilvipes , Bembidion guttula , Bembidion harpaloides , Bembidion humerale , Bembidion iricolor , Bembidion lampros , Bembidion laterale , Bembidion litorale , Bembidion lunatum , Bembidion lunulatum , Bembidion maritimum , Bembidion minimum , Bembidion monticola , Bembidion nigricorne , Bembidion nigropiceum , Bembidion normannum , Bembidion obliquum , Bembidion obtusum , Bembidion pallidipenne , Bembidion prasinum , Bembidion properans , Bembidion punctulatum , Bembidion quadrimaculatum , Bembidion quadripustulatum , Bembidion saxatile , Bembidion semipunctatum , Bembidion testaceum , Bembidion tetracolum , Bembidion tibiale , Bembidion varium , Bembidion virens , Bidessus minutissimus , Bidessus unistriatus , Biodiversity , Blethisa multipunctata , Brachinus crepitans , Bradycellus distinctus , Bradycellus harpalinus , Bradycellus ruficollis , Bradycellus sharpi , Bradycellus verbasci , Broscus cephalotes , Brychius elevatus , Cairngorms , Calathus ambiguus , Calathus cinctus , Calathus erratus , Calathus fuscipes , Calathus melanocephalus , Calathus micropterus , Calathus mollis , Callistus lunatus , Calosoma inquisitor , Carabid beetle species , Carabus arvensis , Carabus clatratus , Carabus glabratus , Carabus granulatus , Carabus intricatus , Carabus monilis , Carabus nemoralis , Carabus nitens , Carabus problematicus , Carabus violaceus , Chlaenius nitidulus , Chlaenius vestitus , Cicindela campestris , Cicindela germanica , Cicindela hybrida , Cicindela maritima , Cicindela sylvatica , Clivina collaris , Clivina fossor , Coelambus nigrolineatus , Colymbetes fuscus , Copelatus haemorrhoidalis , Cychrus caraboides , Cymindis axillaris , Cymindis macularis , Cymindis vaporariorum , Demetrias atricapillus , Demetrias imperialis , Demetrias monostigma , Deronectes latus , Dicheirotrichus gustavi , Dicheirotrichus obsoletus , Drayton , Dromius agilis , Dromius angustus , Dromius longiceps , Dromius meridionalis , Dromius notatus , Dromius quadrimaculatus , Dromius sigma , Drypta dentata , Dyschirius aeneus , Dyschirius angustatus , Dyschirius extensus , Dyschirius globosus , Dyschirius impunctipennis , Dyschirius nitidus , Dyschirius obscurus , Dyschirius politus , Dyschirius salinus , Dyschirius thoracicus , Dytiscus circumcinctus , Dytiscus circumflexus , Dytiscus dimidiatus , Dytiscus lapponicus , Dytiscus marginalis , Dytiscus semisulcatus , Elaphrus cupreus , Elaphrus lapponicus , Elaphrus riparius , Elaphrus uliginosus , Environmental Change Network , Glensaugh , Graphoderus cinereus , Graphoderus zonatus , Graptodytes bilineatus , Graptodytes flavipes , Graptodytes granularis , Graptodytes pictus , ground predator , Gyrinus aeratus , Gyrinus bicolor , Gyrinus caspius , Gyrinus distinctus , Gyrinus marinus , Gyrinus minutus , Gyrinus natator , Gyrinus opacus , Gyrinus substriatus , Gyrinus suffriani , Gyrinus urinator , Haliplus apicalis , Haliplus confinis , Haliplus flavicollis , Haliplus fulvus , Haliplus 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