Location data of worker bumblebees across an agricultural landscape in Buckinghamshire, UK
https://doi.org/10.5285/a60f52b8-0f9f-44f6-aca4-861cb461a0eb
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Carvell, C.; Bourke, A.F.G.; Dreier, S.; Heard, M.S.; Jordan, W.C.; Sumner, S.; Wang, J.; Redhead, J.W. (2014). Location data of worker bumblebees across an agricultural landscape in Buckinghamshire, UK. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a60f52b8-0f9f-44f6-aca4-861cb461a0eb
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This dataset contains locations of worker bumblebees of five species (Bombus terrestris, B. lapidarius, B. pascuorum, B. hortorum, B. ruderatus) across an agricultural landscape centred on the Hillesden Estate, Buckinghamshire, UK. Locations were recorded in the field using a handheld GPS unit. Workers were non-lethally DNA sampled between June and August 2011, and genetic analysis used to confirm species and assign individuals to full-sib groups (colonies). Data were collected as part of a project led by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, funded under the Insect Pollinators Initiative.
Publication date: 2014-08-26
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Shape file
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Vector
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2011-06-20 to 2011-08-05
Provenance & quality
Worker locations were recorded in the field using a handheld GPS (Garmin Etrex 10, accurate to 3m). Worker bumblebee DNA was sampled non-lethally, stored, extracted, genotyped and individuals assigned to species and full-sib groups (colonies) using recognised standard protocols. Data were checked for errors at all stages by staff at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and at the Institute of Zoology.
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This dataset is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Carvell, C.; Bourke, A.F.G.; Dreier, S.; Heard, M.S.; Jordan, W.C.; Sumner, S.; Wang, J.; Redhead, J.W. (2014). Location data of worker bumblebees across an agricultural landscape in Buckinghamshire, UK. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/a60f52b8-0f9f-44f6-aca4-861cb461a0eb
© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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Citations
Carvell, C., Bourke, A. F. G., Dreier, S., Freeman, S. N., Hulmes, S., Jordan, W. C., … Heard, M. S. (2017). Bumblebee family lineage survival is enhanced in high-quality landscapes. Nature, 543(7646), 547–549. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature21709
Redhead, J. W., Dreier, S., Bourke, A. F. G., Heard, M. S., Jordan, W. C., Sumner, S., … Carvell, C. (2016). Effects of habitat composition and landscape structure on worker foraging distances of five bumble bee species. Ecological Applications, 26(3), 726–739. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0546
Redhead, J.W., Dreier, S., Bourke, A.F.G., Heard, M.S., Jordan, W.C., Sumner, S., … Carvell, C. (2015). Effects of habitat composition and landscape structure on worker foraging distances of five bumblebee species. Ecological Applications, 150819033522003. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0546.1
Correspondence/contact details
Carvell, C.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
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UNITED KINGDOM
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Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
Authors
Carvell, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Bourke, A.F.G.
University of East Anglia
Dreier, S.
Institute of Zoology/University of Bristol
Heard, M.S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Jordan, W.C.
Institute of Zoology
Sumner, S.
Institute of Zoology/University of Bristol
Wang, J.
Institute of Zoology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2233-3848 Other contacts
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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