UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) Cairngorm spider data 2004-2019

THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) Cairngorm spider data 2004-2021 v2

A data error was discovered in the sample dates for 2019 where one set was incorrectly recorded as 15/08/2018 instead of 15/08/2019

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

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THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) Cairngorm spider data 2004-2021 v2

A data error was discovered in the sample dates for 2019 where one set was incorrectly recorded as 15/08/2018 instead of 15/08/2019

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

https://doi.org/10.5285/d251b39a-a5be-4193-89dc-6a7be9059d42

This dataset consists of count data (by gender) for all species of spider collected from three habitats (mire, dwarf-shrub heath, pine woodland) at the Cairngorms Environmental Change Network (ECN) site between 2004 and 2019. Spiders were collected in pitfall traps on a two-weekly basis between March and early November. Each habitat contained 10 pitfall traps, spaced 10 m apart. Samples were aggregated by habitat and collection date prior to analysis. The number of male and females of each species was recorded by the same expert araneologist for the duration (2004-2019). Data was collected to look at long-term trends in invertebrate ground predators.

This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability.

Publication date: 2021-10-01

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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

2004-01-01 to 2019-12-31

Provenance & quality

Data was collected and processed using ECN standard methodology (available from the ECN website).

Sampling data was crosschecked with returned species data to ensure trapping dates and locations were correct within the dataset. Additional data was added to clearly label transect age (see supporting documentation).

The data was manually checked for errors but has not been through an exhaustive QC process which is recommended as good practice prior to use.

Licensing and constraints

THIS DATASET HAS BEEN SUPERSEDED The latest version is UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) Cairngorm spider data 2004-2021 v2

A data error was discovered in the sample dates for 2019 where one set was incorrectly recorded as 15/08/2018 instead of 15/08/2019

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:

Andrews, C.; Snazell, R.; Dick, J. (2021). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) Cairngorm spider data 2004-2019. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/d251b39a-a5be-4193-89dc-6a7be9059d42

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