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UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) moth data: 1992-2012
[THIS DATASET HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN]. Moth data from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) terrestrial sites. Counts of individual species are recorded. These data are collected by moth traps at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol.They represent continuous nightly records from 1992 to 2012. 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. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/9cf26366-6ce1-4e5e-b648-05345a43e15d
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https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/9cf26366-6ce1-4e5e-b648-05345a43e15d
doi: / 10.5285/9cf26366-6ce1-4e5e-b648-05345a43e15d
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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., Eaton, E., 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., Riley, A. , Rose, R., Schafer, S., Scott, T., Sherrin, L., Shortall, C., Smith, R., Smith, P., Tait, R., Taylor, C., Taylor, M., Thurlow, M., Turner, A., Tyson, K., Watson, H., Whittaker, M., Woiwod, I. (2015). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) moth data: 1992-2012. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/9cf26366-6ce1-4e5e-b648-05345a43e15d
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rennie, S.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Adamson, J.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Anderson, R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Andrews, C.
Rothamsted Research - Bater, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Bayfield, N.
The James Hutton Institute - Beaton, K.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Beaumont, D.
Forest Research - Benham, S.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Bowmaker, V.
ADAS - Britt, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Brooker, R.
Rothamsted Research - Brooks, D.
Forest Research - Brunt, J.
The James Hutton Institute - Common, G.
The James Hutton Institute - Cooper, R.
ADAS - Corbett, S.
ADAS - Critchley, N.
The James Hutton Institute - Dennis, P.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dick, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dodd, B.
The James Hutton Institute - Dodd, N.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Donovan, N.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Easter, J.
Forest Research - Eaton, E.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Flexen, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Gardiner, A.
The James Hutton Institute - Hamilton, D.
Rothamsted Research - Hargreaves, P.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Hatton-Ellis, M.
Rothamsted Research - Howe, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Kahl, J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Lane, M.
The James Hutton Institute - Langan, S.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Lloyd, D.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - McElarney, Y.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - McKenna, C.
ADAS - McMillan, S.
The James Hutton Institute - Milne, F.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Milne, L.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Morecroft, M.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Murphy, M.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Nelson, A.
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Nicholson, H.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pallett, D.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Parry, D.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pearce, I.
The James Hutton Institute - Pozsgai, G.
Rothamsted Research - Riley, A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rose, R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Schafer, S.
Rothamsted Research - Scott, T.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Sherrin, L.
Rothamsted Research - Shortall, C.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Smith, R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smith, P.
The James Hutton Institute - Tait, R.
The James Hutton Institute - Taylor, C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Taylor, M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Thurlow, M.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Turner, A.
Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Tyson, K.
The James Hutton Institute - Watson, H.
Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Whittaker, M.
Rothamsted Research - Woiwod, I.
UK Environmental Change Network - Rennie,S.
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Porton Down
Ecological Processes and Resilience
Monitoring and Observations Systems
Pollution and Environmental Risk
Glensaugh
Moor House - Upper Teesdale
North Wyke
Rothamsted
Sourhope
Wytham
Alice Holt
Yr Wyddfa - Snowdon
Moth species
Moth trap
light trap
LTER
Environmental Change Network
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: 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., Eaton, E., 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., Riley, A. , Rose, R., Schafer, S., Scott, T., Sherrin, L., Shortall, C., Smith, R., Smith, P., Tait, R., Taylor, C., Taylor, M., Thurlow, M., Turner, A., Tyson, K., Watson, H., Whittaker, M., Woiwod, I. (2015). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) moth data: 1992-2012. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/9cf26366-6ce1-4e5e-b648-05345a43e15d
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These data are collected by moth 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.
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