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Outhwaite CL, Powney GD, August TA, Chandler RE, Rorke S, Pescott OL, Harvey M, Roy HE, Fox R, Roy DB, Alexander K, Ball S, Bantock T, Barber T, Beckmann BC, Cook T, Flanagan J, Fowles A, Hammond P, Harvey P, Hepper D, Hubble D, Kramer J, Lee P, MacAdam C, Morris R, Norris A, Palmer S, Plant CW, Simkin J, Stubbs A, Sutton P, Telfer M, Wallace I, Isaac NJB. Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK, 1970-2015. Sci Data 2019; 6:259. [PMID: 31690719 PMCID: PMC6831696 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-019-0269-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Here, we determine annual estimates of occupancy and species trends for 5,293 UK bryophytes, lichens, and invertebrates, providing national scale information on UK biodiversity change for 31 taxonomic groups for the time period 1970 to 2015. The dataset was produced through the application of a Bayesian occupancy modelling framework to species occurrence records supplied by 29 national recording schemes or societies (n = 24,118,549 records). In the UK, annual measures of species status from fine scale data (e.g. 1 × 1 km) had previously been limited to a few taxa for which structured monitoring data are available, mainly birds, butterflies, bats and a subset of moth species. By using an occupancy modelling framework designed for use with relatively low recording intensity data, we have been able to estimate species trends and generate annual estimates of occupancy for taxa where annual trend estimates and status were previously limited or unknown at this scale. These data broaden our knowledge of UK biodiversity and can be used to investigate variation in and drivers of biodiversity change.
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Affiliation(s)
- Charlotte L Outhwaite
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK.
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
- RSPB Centre for Conservation Science, RSPB, the Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire, SG19 2DL, UK.
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- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Tom A August
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Richard E Chandler
- Department of Statistical Science, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
| | - Stephanie Rorke
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Oliver L Pescott
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- British Bryological Society, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Martin Harvey
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- Soldierflies and Allies Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Helen E Roy
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- UK Ladybird Survey, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Richard Fox
- National Moth Recording Scheme, Butterfly Conservation, Manor Yard, East Lulworth, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5QP, UK
| | - David B Roy
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Keith Alexander
- Soldier Beetles, Jewel Beetles and Glow-worms Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Stuart Ball
- Dipterists Forum, Hoverfly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Tristan Bantock
- Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme - Shield bugs and allied species, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Tony Barber
- British Myriapod and Isopod Group, Centipede Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Björn C Beckmann
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Tony Cook
- Aquatic Heteroptera Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Jim Flanagan
- Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme - Plant bugs and allied species, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Adrian Fowles
- Weevil and Bark Beetle Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Peter Hammond
- Staphylinidae Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Peter Harvey
- Spider Recording Scheme, British Arachnological Society, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - David Hepper
- Dragonfly Conservation Group, British Dragonfly Society, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Dave Hubble
- Chrysomelidae Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - John Kramer
- Dipterists Forum, Cranefly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Paul Lee
- British Myriapod and Isopod Group, Millipede Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Craig MacAdam
- Riverfly Recording Schemes: Ephemeroptera, c/o Buglife Scotland, Balallan House, 24 Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG, UK
- Riverfly Recording Schemes: Plecoptera, c/o Buglife Scotland, Balallan House, 24 Allan Park, Stirling, FK8 2QG, UK
| | - Roger Morris
- Dipterists Forum, Hoverfly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Adrian Norris
- Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Stephen Palmer
- Gelechiid Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Colin W Plant
- Lacewings and Allies Recording Scheme, 14 West Road, Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, CM23 3QP, UK
| | - Janet Simkin
- British Lichen Society, c/o School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK
| | - Alan Stubbs
- Dipterists Forum, Cranefly Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Peter Sutton
- Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Mark Telfer
- Ground Beetle Recording Scheme, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Ian Wallace
- Riverfly Recording Schemes: Trichoptera, c/o Biological Records Centre, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
| | - Nick J B Isaac
- Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, UK
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