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UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) rabbit and deer data: 1993-2015

Rabbit and deer data from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) terrestrial sites. These data are collected by transect at ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. The protocol uses an index method based on dropping counts (of deer, rabbits - and where appropriate sheep and Grouse) to estimate relative abundance. They represent twice-yearly continuous records from 1993 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. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0be0aed3-f205-4f1f-a65d-84f8cfd8d50f

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Date (Publication)
2017-12-15
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/0be0aed3-f205-4f1f-a65d-84f8cfd8d50f
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doi: / 10.5285/0be0aed3-f205-4f1f-a65d-84f8cfd8d50f
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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., McCarney, B., 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., Turner, A., Tyson, K., Watson, H., Whittaker, M., Wood, C. (2017). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) rabbit and deer data: 1993-2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/0be0aed3-f205-4f1f-a65d-84f8cfd8d50f
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rennie, S.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0027-0436
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Adamson, J.
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  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Anderson, R.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Andrews, C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-272X
Author
  Rothamsted Research - Bater, J.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Bayfield, N.
Author
  The James Hutton Institute - Beaton, K.
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  Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Beaumont, D.
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  Forest Research - Benham, S.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Bowmaker, V.
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  ADAS - Britt, C.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Brooker, R.
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  Rothamsted Research - Brooks, D.
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  Forest Research - Brunt, J.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Common, G.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Cooper, R.
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  ADAS - Corbett, S.
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  ADAS - Critchley, N.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Dennis, P.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dick, J.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4180-9338
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Dodd, B.
Author
  The James Hutton Institute - Dodd, N.
Author
  Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Donovan, N.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Easter, J.
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  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Flexen, M.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Gardiner, A.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Hamilton, D.
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  Rothamsted Research - Hargreaves, P.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Hatton-Ellis, M.
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  Rothamsted Research - Howe, M.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Kahl, J.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Lane, M.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Langan, S.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Lloyd, D.
Author
  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - McCarney, B.
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  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - McElarney, Y.
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  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - McKenna, C.
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  ADAS - McMillan, S.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Milne, F.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Milne, L.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Morecroft, M.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Murphy, M.
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  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Nelson, A.
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  Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute - Nicholson, H.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pallett, D.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Parry, D.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Pearce, I.
Author
  The James Hutton Institute - Pozsgai, G.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Rose, R.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Schafer, S.
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  Rothamsted Research - Scott, T.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-0672
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Sherrin, L.
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  Rothamsted Research - Shortall, C.
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  Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Smith, R.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smith, P.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Tait, R.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Taylor, C.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Taylor, M.
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  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Thurlow, M.
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  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Turner, A.
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  Rothamsted Research, North Wyke - Tyson, K.
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  The James Hutton Institute - Watson, H.
Author
  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Whittaker, M.
Author
  Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales - Wood, C.
Point of contact
  UK Environmental Change Network
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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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., Flexen, M., Gardiner, A., Hamilton, D., Hargreaves, P., Hatton-Ellis, M., Howe, M., Kahl, J., Lane, M., Langan, S., Lloyd, D., McCarney, B., 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., Turner, A., Tyson, K., Watson, H., Whittaker, M., Wood, C. (2017). UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) rabbit and deer data: 1993-2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0be0aed3-f205-4f1f-a65d-84f8cfd8d50f
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Begin date
1993-03-09
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
Data are collected by transect at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. The protocol uses an index method based on dropping counts to estimate relative abundance. 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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2025-03-21T10:49:51
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
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Point of contact
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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