1797a623-e582-4c0c-bc67-cd9de04e0df0 English ISO/IEC 8859-1 (also known as Latin 1) dataset dataset NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg Lancaster LA1 4AP UK info@eidc.ac.uk https://eidc.ac.uk/ EIDC website The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences. information pointOfContact 2025-12-15T10:06:49 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 Invasive and native bumblebee abundance along a latitudinal gradient within Argentina and Chile, 2019-2020 2024-04-22 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1797a623-e582-4c0c-bc67-cd9de04e0df0 10.5285/1797a623-e582-4c0c-bc67-cd9de04e0df0 doi: Morales, C.L., Arbetman, M.P., Zattara, E.E., Ibarra, M.M., Woodcock, B.A. (2024). Invasive and native bumblebee abundance along a latitudinal gradient within Argentina and Chile, 2019-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1797a623-e582-4c0c-bc67-cd9de04e0df0 [This dataset is embargoed until March 16, 2026]. This data resource contains counts of bumblebee abundance between December 2019 and March 2020 along a latitudinal gradient within Argentina and Chile. Sampling of both invasive (Bombus terrestris and B. ruderatus) and native (B. dahlbomii) bumblebee species was undertaken using standardised transect walks along a latitudinal gradient from -54.871 to -29.906 from 145 individual locations. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1797a623-e582-4c0c-bc67-cd9de04e0df0 Morales, C.L. Grupo Ecología de la Polinización (National University of Comahue - CONICET) moralesc@comahue-conicet.gob.ar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-5347 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Arbetman, M.P. Laboratorio Ecotono, INIBIOMA (National University of Comahue - CONICET) marbetman@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8382-2522 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Zattara, E.E. National Scientific and Technical Research Council & INIBIOMA (National University of Comahue - CONICET) ezattara@comahue-conicet.gob.ar https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9947-9036 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Ibarra, M.M. Universidad Mayor maureen.murua@umayor.cl https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8777-9445 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Woodcock, B.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-9951 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information author Woodcock, B.A. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0300-9951 ORCID record ORCID is an open, non-profit, community-driven effort to create and maintain a registry of unique researcher identifiers and a transparent method of linking research activities and outputs to these identifiers. information pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher National University of Comahue EMAIL NOT PROVIDED owner Species Distribution theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Bombus terrestris Bombus ruderatus Bombus dahlbomii Wikidata 2012-10-29 creation bee GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Animal behaviour invasive alien species Locus Map Chile Argentina Latin America Latitudinal gradient SURPASS2 otherRestrictions Embargoed otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Morales, C.L., Arbetman, M.P., Zattara, E.E., Ibarra, M.M., Woodcock, B.A. (2024). Invasive and native bumblebee abundance along a latitudinal gradient within Argentina and Chile, 2019-2020. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1797a623-e582-4c0c-bc67-cd9de04e0df0 textTable English utf8 environment 2019-12-01 2020-03-31 -73.415 -55.62 -54.871 -29.906 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor dataset dataset Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Fieldworkers recorded a count of the abundance of bumblebee species observed during a transect trail walk. The length of the walk varied on a site-by-site basis depending on local conditions and site size, however, the length of the transect and the time taken to walk it were recorded. Bumblebees were identified in the field by trained individuals to the level of species, but explicitly focusing on Bombus terrestris, B. ruderatus and the native species B. dahlbomii. Collection of individuals for identification is not typically needed but was undertaken where required allowing for subsequent lab-based confirmation. Bee abundance is summed across the transects for each species and each sampling date for a site. Site location (Latitude and Longitude) as well as the length of the walked transect was determined using the smart phone app Locus Map (https://www.locusmap.eu/) while the duration of the transect walk was timed on a stopwatch. All field workers were either experts with a long track record of bumblebee identification or underwent extensive training. In contrast to bumblebee assemblages in other parts of the world, which are typically more diverse and contain potentially more cryptic species, those monitored in Argentina and Chile are species poor reducing the potential for errors. Questionable specimens were collected for subsequent identification under laboratory conditions. Data was collected in the field using pre-prepared data sheets. Data sheets were checked both visually and following data entry into digital format by confirming where outlier abundances (>2SD from mean) were found that these were consistent with raw field data sheets. Individuals performing each sampling transect were recorded, allowing the potential for retrospective exclusion of data points if required.