1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba 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 2025-11-13T16:26:50 UK GEMINI 2.3 Sitka spruce-associated biodiversity in the UK (Sitka spruce Ecol) 2024-12-16 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba 10.5285/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba doi: Mitchell, R.J., Albon, S.D., Bellamy, P.E., Ellis, C.J., Hodgetts, N.G., Johnstone, C., Stockan, J.A., Taylor, A.F.S. (2024). Sitka spruce-associated biodiversity in the UK (Sitka spruce Ecol). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba Here we collate a database of all known birds, bryophytes, fungi, invertebrates, lichens and mammals that use Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) in the UK. Sitka spruce is the most commonly planted commercial tree species in the UK. In total 564 species are listed in the database. For each species we provide a level of association with Sitka spruce, ranging from obligate (only found on Sitka spruce) to cosmopolitan (found on a wide range of other tree species). Data on the ecology of each Sitka spruce associated species were collated: part of tree used, and use made of tree (feeding, roosting, breeding). Data on use or otherwise of 34 other tree species were also collated for each of the 564 species. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba Mitchell, R.J. The James Hutton Institute Ruth.Mitchell@Hutton.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-2769 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 Mitchell, R.J. The James Hutton Institute Ruth.Mitchell@Hutton.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8151-2769 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 Albon, S.D. The James Hutton Institute Steve.Albon@hutton.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0811-1333 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 Bellamy, P.E. RSPB Centre for Conservation Science Paul.Bellamy@rspb.org.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2234-2119 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 Ellis, C.J. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh C.Ellis@rbge.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-8746 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 Hodgetts, N.G. Bryophyte Consultant nickhodgetts1901@gmail.com author Johnstone, C. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh cjohnstone@rbge.org.uk author Stockan, J.A. The James Hutton Institute Jenni.Stockan@hutton.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-9010 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 Taylor, A.F.S. The James Hutton Institute Andy.Taylor@hutton.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0727-8171 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 The James Hutton Institute Ruth.Mitchell@Hutton.ac.uk owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian Picea sitchensis Wikidata 2012-10-29 creation biodiversity species forestry GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation forest plantation commercial forest Sitka spruce otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Mitchell, R.J., Albon, S.D., Bellamy, P.E., Ellis, C.J., Hodgetts, N.G., Johnstone, C., Stockan, J.A., Taylor, A.F.S. (2024). Sitka spruce-associated biodiversity in the UK (Sitka spruce Ecol). NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba textTable English utf8 biota -8.648 1.768 49.864 60.861 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1ce52c10-e3ab-4996-b9b7-052c70b3c1ba.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information 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 Existing data sources were collated during 2023/24, in order to identify as comprehensively as possible those species that use Sitka spruce, Picea sitchensis (Sitka spruce-associated species) and the nature of this association in the UK. The data sources included quality controlled databases of records of species, peer reviewed literature, published books and grey literature. A complete list of data sources used is provided together with an assessment of the quality of that data: peer reviewed or quality controlled dataset versus grey literature and whether the data are from the UK or not. Information on the species ecology and their use of 34 other tree species was also collated. The data were collated in a pre-defined standard format to enable consistency across taxa.