31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 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 2025-11-13T16:21:21 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Moth abundance and pollen transport from lit and unlit matched pairs of arable field margins in south-east England 2016-04-20 publication 2014-12-31 creation https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 10.5285/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 doi: Macgregor, C.J., Evans, D.M., Fox, R., Pocock, M.J.O. (2016). Moth abundance and pollen transport from lit and unlit matched pairs of arable field margins in south-east England. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 This dataset contains information about moth abundance and pollen transport at sites lit by high-pressure sodium streetlights and unlit control sites. Moths were sampled at 20 matched pairs of lit and unlit sites within 40 km of Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK (51°35' N, 1°8' W) during 2014, as part of a study of the effects of street lighting on moths and nocturnal pollen transport. Three sampling methods were used: night-time transects, light-traps and overhead flight activity surveys. Moths captured were identified, counted, and sampled for pollen transported on the proboscis, which was in turn identified and counted. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant ID: NE/K007394/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 Macgregor, C.J. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Macgregor, C.J. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Evans, D.M. Newcastle University darren.evans@ncl.ac.uk author Fox, R. Butterfly Conservation rfox@butterfly-conservation.org author Pocock, M.J.O. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4375-0445 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 UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner notPlanned Environmental Monitoring Facilities theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication lepidopteran animal population light ecosystem services GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Animal behaviour Agro-ecosystems flowers light pollution moths pollination population declines sampling otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is made available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Macgregor, C.J., Evans, D.M., Fox, R., Pocock, M.J.O. (2016). Moth abundance and pollen transport from lit and unlit matched pairs of arable field margins in south-east England. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 textTable English utf8 biota 2014-05-30 2014-09-15 -1.583 -0.691 51.366 51.887 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/31cc5cec-d33b-4dd6-a932-061ff947e708 Download the data Download a copy of this data download 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 Matched pairs of lit and unlit sites were identified for sampling using a fixed set of criteria (described in the supporting documentation, and sites within pairs were sampled on the same nights. Data on moth abundance, species richness and pollen transport were recorded in the lab using standardised methods (described in the supporting documentation) from samples collected in the field and stored at -20°C. All identifications of moths and pollen were made by C.J.M., using a range of available literature. Data were transcribed from lab notebooks to a purpose-designed relational database in Microsoft Access, via bespoke forms to support accuracy of data entry; this took place within 48 hours of recording. Following data entry, records were double checked to ensure accidental typing errors were removed. Data were exported into their current format to facilitate statistical analysis.