0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 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 2025-11-13T16:15:02 UK GEMINI 2.3 OSGB 1936 / British National Grid Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK (1970-2015) 2019-03-01 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 10.5285/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 doi: Outhwaite, C.L., Powney, G.D., August, T.A., Chandler, R.E., Rorke, S., Pescott, O., Harvey, M., Roy, H.E., Fox, R., Walker, K., Roy, D.B., Alexander, K., Ball, S., Bantock, T., Barber, T., Beckmann, B.C., 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, C., Simkin, J., Stubbs, A., Sutton, P., Telfer, M., Wallace, I., Isaac, N.J.B. (2019). Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK (1970-2015) . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 This dataset provides annual estimates of species occupancy and species trend estimates in the form of growth rates for 5,293 UK invertebrate, bryophyte and lichen species for the period 1970 to 2015. Estimates are provided at the country level for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as well as for the UK and Great Britain (GB) where possible. These data were generated using observations of species collated by UK recording schemes and societies as the input data for a Bayesian occupancy model. The outputs resulting from this modelling framework are presented in three forms: • 1000 samples from the modelled posterior distribution of the proportion of occupied sites for each species for each year and for each region analysed. • Summary tables from the model outputs detailing mean occupancy and associated statistics including credible intervals and rhat measure of convergence. • Derived species trend estimates in the form of annual percentage growth rates. Annual estimates derived from fine-grained data (1x1km squares) have not been determined for this set of species before, making this a unique dataset that broadens knowledge on UK biodiversity change. This work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council award number NE/R016429/1 as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 Outwaite, C. Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research, University College London (UCL) charlotte.outhwaite.14@ucl.ac.uk pointOfContact Outhwaite, C.L. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9997-6780 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 Powney, G.D. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3313-7786 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 August, T.A. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Chandler, R.E. University College London r.chandler@ucl.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1116-222X 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 Rorke, S. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Pescott, O. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Harvey, M. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Roy, H.E. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Fox, R. Butterfly Conservation rfox@butterfly-conservation.org https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6992-3522 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 Walker, K. Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland kevin.walker@bsbi.org author Roy, D.B. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5147-0331 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 Alexander, K. Soldier Beetles, Jewel Beetles and Glow-worms Recording Scheme keith.alexander@waitrose.com author Ball, S. Dipterists Forum, Hoverfly Recording Scheme stuart.ball@dsl.pipex.com author Bantock, T. Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme tristanba@googlemail.com author Barber, T. British Myriapod and Isopod Group tonydbarber@uk2.net author Beckmann, B.C. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk author Cook, T. Aquatic Heteroptera Recording Scheme tony.cook20@btinternet.com author Flanagan, J. Terrestrial Heteroptera Recording Scheme jimflanagan@btopenworld.com author Fowles, A. Weevil and Bark Beetle Recording Scheme a.fowles@btinternet.com author Hammond, P. Staphylinidae Recording Scheme peter.m.hammond@talktalk.net author Harvey, P. British Arachnological Society grayspeterharvey@gmail.com author Hepper, D. British Dragonfly Society david.hepper@local-software.co.uk author Hubble, D. Chrysomelidae Recording Scheme dshubble@yahoo.com author Kramer, J. Cranefly Recording Scheme john.kramer@btinternet.com author Lee, P. British Myriapod and Isopod Group arachne2222@aol.com author MacAdam, C. Riverfly Recording Scheme craig.macadam@buglife.org.uk author Morris, R. Hoverfly Recording Scheme roger.morris@dsl.pipex.com author Norris, A. Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland AdrianXNorris@aol.com author Palmer, S. Gelechiid Recording Scheme s.palmer12@btopenworld.com author Plant, C. Lacewings and Allies Recording Scheme cpauk1@ntlworld.com author Simkin, J. British Lichen Society janetsimkin@btinternet.com author Stubbs, A. Cranefly Recording Scheme alan.stubbs@buglife.org.uk author Sutton, P. Grasshoppers and Related Insects Recording Scheme petersutton@freeuk.com author Telfer, M. Ground Beetle Recording Scheme mark.g.telfer@btinternet.com author Wallace, I. Riverfly Recording Schemes Ian.Wallace@liverpoolmuseums.org.uk author Isaac, N.J.B. Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4869-8052 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 NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology enquiries@ceh.ac.uk owner notPlanned Species Distribution theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication lichen bryophyte invertebrate GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation UK England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland GeoNames 2006-01-01 creation GB Occurrence Trends Range UK-SCAPE otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions © UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Outhwaite, C.L., Powney, G.D., August, T.A., Chandler, R.E., Rorke, S., Pescott, O., Harvey, M., Roy, H.E., Fox, R., Walker, K., Roy, D.B., Alexander, K., Ball, S., Bantock, T., Barber, T., Beckmann, B.C., 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, C., Simkin, J., Stubbs, A., Sutton, P., Telfer, M., Wallace, I., Isaac, N.J.B. (2019). Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK (1970-2015) . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 textTable 1000 English utf8 biota environment 1970-01-01 2015-12-31 -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/sd/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/datastore/eidchub/0ec7e549-57d4-4e2d-b2d3-2199e1578d84 Download the data Download a copy of this data fileAccess 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 These data were generated using observations of species occurrence as the input data for a Bayesian occupancy model. The modelling framework implemented was based on that developed to improve precision of occupancy estimates when using biological records type data (Outhwaite et al., 2018; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.05.010). This allowed the estimation of species occupancy for the largest set of UK species to date. The input data used for this study consisted of species occurrence data collated from 29 UK recording schemes and societies. These data are presence only data that consist of a record of a species at a known time and location. Where possible, these input data were supplemented with additional occurrence data in the same form from the Biological Records Centre database and the wildlife recording app iRecord (https://www.brc.ac.uk/irecord/) These input datasets were then standardized according to the requirements of the model and to desired coverage. Observations of species had to meet the following criteria to be included in the final input dataset: - Date of the record known to the day - Location of the record known to 1x1km square precision - Record was from 1970 onwards - The location of the record was in the UK (strictly England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales) Species names were checked with guidance from the scheme organisers, duplicate records were then removed from the dataset. The occupancy modelling framework used here was based on the random walk model tested by Outhwaite et al., 2018. Alterations made to the modelling framework include country level year effects in the state model and a categorical specification of list length in the detection model. For a complete description of the model and the changes implemented, see the associated data paper.