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Local population density of woodland birds from a manipulation experiment in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK 2021
This dataset contains information about local population densities of great tits, blue tits, marsh tits and nuthatches from a manipulation experiment. The time, location and bird species were recorded using a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag attached to each bird and the information recorded using a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna within the feeder. Population density was manipulated by programming automated feeders to only open for a specific set of individuals (creating low- and high-density treatments). Local population densities were recorded using automated bird feeders at six experimental and two control sites prior to and during the manipulation. The experiment took place in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK between January and March 2021, as part of a study on the effects of ecological factors on social structure and information transmission. The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/S010335/1, The ecology of behavioural contagion in natural systems.) Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323
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- Date (Publication)
- 2022-02-24
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323
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- doi: / 10.5285/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323
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Beck, K.B., Firth, J.A., McMahon, K., Croft, S., Cole, E.F., Sheldon, B. (2022). Local population density of woodland birds from a manipulation experiment in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of Oxford Beck, K.B. EMAIL NOT PROVIDED
Author University of Oxford Firth, J.A. Author University of Oxford McMahon, K.
Author University of Oxford Croft, S.
Author University of Oxford Cole, E.F. Author University of Oxford Sheldon, B. Author University of Oxford Sheldon, B. Point of contact University of Oxford Owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Beck, K.B., Firth, J.A., McMahon, K., Croft, S., Cole, E.F., Sheldon, B. (2022). Local population density of woodland birds from a manipulation experiment in Wytham Woods, Oxfordshire, UK 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323
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- Text, table
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- English
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- UTF8
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2021-01-01
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- 2021-03-31
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- WGS 84
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Name Version Comma-separated values (CSV)
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323.zip Supporting information
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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
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- 2010-12-08
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Automated bird feeders were used to collect the described data. Each of the feeders had one access hole with a clear flap and an inbuilt Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) antenna within the perch. All birds equipped with a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT) tag that landed on the perch got recorded, and the time and date of visits stored on a Secure Digital (SD) card. The flap can be programmed to open only for specified PIT tagged individuals. This allowed us to manipulate local densities by specifically restricting access to each feeder. Feeders were visited every two to three days, to refill food, check feeder performance and collect data. For the final dataset, erroneous recordings (e.g. entries with a wrong date or tag number) were removed. Data are provided as comma separated value files for deposit into the EIDC.
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- 1a4dcbb3-c4fb-4bd4-acb3-d03932de9323 XML
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- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:21:15
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- UK GEMINI
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2.3
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Point of contact
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