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Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018
This dataset contains a mosquito species table with counts for adults and larvae. Samples are from twelve UK wetland sites, sampled between April 2017 and September 2018. A map included in the documentation included with this data shows site locations, which include both coastal and inland wetlands, and range from Devon to Kent and from Lincolnshire to Dorset. Samples were collected by staff from University of Greenwich and the UK Health Security Agency: collaborators in a NERC-funded project (NE/NO13379/1), part of the Valuing Nature Programme. We found a total of 19 mosquito species: • 10 Aedes • 3 Anopheles • 3 Culisseta • 2 Culex • 1 Coquillettidia Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74
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- Date (Publication)
- 2023-02-22
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74
- Citation identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74
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Medlock, J.M., Hawkes, F.M., Cheke, R.A., Gibson, G.I., Abbot, A.J., Cull, B., Gandy, S., Acott, T.G., Vaux, A.G.C., Young, S. (2023). Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role UK Health Security Agency Medlock, J.M.
Author University of Greenwich Hawkes, F.M.
Author University of Greenwich Cheke, R.A.
Author University of Greenwich Gibson, G.I.
Author UK Health Security Agency Abbot, A.J.
Author University of Minnesota Cull, B.
Author UK Health Security Agency Gandy, S.
Author University of Greenwich Acott, T.G.
Author UK Health Security Agency Vaux, A.G.C.
Author University of Greenwich Young, S.
Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher University of Greenwich Young, S.
Point of contact Natural Resources Institute Owner
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Habitats and Biotopes
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- no limitations
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Medlock, J.M., Hawkes, F.M., Cheke, R.A., Gibson, G.I., Abbot, A.J., Cull, B., Gandy, S., Acott, T.G., Vaux, A.G.C., Young, S. (2023). Adult and larvae mosquito counts from 12 UK wetland sites in southern England, collected between March 2017 and October 2018. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74
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- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2017-03-01
- End date
- 2018-10-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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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/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74.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
- Date (Publication)
- 2010-12-08
- Statement
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Twelve wetland sites in England were sampled, using Mosquito Magnet traps for adult mosquitoes and water samples for larvae. An average of 9 samples are available for each of the twelve sites, with sampling dates ranging from April 2017 to September 2018. All mosquitoes were identified down to species and counted. Larval surveys were conducted, once each in May, July and September, across the range of different aquatic habitats found at each site. Larval samples were stored in 75% ethanol. Two Mosquito Magnet® traps operated continuously at each site for four days nights every fortnight, from the first week of April to the third week of October. Adult traps help detect species missed in larval surveys and assess the relative abundances of adult mosquitoes. The traps attract mosquitoes by mimicking host animals. Burning propane provides carbon dioxide and heat, and an octenol bait, found in cattle odour, acts as an attractant. Adults and larvae were identified according to published keys, with secondary verification within the team. Attempts were made to sample across a range of habitats at each site. However landscapes varied, and strict comparability between sited cannot be guaranteed. The data were gathered to help calibrate a prediction tool for people managing wetland sites.
Metadata
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- 1b5a8827-4329-4c20-85f8-0979998b3c74 XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
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- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-03-21T09:36:25
- Metadata standard name
- 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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