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Plant-pollinator interactions database for construction of potential networks
Plant-pollinator interactions database derived from biological recording data, unpublished experimental data and published interactions in books and papers. The database covers all recorded interactions for bees, hoverflies and butterflies in mainland GB. Interactions were inferred from biological recording metadata by algorithmically screening for text matching a valid scientific or vernacular plant name (or a widely used synonym or abbreviation of either), followed by manual data cleaning. These data were compiled for the construction of multiple potential plant-pollinator networks in combination with plant and pollinator occurrence data. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b
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- Date (Publication)
- 2018-04-26
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b
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- doi: / 10.5285/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b
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Redhead, J.W., Coombes, C.F., Dean, H.J., Dyer, R., Oliver, T.H., Pocock, M.J.O., Rorke, S.L., Vanbergen, A.J., Woodcock, B.A., Pywell, R.F. (2018). Plant-pollinator interactions database for construction of potential networks. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Redhead, J.
Point of contact Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Redhead, J.W. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Coombes, C.F.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dean, H.J. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Dyer, R.
Author University of Reading Oliver, T.H.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Pocock, M.J.O. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Rorke, S.L.
Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Vanbergen, A.J. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Woodcock, B.A. Author Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Pywell, R.F. Author NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian NERC Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology Owner
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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Redhead, J.W., Coombes, C.F., Dean, H.J., Dyer, R., Oliver, T.H., Pocock, M.J.O., Rorke, S.L., Vanbergen, A.J., Woodcock, B.A., Pywell, R.F. (2018). Plant-pollinator interactions database for construction of potential networks. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b
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- Text, table
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- English
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- Biota
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- 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/sd/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b.zip Supporting information
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b Download the data
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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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Biological recording data were obtained from the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society (BWARS), Butterflies for the New Millennium (BNM, Asher 1997) and Hoverfly Recording Scheme (HRS), with interactions recorded as incidental metadata submitted alongside occurrence records. Pollinator biological records with associated metadata were algorithmically screened for text matching a valid scientific or vernacular plant name (or a widely used synonym or abbreviation of either). In most cases, such matches record the visitation of a flower by a pollinating insect. However, there are other reasons for a valid match in the comments field, including descriptions of local habitat (e.g. 'English oak woodland'), pollinator behaviour (e.g. 'flying near blackthorn hedge') or sampling methods (e.g. 'swept from Arrhenathrum eliatus sward'). In order to exclude these, all plant species producing a match were screened according whether they produce flowers which are known to be visited by insects and whether such visits are likely to result in beneficial pollen transfer (i.e. the plant is primarily entomophilic). These criteria excluded the majority of trees and grasses, which are likely to derive from habitat descriptions or interactions other than flower visits (e.g. honeydew feeding). Even though some primarily wind-pollinated grass flowers are known to be visited by certain pollinators, their impact on pollen transfer is likely to be very slight in temperate climates (Clifford 1964; Adams et al. 1981). The data contains only plant species not defined as 'casuals' in PLANTATT ('casual is a plant that is present only as populations which fail to persist in the wild for periods of more than approximately five years' Hill et al. 2004). For a full description of methods, please download the supporting documentation (plant_pollinator_interactions_supporting_documentation.rtf)
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- 6d8d5cb5-bd54-4da7-903a-15bd4bbd531b XML
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- English
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- 2025-03-21T13:35:28
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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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