c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d 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 2025-11-13T16:25:02 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 Bat and bird survey data from different agricultural land use gradients in Ghana and Zambia, 2020-2023 2024-04-16 publication https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d 10.5285/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d doi: Devenish, A.J.M., Montauban, C.M., Dellavalle, A., Annorbah, N.N.D., Asamoah, A., Boafo, K., Budinski, I., Chibesa, M., Downe, B., Dwumah, K.A., Ford, M., Jamie, G., Kenyenso, S., Mwale, M., Mwila, J., Taylor-Boyd, H., Willems, F., Tobias, J.A. (2024). Bat and bird survey data from different agricultural land use gradients in Ghana and Zambia, 2020-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d This dataset consists of bird observation and mist netting records for both bats and birds collected from December 2020 to March 2023. The data collection employed a mixed-methods approach incorporating point counts and mist netting techniques. Surveys were carried out in multiple localities, encompassing three sites in Ghana and 5 in Zambia. The data were collected as part of the Social and Environmental Trade-Offs in African Agriculture (Sentinel) project, funded by UK Research and Innovation via the Global Challenges Research Fund (Grant Number: ES/P011306/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d Devenish, A.J.M. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew a.devenish@kew.org https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-622X 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 Montauban, C.M. Imperial College London cecilia.montauban19@imperial.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7501-3389 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 Dellavalle, A. Imperial College London a.dellavalle21@imperial.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2761-5801 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 Annorbah, N.N.D. University of Environment and Sustainable Development nd.annorbah@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-8344 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 Asamoah, A. Ghana Wildlife Society aasamoah@mail.com author Boafo, K. Ghana Wildlife Society slyfeggy@yahoo.com author Budinski, I. University of Belgrade ivana.budinski@ibiss.bg.ac.rs https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8834-4200 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 Chibesa, M. Copperbelt University moses.chibesa@cbu.ac.zm https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3119-9991 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 Downe, B. International Institute for Environment and Development Beth.downe@iied.org https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2331-6807 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 Dwumah, K.A. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology dkafrifa@gmail.com author Ford, M. Sentinel Project hermanusmike@gmail.com author Jamie, G. University of Cambridge gaj29@cam.ac.uk author Kenyenso, S. Ghana Wildlife Society solowise86@yahoo.com author Mwale, M. Livingstone Museum mwalemarge@gmail.com author Mwila, J. Panthera Wild Cat Conservation jmwila@panthera.org https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9201-8392 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 Taylor-Boyd, H. University of Stirling h.l.taylorboyd1@stir.ac.uk author Willems, F. Kigelia Solutions Ltd fwls01@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9617-4344 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 Tobias, J.A. Imperial College London j.tobias@imperial.ac.uk https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2429-6179 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 Devenish, A. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew a.devenish@kew.org https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5240-622X 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 pointOfContact NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk custodian NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk publisher Imperial College London cecilia.montauban19@imperial.ac.uk owner Copperbelt University moses.chibesa@cbu.ac.zm owner University of Ghana aasamoah@mail.com owner bird deforestation GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3 2019-01-28 creation Biodiversity Agriculture Ghana Zambia sub–Saharan Africa Agricultural expansion Biodiversity impacts Forest loss bat otherRestrictions no limitations otherRestrictions This resource is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence otherRestrictions If you reuse this data, you should cite: Devenish, A.J.M., Montauban, C.M., Dellavalle, A., Annorbah, N.N.D., Asamoah, A., Boafo, K., Budinski, I., Chibesa, M., Downe, B., Dwumah, K.A., Ford, M., Jamie, G., Kenyenso, S., Mwale, M., Mwila, J., Taylor-Boyd, H., Willems, F., Tobias, J.A. (2024). Bat and bird survey data from different agricultural land use gradients in Ghana and Zambia, 2020-2023. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d textTable English utf8 biota 2020-12-01 2023-03-31 -3.911 32.563 -20.296 12.099 Comma-separated values (CSV) NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre info@eidc.ac.uk distributor https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d Download the data Download a copy of this data download https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d.zip Supporting information Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset information 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 Data were collected between December 2020 and March 2023 in several localities within Ghana (n = 3) and Zambia (n = 5). A two-tier stratified random sampling design was employed to select the study sites within each locality. Initially, a spatially referenced grid measuring 1 km × 1 km was used to overlay the selected locality, segregating it into potential study areas. Following this, each site was categorised into one of five broad classifications based on the dominant land type within the grid cell: • Not Applicable (NA): Areas unsuitable for sampling, such as urban centres. • Agriculture Only: Regions where over 95% of the grid cell is covered by agricultural land. • Forest edge: Locations with 25-75% of the grid cell encompassed by forest land. • Forest: Regions where more than 95% of the grid cell is forest land. A subset of sites within the categories of 'Agriculture,' 'Forest edge,' and 'Forest' were randomly selected for sampling. At each survey point, birds were surveyed using a standardised point count methodology (Gregory et al., 2004). The sampling at these locations was conducted from dawn and lasted approximately 3 hours (with some variation depending on weather conditions), a timeframe chosen to coincide with the peak activity of forest birds. Surveying for bats was conducted at the same locations used for bird mist netting. A combination of mist-nets and harp traps were deployed at each site, with sampling taking place on separate nights. Traps were established at sunset and operated for a minimum duration of 4 hours, with regular checks conducted every 15 to 30 minutes. Several data inputters were used to digitally input the field data sheets. Then the completed dataset was compiled, error checked and validated.