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Bat and bird survey data from different agricultural land use gradients in Ghana and Zambia, 2020-2023
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
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- Date (Publication)
- 2024-04-16
- Citation identifier
- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d
- Citation identifier
- doi: / 10.5285/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d
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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
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
- Keywords
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- Biodiversity
- Agriculture
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Ghana
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Zambia
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sub–Saharan Africa
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Agricultural expansion
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Biodiversity impacts
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Forest loss
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bat
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- Other restrictions
- Other constraints
- no limitations
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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
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- Text, table
- Language
- English
- Character set
- UTF8
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- Biota
- Begin date
- 2020-12-01
- End date
- 2023-03-31
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- Unique resource identifier
- 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/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d Download the data
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Protocol Linkage Name https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d.zip Supporting information
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dataset
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- Title
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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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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.
Metadata
- File identifier
- c3b89279-ba7d-4df3-bc6c-82ffcaeaad3d XML
- Metadata language
- English
- Character set
- 8859 Part 1
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- Dataset
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dataset
- Date stamp
- 2025-11-13T16:25:02
- 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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