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Population and trait dynamics of hosts and parasitoids from an 18-month microcosm experiment under gradually increasing temperature to plus 2 or 4 degrees Celsius
[This nonGeographicDataset is embargoed until June 30, 2026]. This dataset contains population and trait dynamic and life history data of the host organism Indian meal moth Plodia interpunctella, and its parasitoide wasp Venturia canescens in response to temperature changes, from an 18-month microcosm experiment. Variables in this dataset include weekly dead adult count of hosts or parasitoids, leg length (proxy to adult body size), and multi-variate life history measures (survival, development time, sizes). During the experiment, lines of hosts, with or without parasitoids, were exposed to gradual increases in temperature at either +2 or +4 degrees celsius over 18 months, in the presence or absence of stochastic fluctuations. This dataset was created as part of a study to investigate the impact of long-term climate warming on generational multispecies interactions, The data will be beneficial for any studies related to population cycles, long-term dynamics, density-dependence responses and climate change projection. Full details about this nonGeographicDataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/e5958a3f-af7a-4d90-abd7-eeaba98aca8b
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- Date (Publication)
- 2026-02-23
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- https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/e5958a3f-af7a-4d90-abd7-eeaba98aca8b
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- doi: / 10.5285/e5958a3f-af7a-4d90-abd7-eeaba98aca8b
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Li, D., Coste, C.F.D., Newton, J., Yuan, C., Fowler, M.S., Sait, S.M. (2026). Population and trait dynamics of hosts and parasitoids from an 18-month microcosm experiment under gradually increasing temperature to plus 2 or 4 degrees Celsius. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/e5958a3f-af7a-4d90-abd7-eeaba98aca8b
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Organisation name Individual name Electronic mail address Role University of Leeds Dongbo Li
Point of contact University of Leeds Li, D. Author Norwegian Institute for Nature Research Coste, C.F.D. Author University of Leeds Newton, J.
Author Swansea University Yuan, C. Author Swansea University Fowler, M.S. Author University of Leeds Sait, S.M. Author Swansea University EMAIL NOT PROVIDED
Owner University of Leeds EMAIL NOT PROVIDED
Owner NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Publisher NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre Custodian
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
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Environmental Monitoring Facilities
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GEMET - Concepts, version 4.1.3
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Embargoed
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Li, D., Coste, C.F.D., Newton, J., Yuan, C., Fowler, M.S., Sait, S.M. (2026). Population and trait dynamics of hosts and parasitoids from an 18-month microcosm experiment under gradually increasing temperature to plus 2 or 4 degrees Celsius. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/e5958a3f-af7a-4d90-abd7-eeaba98aca8b
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- English
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- UTF8
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- Environment
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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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- Non geographic dataset
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nonGeographicDataset
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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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Data were collected by manually removing and counting dead adults from the microcosm experiment. The following well-established laboratory protocols were used to ensure minimum sampling errors: 1) A small insect hoover tube was used to separate live adults from dead adults prior to the counting procedure. 2) Dead adults were picked using forecepts and the removed dead insects were counted using a hand tally counter. 3) All fragments of dead insects were cleaned ensuring no duplicated counts. 4) The side and edge of the microcosms were checked by the second person ensuring no missing counts each week. 5) Live adults in the hoover tube were placed back to the microcosm after counting.
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- File identifier
- e5958a3f-af7a-4d90-abd7-eeaba98aca8b XML
- Metadata language
- English
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- 8859 Part 1
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- Non geographic dataset
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nonGeographicDataset
- Date stamp
- 2026-02-23T14:36:25
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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
