Identification

Title

Invertebrate herbivory data across a natural soil temperature gradient in Iceland from May-July 2017

Abstract

This is a dataset of environmental data, vegetation cover, and community- and species-level invertebrate herbivory, sampled at 14 experimental soil plots in the Hengill geothermal valley, Iceland, from May to July 2017. The plots span a temperature gradient of 5-35 °C on average over the sampling period, yet they occur within 1 km of each other and have similar soil moisture, pH, nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/da5d7028-2aec-4da2-96ff-f347a0dfa77e

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/da5d7028-2aec-4da2-96ff-f347a0dfa77e

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https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/da5d7028-2aec-4da2-96ff-f347a0dfa77e.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/da5d7028-2aec-4da2-96ff-f347a0dfa77e

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Atmospheric Conditions

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

climate change

global warming

natural experiment

trophic

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-21.279

East bounding longitude

-21.321

North bounding latitude

64.061

South bounding latitude

64.044

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2017-05-01

End position

2017-07-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2021-06-22

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Herbivory assessments were made at the plant community and species levels. We focused on three plant species with a widespread occurrence across the temperature gradient: cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis, Linnaeus), common mouse-ear (Cerastium fontanum, Baumgerten), and marsh violet (Viola palustris, Linnaeus). For assessments of invertebrate herbivory at the species level, thirty individuals per species of C. pratensis, C. fontanum, and V. palustris were marked in each of ten plots, using a stratified random sampling method where individuals were randomly selected, but the full range of within-plot soil temperatures was represented. For assessments of invertebrate herbivory at the community level, five 50 × 50 cm quadrats were marked at random points in eight of the plots that best captured the full temperature gradient. The community-level herbivory assessment was conducted on 19th June. The number of damaged plants was recorded out of 100 random individuals, selected using a 10 × 10 grid within each 50 × 50 cm quadrat. For the species-level herbivory assessment, individual marked plants were surveyed for signs of invertebrate herbivory every two weeks from 30th May to 2nd July, generating three time-points per species. At each survey, all marked individuals for each species were assessed within a 48-hour period. Plants were recorded as damaged or not damaged by invertebrate herbivores at each time-point. Further details of how phenological stage of development, vegetation community composition, soil temperature, moisture, pH, nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate were recorded are provided in the supporting documentation.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

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

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

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Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: O’Gorman, E.J., Warner, E., Marteinsdóttir, B., Helmutsdóttir, V.F., Ehrlén, J., Robinson, S.I. (2021). Invertebrate herbivory data across a natural soil temperature gradient in Iceland from May-July 2017. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/da5d7028-2aec-4da2-96ff-f347a0dfa77e

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Essex

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Oxford

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Soil Conservation Service of Iceland

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Iceland

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Stockholm University

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Helsinki

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Essex

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Essex

email address

enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-18T12:28:43

Metadata language

eng