Identification

Title

Environmental and location data for Malaise trap samples in the leakage belt of the Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone, November to December 2021

Abstract

This dataset contains information about the locations and local environmental conditions of 123 Malaise trap samples collected in November-December 2021 in the 908 km2 forested ‘leakage belt’ buffer zone of the Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) in eastern Sierra Leone, where cocoa, a driver of deforestation, is the main cash crop. Each trap was set out for 5 days with >99% ethanol. The samples were transported from Sierra Leone to the UK, where they have been sent for metabarcoding for arthropods (using Leray2 PCR primers). The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/S014063/1). Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/161315e4-71c1-481d-906c-149ab2e9705c

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/161315e4-71c1-481d-906c-149ab2e9705c

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/161315e4-71c1-481d-906c-149ab2e9705c.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/161315e4-71c1-481d-906c-149ab2e9705c

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

Keywords

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-12.041

East bounding longitude

-10.25

North bounding latitude

10.012

South bounding latitude

6.872

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2021-11-01

End position

2021-12-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2023-02-06

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

This file came into being from handwritten field datasheets from when we set out the Malaise traps. To ensure accurate recording and labelling of samples, all handwritten field sheets were transcribed to a spreadsheet on the day of collection, while sites were still fresh in the memory, and samples were clearly and multiply labelled before handing over to the sequencing service.

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

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Yu, D.W. (2023). Environmental and location data for Malaise trap samples in the leakage belt of the Gola Rainforest National Park, Sierra Leone, November to December 2021. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/161315e4-71c1-481d-906c-149ab2e9705c

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of East Anglia

email address

douglas.yu@uea.ac.uk

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8551-5609

name: ORCID record

description: 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.

function: information

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of East Anglia

email address

douglas.yu@uea.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Responsible party

organisation name

University of East Anglia

email address

douglas.yu@uea.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

web address

https://eidc.ac.uk/

name: EIDC website

description: The Environmental Information Data Centre (EIDC) is the UK's national data centre for terrestrial and freshwater sciences.

function: information

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-03-12T11:27:55

Metadata language

eng