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Cell biology, microbiology, ecology, biodiversity, species data, evolutionary biology
27,499 datasets
Annual data from 2014 for two measures of butterfly population abundance in the UK, tracking habitat specialists and wider countryside species. The dataset is part of a suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra. Butterflies are used as indicators because they respond rapidly to environmental changes and represent other insects.
The North-western North Sea is monitored for changes in the proportion, by weight, of large fish individuals (≥40cm) in fish populations. This indicator is based on standardised annual research survey trawls, with data up to 2014, and is published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra. It tracks the impact of fishing on community structure, noting that species like cod, haddock, and saithe have formed a substantial part of large fish catches.
UK coastal and estuarine data tracks the relative input of six hazardous substances to the marine environment. The dataset includes five heavy metals (cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, zinc) and the organic compound lindane, with the latest data point from 2013. It is one of 24 indicators published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra.
2015 data for the UK biodiversity indicator C9b, measuring the genetic diversity of cultivated plants and their wild relatives held in ex situ germplasm collections. The indicator uses an Enrichment Index developed by the FAO to track diversity added or lost from collections. It was published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra as part of a suite of 24 indicators.
2015 data underpins the UK biodiversity indicator E2, measuring public sector expenditure on biodiversity within the UK and internationally. The dataset is part of a suite of 24 indicators published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra, with a technical document detailing its methodology. The latest publication date for the indicator was 19 January 2016.
From 2001 to 2015, this dataset tracks the percentage of UK woodland area certified as sustainably managed against environmental standards. It is part of a suite of 24 UK biodiversity indicators published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of Defra. The data collection began regularly in 2004, with certification starting in 1996.
UK Biodiversity Indicator E1 provides data on the availability of biodiversity evidence for decision-making. The indicator evaluates the number and resolution of biological records added annually to the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) Gateway, with the latest data point for 2015. It is one of 24 indicators published by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee on behalf of the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
48 towed video transects were collected in the Timor Sea's Oceanic Shoals Commonwealth Marine Reserve between May 8 and 16, 2014. The Australian Institute of Marine Science conducted the survey from the RV Solander, focusing on shelf habitats less than 200 meters deep. Sampling involved real-time habitat classification and photographic stills taken at 5-second intervals.
Wilson Inlet in Western Australia was surveyed for seagrass distribution in 2007 and 2008. The data includes a polygon dataset showing interpolated percentage cover of seagrass with species information. This data was acquired by the ACEAS Seagrass Group as part of a 2013 Australia-wide risk assessment.
Wageningen, Netherlands, is the location for weed count data collected on contiguous quadrats in an arable field over three consecutive years (2001, 2002, 2003) prior to herbicide application. The data were collected and analyzed by S. Heijting and colleagues at Wageningen University & Research, as detailed in multiple peer-reviewed publications and a PhD thesis. Data for each year are available in CSV and Excel formats.
The Australian Continuous Plankton Recorder survey provides a long-term plankton baseline for Australian waters, funded by the Integrated Marine Observing System. Data is collected by CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere and the Australian Antarctic Division to map biodiversity and document changes in response to climate change. Results are available through the AODN portal and include binned products suitable for time series analysis, with zeros indicating a species was looked for but not seen.
Data from a 2021 study published in The New Phytologist supports the article "Recently photoassimilated Carbon and fungus-delivered Nitrogen are spatially correlated at the cellular scale in the ectomycorrhizal tissue of Fagus sylvatica". The dataset includes NanoSIMS imaging files, region-of-interest measurements, and isotope-ratio mass spectrometry data from root segments and mycorrhizal tips. It was authored by Werner Mayerhofer of the University of Vienna.
A 30-meter resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) compiled in 2023 integrates depth and elevation data for the Torres Strait region. The dataset, produced by the Australian Ocean Data Network, combines multibeam surveys, airborne LiDAR bathymetry, satellite-derived bathymetry, and the National Intertidal Digital Elevation Model (NIDEM). It is intended for marine habitat mapping and hydrodynamic modeling, but is not for navigational use.
Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) data from four or five boreholes in the Canning Basin, Western Australia, integrates palynological, petrographic, molecular, and stable isotopic analyses. The dataset captures lateral and temporal variations in lipid biomarker assemblages, reflecting changing redox conditions between upper and lower formation units. It includes records of cryptospores (the oldest land plants in Australian Middle Ordovician strata), marine microfossils, and the enigmatic organism Gloeocapsomorpha prisca.
United States plant-level data from the Census of Manufactures for 1929, 1931, 1933, and 1935. The collection was created by Timothy F. Bresnahan of Stanford University to analyze the economic behavior of the American industrial economy during a period of major demand decline.
Australia's Alice Mulga SuperSite contains audio files recorded from 2013 to 2019 in low open woodland mulga, hummock grassland, and river red gum forest. The Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network collected 12 hours of audio per day, split between dawn and dusk, along with temperature and sound pressure level data. Acoustic indices and false colour spectrograms were generated to aid in analyzing the soundscape.
Namoi catchment wetlands macroinvertebrate presence/absence data from 1999 to 2004. The dataset is part of the NSW-wide Integrated Monitoring of Environmental Flows (IMEF) project, established in 1998, and was published by the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. It aims to establish relationships between wetland water regimes and plant diversity and abundance.
Coastal land-cover and feature datasets were extracted from Landsat satellite imagery for the northern Chandeleur Islands, Louisiana. The data, created by Julie C. Bernier of the United States Geological Survey, includes water, bare earth, vegetated, and intertidal classes derived using spectral indices and thresholding. These datasets can be used to evaluate decadal-scale barrier landscape changes and were versioned in December 2025.
Geoscience Australia applied a new genetic classification system to map geomorphic features and potential benthic habitats in the Perth submarine canyon. The work uses 20 m resolution bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data acquired in 2015, plus sub-bottom data and sediment samples from 2005. The dataset covers an area greater than 1500 km², from 170 m to 4700 m water depth, within a Marine Protected Area off southwest Australia.
130 Landscape Character Areas (LCAs) subdivide the Northern Irish countryside based on local geology, landform, land use, and cultural features. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) produced this assessment, describing each area's key characteristics, condition, and sensitivity to change. Detailed reports were published in July 1999 and remain available on the NIEA website.