Unmodified abundances of carabid ground beetle species from a pitfall trap survey across farmland sites in Southern England. Sampling took place in August and September 2022 across five landholdings in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The dataset is provided by the Environmental Information Data Centre.
Use Cases
- Analyze species abundance patterns based on parcel and pitfall trap identifiers mentioned in the description
- Model relationships between predatory invertebrates and habitat types based on the described experimental design
- Assess farmland biodiversity and habitat condition based on the cross-classified species-level data
Strengths
- Sampling occurred during a specific two-month period (August-September 2022)
- Data covers five distinct landholdings across two UK counties
- Abundances are recorded at the species level and cross-classified by parcel and pitfall
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the specific 2022 survey
Provenance
- Source
- Environmental Information Data Centre
- Collection Method
- Pitfall trap survey
- Time Range
- August-September 2022
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 12:14:29.259374; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Farmland sites in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire, Southern England