Hong Kong Moth Species Abundance and Environmental Data from Light Pollution Study

Roger Kendrick's dataset from a 2021 study contains moth community data from Hong Kong. It includes species abundance matrices for 725 moth species captured across nine sites from June to November 2021. The data is structured in CSV files with taxonomic and environmental information.

Use Cases

• Analyze moth species richness and abundance patterns based on direct artificial light at night and skyglow exposure.
• Model community assemblage composition based on environmental variables and sampling details in the SiteInfo table.
• Identify indicator species for dark habitats based on the taxonomic and abundance data.
• Compare sampling method effectiveness based on distinct assemblages caught by light traps versus bait traps.

Strengths

• Includes data for 725 moth species, providing a substantial taxonomic scope.
• Data collection used two distinct methods (light and bait traps) across nine sites, suggesting methodological rigor.
• Contains three structured components: species abundance, environmental variables, and full taxonomic information.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Roger Kendrick via figshare.

Collection Method

Moths captured using Pennsylvania light traps and fruit-baited traps at lit and dark treatment sites.

Time Range

June to November 2021.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-15 06:03:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Hong Kong.