Identification

Title

Ant colour data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018.

Abstract

[This dataset is embargoed until August 1, 2020]. This dataset measures colour and estimates body size of ant species collected across four vertical strata: subterranean, ground, understory and canopy in lowland tropical rainforest. Ants were collected using different trapping techniques in each stratum; baited traps were used in the subterranean, understory and canopy strata and Winkler extractions were used to collect ground ants. The colour of each ant species was classified categorically by eye using a set pre-determined colours. A single dominant colour was assigned for each species, this was determined as the modal colour across all body parts and individuals for each species. Each colour was linked to a set of RGB (red, green and blue) values which were extracted from the original colour wheel using the image editing software paint.NET (v.4.0.3); RGB values for each colour were converted into HSV (hue, saturation and value) format. Body size of each species was estimated by measuring Weber’s length. Accompanying the ant species data set are four additional data files: 1) data set measuring intraspecific variation in colour, 2) data set measuring intraspecific variation in Weber’s length, 3) data set measuring soil temperature, and 4) data set measuring UVB radiation at 5 m vertical intervals from the ground to the canopy. This data is a contribution from the UK NERC-funded Biodiversity And Land-use Impacts on Tropical Ecosystem Function (BALI) consortium. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/c0f65bf5-3cb0-41ab-be3d-982490cecba9

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/c0f65bf5-3cb0-41ab-be3d-982490cecba9

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Ants

Colour

Borneo

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

117

East bounding longitude

116

North bounding latitude

4.7

South bounding latitude

4.4

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-10-01

End position

2017-10-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2019-09-02

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Twelve 50 m x 50 m experimental plots were located in lowland, tropical rainforest in Maliau Basin Conservation Area (MBCA) this included: four control plots, four ant suppression plots and four termite suppression plots. In ant suppression plots ground-dwelling ants were suppressed and in termite suppression plots ground-dwelling termites were suppressed. All plots were established in October 2014 and suppression of ants and termites was maintained until October 2017. Data on the colour of ants were only collected from control plots.

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

© Natural Environment Research Council

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Law, S., Bishop, T.R., Eggleton, P., Griffiths, H.M., Ashton, L., Parr, C. (2019). Ant colour data from an experiment in Malaysian Borneo, 2015-2018. . NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/c0f65bf5-3cb0-41ab-be3d-982490cecba9

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Liverpool

email address

stephaniejanelaw@gmail.com

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Liverpool

email address

T.R.Bishop@liverpool.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Natural History Museum, London

email address

p.eggleton@nhm.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Liverpool

email address

Hannah.Griffiths@liverpool.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Hong Kong

email address

lashton@hku.hk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Liverpool

email address

Kate.Parr@liverpool.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Liverpool

email address

stephaniejanelaw@gmail.com

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

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

2020-03-13T14:31:49

Metadata language

eng