UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) carabid beetle data: 1992-2012

Carabid beetle data from the UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) terrestrial sites. The count of individual species is recorded. These data are collected by pitfall traps at all of ECN's terrestrial sites using a standard protocol. They represent continuous fortnightly records from 1992 to 2012. ECN is the UK's long-term environmental monitoring programme. It is a multi-agency programme sponsored by a consortium of fourteen government departments and agencies. These organisations contribute to the programme through funding either site monitoring and/or network co-ordination activities. These organisations are: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales, Defence Science & Technology Laboratory, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Environment Agency, Forestry Commission, Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government, Natural England, Natural Environment Research Council, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Scottish Government and Scottish Natural Heritage.本数据集为英国环境变化网络（UK Environmental Change Network, ECN）陆地监测样地的步甲科甲虫观测数据，记录了各物种的个体数量。所有数据均按照标准实验规程，通过陷捕法（pitfall trap）在ECN的全部陆地样地采集获得，观测时段覆盖1992年至2012年，为每两周一次的连续监测记录。 ECN是英国的长期环境监测计划，为由14个政府部门与机构组成的联盟资助的多机构协作项目。上述机构通过为样地监测及/或网络协调工作提供经费支持，参与该计划的实施，具体参与机构如下：农业食品与生物科学研究所、生物技术与生物科学研究委员会、威尔士自然资源署（Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - Natural Resources Wales）、国防科学与技术实验室、环境、食品与农村事务部、环境署、林业委员会、威尔士政府（Llywodraeth Cymru - Welsh Government）、自然英格兰、自然环境研究委员会、北爱尔兰环境署、苏格兰环境保护局、苏格兰政府及苏格兰自然遗产署。