RHS Slugs Count
Royal Horticultural Society
Description
Records of slug species collected from gardens during the RHS 'Slugs Count' project by citizen scientists October 2020 - November 2021, as part of Imogen Cavadino's PhD studies with the RHS, Newcastle University and UK CEH. 60 sites were sampled once every 4 weeks by torchlight for 30 minutes over a one year period. Physical specimens were sent to I. Cavadino to be verified. This data set contains only verified records. Phsyical specimens associated with this data set are stored in 70-80% ethanol at RHS Garden Wisley.
For futher information on this project see: www.rhs.org.uk/slugscount
Geographic Description
Covers 60 private garden sites across mainland Britain. Locality data is provided through grid references.
Purpose
The purpose of this data set was to investigate which species of slug are present in gardens on mainland Britain, and investigate whether any environmental factors, habitat characteristics or features within gardens influence slug abundance and diversity. Data on garden characteristics and weather conditions are not included within this data set.
Data quality
Data has been verified using external characters as defined in Rowson et al (2014) Slugs of Britain and Ireland. The majority of identifications within this data set have not been checked using examination of internal genitalia or DNA techniques, therefore there is potential some of these identifications may be reconsidered in future if the physical material is re-examined. A minority of identifications have been confirmed by dissection, with notes on indivual species records indicating where this is the case.
Methods
Slugs were collected during 30 minute searches by torchlight once every four weeks, with participants surveying in a staggered pattern to cover a broad range of the year and various weather conditions.
Citation
RHS & Cavadino I ([Insert download year]). RHS Slugs Count Data Set. Occurrence dataset on the NBN Atlas
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