Partial Local Government Operations GHG Inventory and Recordkeeping Recommendations for the City of Lompoc 2019 Baseline Year

In response to human activities and their impact on climate change, the State of California and local governments have taken action to track and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This includes emissions both at the community scale and from local government operations alone. This report intends to quantify, to the extent feasible and for which data is available, the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the local government operations of the City of Lompoc for the baseline year 2019. In addition, the purpose of this report is to identify ways in which the City can improve record keeping and data collection techniques in order to more accurately and efficiently track emissions in the future

Are insects key drivers of change in woodland systems under climate change?

Mean concentrations of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO$_2$) continue to increase globally. Whilst the impact of this on plant biochemistry, physiology and ecology has been well documented, the impact on biodiversity is less certain. Forest ecosystems are globally important habitats in terms of carbon sequestration, water cycling and housing biodiversity. Arthropods are the most diverse groups of organisms within forests and underpin key ecosystem processes such as herbivory, pollination and nutrient cycling. It remains unclear how elevated CO$_2$ (eCO$_2$) will affect forest arthropods, and what consequences this will feedback to the ecosystem. The new Birmingham Institute of Forest Research Free Air Carbon Enrichment experiment represents a unique opportunity to test the impact of eCO$_2$ on forest arthropods for the first time in a mature, temperate forest. Three years of sampling from forest floor to canopy has provided a characterisation of the arthropod fauna of the site. Herbivory by leaf mining Lepidoptera decreased under eCO$_2$, whereas the abundance of aphids increased. The flowering time of bluebells advanced by 6 days under fumigation which is likely to affect its pollinators. Whilst there were no clear effects of eCO$_2$ on overall arthropod abundance, longer-term monitoring may be necessary to detect trends as they develop

The genome sequence of the spectacle, Abrostola tripartita Hufnagel, 1766

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Abrostola tripartita (the spectacle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 381 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.99%) is scaffolded into 31 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the Z sex chromosome assembled

The genome sequence of the sycamore, Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Acronicta aceris (the sycamore; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 466 megabases in span. The complete assembly is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, with the W and Z sex chromosome assembled

The genome sequence of the little grey, Eudonia lacustrata (Panzer, 1804)

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Eudonia lacustrata (the Little Grey; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Crambidae). The genome sequence is 699.5 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.29 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 21,652 protein coding genes

The genome sequence of the summer chafer, Amphimallon solstitiale (Linnaeus, 1758)

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Amphimallon solstitiale (the Summer Chafer; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Scarabaeidae). The genome sequence is 1,584.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 11 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 19.29 kilobases in length

The genome sequence of the ten-spot ladybird, Adalia decempunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Adalia decempunctata (the ten-spot ladybird; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Coccinellidae). The genome sequence is 489.4 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 12 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X and Y sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 19.68 kilobases in length

The genome sequence of the elm groundling moth, Carpatolechia fugitivella (Zeller, 1839)

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Carpatolechia fugitivella (the Elm Groundling; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Gelechiidae). The genome sequence is 493.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 30 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the Z sex chromosome. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.26 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 12,721 protein coding genes

The genome sequence of the lesser yellow underwing, Noctua comes Hübner, 1813

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Noctua comes (the Lesser Yellow Underwing; Arthropoda; Insecta; Lepidoptera; Noctuidae). The genome sequence is 540.7 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 32 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the W and Z sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 15.37 kilobases in length. Gene annotation of this assembly on Ensembl identified 18,001 protein coding genes