Argyll Biological Records Dataset

Quality Control

Data do not have comprehensive geographic or taxonomic coverage. They may not have been assessed in light of recent taxonomic splits or aggregations. Data should therefore be checked against original sources before use in contentious circumstances. Considerable effort is made to avoid errors but it is to be expected that some errors will occur. ABReC can take no responsibilty for these.

Method steps

1. The great majority of records are field observations, but a considerable number are from moth traps. Records have to be accepted by the ABReC Biological Records Manager, who in case of uncertainty will seek further verification from an appropriate expert. Records considered doubtful are excluded, however there is no guarantee that the records are error-free.

ABReC's data comes from vice-counties 98, 101, 102 & 103.  Our  geographical coverage of VC98 is uneven, and our coverage of the other 3 VC's is even more patchy.  Record density tends to reflect the localities where recorders are active, but every effort is being made to obtain a more comprehensive coverage.  The majority of records have 8-figure grid references, apart from those for common vascular plants, which normally have 4-figure grid references.