Bee, wasp and ant (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) records verified via iRecord
Citation
Biological Records Centre (2024). Bee, wasp and ant (Hymenoptera: Aculeata) records verified via iRecord. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/idirhy accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-16.Description
Bees, Wasps and Ants (Aculeata) records from iRecord. This dataset contains records for Bees, Wasps and Ants, the majority of which have been verified by the BWARS (Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society) iRecord Verification Team. Records may originate from direct addition of records to iRecord, or via other datasets that have been added to iRecord for verification purposes.Purpose
Records are collated in order to add to knowledge of this group of insects, including distribution, population trends, autecology and phenology.
Sampling Description
Quality Control
The iRecord system has NBN record cleaner rules incorporated within it. In addition, verifiers apply further checks for outlying records (based on species, location and date).Method steps
- This dataset includes all verified records of aculeate Hymenoptera that have been made available for verification via iRecord. Most of these are ad hoc records from volunteer recorders, but may also include data from professional surveys and from citizen science projects such as bioblitzes. All data is subject to verification checking, which aims to ensure that any record that is unusual (due to time of year, location, or species identified) is queried, and only accepted if supporting evidence (photo, specimen, confirmation from additional recorders) is provided. All records are checked, and we believe that a high degree of confidence can be placed in this data; however, the we cannot guarantee that all records which pass the verification checks are correct.
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Contacts
originatorBiological Records Centre
Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
Telephone: 01491 692 564
email: brc@ceh.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.brc.ac.uk/
metadata author
Biological Records Centre
Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford, Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
Telephone: 01491 692 564
email: brc@ceh.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.brc.ac.uk/
distributor
NBN Atlas
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London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
administrative point of contact
email: brc@ceh.ac.uk