Invertebrate Site Register - England (1738-2005)
Citation
Natural England (2022). Invertebrate Site Register - England (1738-2005). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/7wbiu7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-30.Description
Dataset of information on the site-based occurrence of scarcer British and strongly habitat-associated terrestrial and freshwater invertebrates. It has gathered data from a wide variety of often scattered sources, synthesized it to produce readily accessible information for use in all facets of invertebrate conservation.Sampling Description
Quality Control
There are known errors in grid references in some records entered in earlier versions of the Recorder programme, usually as a result inclusion of incorrect 100km square. These are being corrected as they are found. Some data are unchecked. Paper copies of most of the original data are held at the Biological Records Centre, C.E.H. Monks Wood where they can be consulted by prior appointment. Data coverage for individual species should not be considered to give a comprehensive description of occurMethod steps
- Data have been gathered systematically from national and local entomological, other invertebrate and other natural history journals, the paper data files of the regional offices of the country conservation agencies and utilities, local record centres, national recording schemes, museum collections, county wildlife trusts, research establishments etc, and the notes, collections and experience of amateur and professional entomologists and naturalists.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The original ISR covered the whole of England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man. This part of the dataset covers England only. Data on Scotland and Wales may be accessible through Scottish Natural Heritage and the Countryside Council for Wales.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorNatural England
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York
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metadata author
Natural England
4th Floor, Foss House, Kings Pool, 1-2 Peasholme Green,
York
YO1 7PX
GB
Telephone: 0300 060 3900
homepage: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/natural-england
distributor
NBN Atlas
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Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Karen Kramer-Wilson
administrative point of contact
position: editor
email: Karen.Wilson@naturalengland.org.uk