Buglife (Scotland) Invertebrate records

doi:doi:10.15468/aaxvmc

Buglife (Scotland) Invertebrate records

Citation

Buglife (2017). Buglife (Scotland) Invertebrate records. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/aaxvmc accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-10-21.

Description

Scottish Invertebrate records collected and collated by Buglife staff and volunteers (mainly Scottish locations in this dataset).

Purpose

To provide distribution data for research and analysis of invertebrates in Scotland.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

High. Only verified data included in the dataset. Undeterminable specimens (e.g. juvenile arachnids and female sphaerophoria hoverflies have been determined to genus only). Data checked using NBN Record Cleaner.

Method steps

Data is collected by Buglife staff, experts and interested members of the public in the field. Techniques included pitfall traps, sweep netting, aerial netting, pond netting, hand collecting, light trapping and casual field observation. Each record has been verified by either the recorder or an additional expert in specific taxa, and preserved specimens are available. Metadata for each record is available.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

UK-wide, but generally records in this dataset are from Scottish locations.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Buglife
Balallan House 24 Allan Park
Stirling
FK8 2QG
GB
Telephone: 01786 447504
email: scotland@buglife.org.uk
homepage: https://www.buglife.org.uk/

metadata author
Buglife
Balallan House 24 Allan Park
Stirling
FK8 2QG
GB
Telephone: 01786 447504
email: scotland@buglife.org.uk
homepage: https://www.buglife.org.uk/

distributor
NBN Atlas
Broadway Business Centre, 32a Stoney Street, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1LL
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org

Craig Macadam
administrative point of contact
email: craig.macadam@buglife.org.uk