Verified Marine records from Indicia-based surveys

doi:10.15468/yfyeyg

Verified Marine records from Indicia-based surveys

Citation

Marine Biological Association (2017). Verified Marine records from Indicia-based surveys. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/yfyeyg accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-02-23.

Description

Data include a subset of iSpot records: www.ispotnature.org, those submitted via iRecord: www.brc.ac.uk/irecord and the MBA Indicia-based recording scheme: www.mba.ac.uk/recording. Records are verified by organisations and individuals with relevent taxonomic Expertise. This includes the Marine Biological Assocation and the Conchological Society.

Purpose

Collected voluntarily. iSpot records are recorded by members of the public wishing to have identifications confirmed and records from iRecord and the MBA Recording scheme are reported sightings from a wide range of recorders.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

All data has been verified using the iRecord verification system, by relevent Taxonomic Experts or Organisations with conderable taxonomic expertise.

Method steps

Records captured using Indicia-based surveys.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

UK wide but consists of ad hoc reports so geographic coverage coverage variable

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Marine Biological Association
The Laboratory
Citadel Hill
PL1 2PB
Plymouth, Devon
GB
Telephone: +44 (0) 1752633207
email: data@mba.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.mba.ac.uk

metadata author
Marine Biological Association
The Laboratory
Citadel Hill
PL1 2PB
Plymouth, Devon
GB
Telephone: +44 (0) 1752633207
email: data@mba.ac.uk
homepage: http://www.mba.ac.uk

distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org

Jon Parr
administrative point of contact
email: jpar@mba.ac.uk