Millipede (Diplopoda) records for Britain and Ireland to 2005

doi:10.15468/27cr77

Millipede (Diplopoda) records for Britain and Ireland to 2005

Citation

Biological Records Centre (2023). Millipede (Diplopoda) records for Britain and Ireland to 2005. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/27cr77 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-12.

Description

This dataset contains records from the 2006 atlas published by the British Myriapod and Isopod Study Group (BMIG) and the Biological Records Centre. It also includes records from the 1988 preliminary atlas of Millipedes. The British Myriapod Group was started at the Biological Records Centre in 1970 and recording under BMIG still continues today. The records in this dataset were collected and submitted to the scheme by voluntary recorders using RA13 and RA59 record cards.

Purpose

To determine the distribution of millipedes in the British Isles.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Where necessary, verification of records was conducted by the scheme organiser using voucher specimens.

Method steps

Turning over stones and leaf litter, pitfall traps, suction sampling, soil-sieving and tree-beating.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

The dataset includes records from all areas of Britain and Ireland. The level of recording effort was strongest in the south of England.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Biological Records Centre

metadata author
Biological Records Centre

distributor
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David Roy
administrative point of contact
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