Swedish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (SeBMS)
Citation
Pettersson L B (2020). Swedish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme (SeBMS). Version 1.6. Department of Biology, Lund University. Sampling event dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/othndo accessed via GBIF.org on 2020-07-08.Description
The SeBMS is a standarised monitoring scheme for monitoring in Sweden. This dataset includes records from traditional fixed transect sites, often called ‘Pollard Walks’, and point site counts which cover a set area for a standardised visit time. The SeBMS is run by Lund University for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Entomological Society of Sweden, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Lund University, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Swedish County Administration Boards.Purpose
As part of a national monitoring programme for butterfliesSampling Description
Study Extent
SwedenSampling
The monitoring scheme is volunteer-based and runs from April 1st to September 30th annually. Sites are visited 3-7 times per season and are surveyed using a standardized, common methodology. Two different recording methods are used in the Swedish Butterfly Monitoring Scheme. One is the point site counts which cover an area with a 25 m radius for 15 min per visit. The other method is fixed-route Pollard walk transects, typically 0.5-3 km in length. These two methods enable the monitoring scheme to assess yearly changes both in the number of butterflies seen and in species composition. Methods are reviewed in Pollard and Yates (1993) and Pettersson et al. (2010).Quality Control
Confidence in the data is good. All data checked and validated by the Swedish Butterfly Monitoring SchemeMethod steps
- See sampling description.
Additional info
Site coordinates represent midpoints for point sites and centroid midpoints for transects.Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Sweden
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Lars B. Petterssonoriginator
Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Ecology Building, Sölvegatan 37
Lund
223 62
SE
email: lars.pettersson@biol.lu.se
homepage: https://www.biology.lu.se/lars-b-pettersson
Lars B. Pettersson
metadata author
Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Ecology Building, Sölvegatan 37
Lund
223 62
SE
email: lars.pettersson@biol.lu.se
homepage: https://www.biology.lu.se/lars-b-pettersson
Mathieu Blanchet
programmer
position: IT
Lund University
Sölvegatan 37
Lund
223 62
SE
email: mathieu.blanchet@biol.lu.se
Lars B. Pettersson
administrative point of contact
Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Ecology Building, Sölvegatan 37
Lund
223 62
SE
email: lars.pettersson@biol.lu.se
homepage: https://www.biology.lu.se/lars-b-pettersson