Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland
Citation
(2015). Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence Dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qznolz accessed via GBIF.org on 2017-08-17.Description
Dataset with records of badgers and other mammal species made during the period of the survey.Sampling Description
Quality Control
All data was checked by the project co-ordinator, Dr Chris Smal. Extensive quality control was carried out at all stages in the project, with trainaing and standardised data collection an important part of the project.Method steps
- Full details of the data capture methodology is available in Smal, C. (1995) The Badger and Habitat Survey of Ireland. Unpublished Report to the Department of Agriculture and the National Parks & Wildlife Service… Searches for badger setts were made at 729 pre-selected 1km squares from across the country. Setts were classified, mapped and associated habitat data were recorded
Additional info
Smal, C. (1995) The Badger and Habitat Survey of Ireland. Unpublished Report to the Department of Agriculture and the National Parks & Wildlife Service.Taxonomic Coverages
Species Groups recorded: terrestrial mammal.
Geographic Coverages
National
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Deirdre Lynnoriginator
National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
NPWS, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Telephone: +353-1-8883293
email: deirdre.lynn@ahg.gov.ie
homepage: http://www.npws.ie/en/
metadata author
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
Beechfield house, Carriganore WIT West Campus
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/
administrative point of contact
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
Beechfield house, Carriganore WIT West Campus
Waterford
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/