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Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland

Dataset homepage

Citation

Deirdre Lynn. Badger and Habitats Survey of Ireland. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/qznolz accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-01.

Description

Dataset with records of badgers and other mammal species made during the period of the survey.

Purpose

The suvey was undertaken to obtain baseline data on the distribution and abundance of badgers in Ireland.

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

  1. 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 Unpublished Report to the Department of Agriculture and the National Parks & Wildlife Service..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 Unpublished Report to the Department of Agriculture and the National Parks & Wildlife Service.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

Geographic Coverages

National

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Deirdre Lynn
originator
National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
NPWS, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
IE
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
Waterford
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/
Barry O'Neill
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: boneill@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/
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