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UK abstract from Nottingham City Museums & Galleries (NCMG) Insect Collection Baseline database

Dataset homepage

Citation

Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre (2022). UK abstract from Nottingham City Museums & Galleries (NCMG) Insect Collection Baseline database. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/9gnkwk accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-21.

Description

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries Historic specimen data

Purpose

The dataset provides a geographical mapping of NCMG Natural History Collections

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Average, data input mainly by non-specialists in the 1990s' working mostly from paper catalogues themselves compiled by non-specialists in the 1970's and 80's. There was no proof checking during the input phase though a substantial amount of data cleaning has been carried out in the last decade. Taxonomy has been upgraded digitally in comparison with nameserver. Sitename and grid reference data derived from find spot input data after extensive manual data cleaning

Method steps

  1. Derived from field collection information on specimen labels

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Majority of specimens are from Nottinghamshire and the Midlands but other UK localities are represented

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre
metadata author
Nottinghamshire Biological and Geological Records Centre
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Rob Johnson
administrative point of contact
Telephone: 0115 8762192
email: nbgrcg@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
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