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Merseyside BioBank (verified)

Dataset homepage

Citation

Merseyside BioBank (2020). Merseyside BioBank (verified). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ar0p6s accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-02-08.

Description

This dataset contains all records held by Merseyside BioBank as the Local Records Centre for North Merseyside, with the exception of those which have been submitted via the MBAN network. Records include all taxa which have not yet been through a formal verification process.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Confidence in this dataset is high. All records in this dataset have been through a formal process of verification by a local expert and NBN Record Cleaner validation checks have been applied.

Method steps

  1. Most of these records were provided by data-suppliers in electronic formats mostly spreadsheets which we manipulated and then imported to Recorder 6 via the import tool. Others were captured by Merseyside BioBank staff and volunteers from a variety of paper sources.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

These records are from all parts of North Merseyside (Sefton, St Helens, Knowsley and Liverpool) only.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Merseyside BioBank
Court Hey Park Roby Road
Knowsley
L16 3NA
GB
Telephone: 01517 374150
email: info@merseysidebiobank.org.uk
homepage: http://www.merseysidebiobank.org.uk
metadata author
Merseyside BioBank
Court Hey Park Roby Road
Knowsley
L16 3NA
GB
Telephone: 01517 374150
email: info@merseysidebiobank.org.uk
homepage: http://www.merseysidebiobank.org.uk
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Ben Deed
administrative point of contact
email: Info@MerseysideBioBank.org.uk
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