Orthoptera & Allies: Records for Kent
Citation
Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre (2017). Orthoptera & Allies: Records for Kent. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/0rtrrm accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-12-15.Description
Orthoptera & Allied Insects: Records administered by the KMBRC.Purpose
These records have been collected under several different surveys. Some for the purposes of EIA, others as part of Kent recorder’s activities.Sampling Description
Quality Control
Records have been collected by a number of volunteers, many of whom already record, and were passed onto Regional Recorders for validation. Data has been entered onto software at the KMBRC and data entry has been audited prior to sending records to the NBN.Method steps
- The records are made up of species observations made by volunteers and submitted to Kent’s Regional Recorders.
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Coverage for Kent using a combination of Watsonian Vice County boundaries (15 and 16) and the administrative boundary for Kent. The majority of records in this dataset are held at 100m level, some at 1km level, but the dataset will hold some records at 2km and 10km resolution. Records are available at the precision in which they were originally recorded.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorKent & Medway Biological Records Centre
Brogdale Farm Brogdale Road
Faversham
ME13 8XZ
Telephone: 01795 532385
email: info@kmbrc.org.uk
homepage: https://www.kmbrc.org.uk/
metadata author
Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre
Brogdale Farm Brogdale Road
Faversham
ME13 8XZ
Telephone: 01795 532385
email: info@kmbrc.org.uk
homepage: https://www.kmbrc.org.uk/
distributor
NBN Atlas
Unit F, 14 - 18 St Mary's Gate, Lace Market
Nottingham
NG1 1PF
Nottinghamshire
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
Tony Witts
administrative point of contact
email: tony.witts@kmbrc.org.uk