Silphidae Recording Scheme - data verified via iRecord
Citation
Silphidae Recording Scheme (2024). Silphidae Recording Scheme - data verified via iRecord. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/h6nbqe accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.Description
This dataset contains species records for carrion, burying and sexton beetles and relatives (Coleoptera: Silphidae) that have been verified by the recording scheme. Records are from datasets made available for verification via iRecord - these records may originate from direct contribution of records to iRecord, or via other datasets that have been shared with iRecord for verification purposes. Most records are recent, since 2012, but records from older datasets that have been uploaded recently for verification purposes will also be included.
Purpose
Records are collated in order to add to knowledge of this group of insects, including distribution, population trends, autecology and phenology. In addition, the scheme works with all contrubuting recorders to raise the profile of the species group and its conservation. Sharing the data via NBN helps achieve these aims.
Sampling Description
Quality Control
The recording scheme operates checks for outlying records (based on species, location and date). The route by which data arrives for verification in iRecord can vary, and comes from recorders with a wide range of experience, but the same verification process is applied to all data and the scheme believes that the dataset provided to NBN is of high quality.Method steps
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
originatorSilphidae Recording Scheme
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford
Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
homepage: http://www.coleoptera.org.uk/silphidae/home
metadata author
Silphidae Recording Scheme
c/o Biological Records Centre, CEH Wallingford
Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford
OX10 8BB
Oxfordshire
GB
homepage: http://www.coleoptera.org.uk/silphidae/home
distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org
administrative point of contact
email: silphidae@brc.org.uk