HBRG Invasive Non-native Plants Dataset

doi:10.15468/eob11z

HBRG Invasive Non-native Plants Dataset

Citation

Highland Biological Recording Group (2024). HBRG Invasive Non-native Plants Dataset. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/eob11z accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-11-03.

Description

Records of alien invasive plants in (mostly) Highland. Assembly and mobilisation of this dataset has been funded by grants from Scottish Natural Heritage (now NatureScot) since 2004, and in some years by members of the Highland Biodiversity Partnership. Originally with only records of Cotula alpina to inform management of this invasive alien in W Ross. Literature records from Yorkshire are included (Robinson, L. http://www.bsbi.org.uk/Cotulaalpinain_VC65.pdf). Other invasive plants were added in December 2017.

Purpose

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Data do not have comprehensive geographic or taxonomic coverage. HBRG endeavours to achieve maximum accuracy in our data. Any errors of which we are aware are listed with corrections in the file www.hbrg.org.uk/Dataset/Errors_HBRG_NBN_Atlas_datasets.xlsx

Method steps

Field observation.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

UK.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

originator
Highland Biological Recording Group
email: chair@hbrg.org.uk
homepage: https://www.hbrg.org.uk

metadata author
Highland Biological Recording Group
email: chair@hbrg.org.uk
homepage: https://www.hbrg.org.uk

distributor
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org

HBRG Data Manager
administrative point of contact
position: Editor
email: records@hbrg.org.uk