North Merseyside Local Species Data (DEFRA Grant 23169)
Citation
Merseyside BioBank (2022). North Merseyside Local Species Data (DEFRA Grant 23169). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/h5k3ix accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-08-28.Description
These data have been compiled from various sources as a result the DEFRA grant for releasing data under a license which permits commercial use. Data included here have been through a targeted process of validation and verification making use of established in-house validation and verification procedures. Records have only been included where permission has been granted by data suppliers to release these data for this purpose.Purpose
Records were collected for a variety of reasons and are sourced from a number of different surveys. Many are the results of casual recording but also include structured surveilance and monitoring.Sampling Description
Quality Control
Data have been collated from a variety of locally held sources and using a variety of methods. The majority of records within this dataset have been through a formal process of verification using locally recognised taxonomic experts (usually local representatives of a national scheme or society) where this has not been possible the NBN Record Cleaner been used to remove records of a dubious nature.Method steps
- 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.
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Contacts
originatorMerseyside 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
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London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
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administrative point of contact
NBN Atlas
27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
London
WC1N 3AX
London
GB
email: admin@nbnatlas.org