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Hutchinson, R.; Harvey, M.C.; Roy, D.B.

Habitat records associated with unstructured species records from the iRecord online survey recording tool, UK, 1812-2024

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https://doi.org/10.5285/464dee85-d724-45ed-b9dd-2e7a6f65c7dd
This dataset provides habitat data from unstructured biological records made through iRecord. This dataset includes records between 1812 and 2024, however the majority of the data is from recent years. Records are from England, the Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and are at 1 km square resolution or more precise. The habitat data was entered by volunteers alongside traditional records of individual taxa, with the taxonomic data being the focus of the record.
This dataset includes the year of the recording event (or a year range), the grid reference of the record, whether the taxa associated with the record have been verified as correct, and the European Nature Information System (EUNIS) habitat category recorded.
Publication date: 2024-09-12
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Raster
Spatial reference system
OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1812-01-01    to    2024-01-01
Temporal resolution
1 year

Provenance & quality

Data was entered into iRecord by recorders (most of whom are volunteers), with this dataset only including data from survey forms that support a drop-down menu of EUNIS habitat categories. Examples of these forms include https://irecord.org.uk/enter-casual-record and https://irecord.org.uk/enter-record-list . Verifiers for taxon recording schemes verified the records, focusing on the identification of the species and spatial accuracy. The verification decisions on occurrences within each sample are listed within the dataset. The habitats associated with the records have not been subject to any verification checks and are known to contain some errors (such as coastal habitats being linked to inland species records).

Licensing and constraints

This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Hutchinson, R.; Harvey, M.C.; Roy, D.B. (2024). Habitat records associated with unstructured species records from the iRecord online survey recording tool, UK, 1812-2024. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/464dee85-d724-45ed-b9dd-2e7a6f65c7dd

Correspondence/contact details

Hutchinson, R.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Hutchinson, R.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Harvey, M.C.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Roy, D.B.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
biota
INSPIRE theme
Species Distribution
Keywords
Biodiversity , biological recording , citizen science , England , EUNIS , habitat , Isle of Man , Northern Ireland , Scotland , United Kingdom , Wales
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council
Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Last updated
15 September 2024 09:49