Document of dataset 1891

Dataset record

Type: Dataset
title in English: 1947 - Ongoing UK Volunteer sighting marine species records
Description in English: Data is collected by volunteers and members of the public. All records are validated and locations plotted. Some locations are estimated from descriptions and the granularity of the observation is variable. Rare species or species outside their range are verified by experts with photographs or specimens. Species within their range and expected habitat are assumed to be correct.
Abstract in English: This dataset consists of casual observations reported by members of the public.
License: https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation: The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA); (2017) 1947 - Ongoing UK Volunteer sightings marine species records
Comment: GBIF Portal ID 11812
GBIF dataset title: Marine Biological Association - Volunteer sightings data held by the DASSH Data Archive Centre
Version: 1

Temporal coverage

Temporal

Start date: 1947-01-01

Geographical coverage

Spatial: ANE, Guernsey; ANE, Ireland; ANE, United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone

Thesaurus terms

Keyword: Data; Marine Genomics; Species distribution; Taxonomy

Themes

theme: Biology > Benthos; Biology > Ecology - biodiversity; Biology > Fish; Biology > Invertebrates; Biology > Macroalgae; Biology > Mammals; Biology > Plankton > Zooplankton

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords: Animalia; Annelida; Arthropoda; Bacillariophyta; Bryozoa; Chlorophyta; Chordata; Cnidaria; Ctenophora; Echinodermata; Mollusca; Nemertina; Ochrophyta; Plantae; Platyhelminthes; Porifera; Rhodophyta

Urls

URL: https://doi.org/10.15468/xwiw3h
URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/11314af8-aad0-4414-a961-e91b88fd4abb
URL: https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/showDataResource/dr1204
URL: www.dassh.ac.uk/

Ownerships

creator: Marine Biological Association of the UK
contributor: Marine Biological Association of the UK
contactPoint: Daniel Lear
contactPoint: Marine Biological Association of the UK

Dataset references

is part of: The UK Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data

Special collections

part of special collection: EMODNET; Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning; not available through EurOBIS

Document metadata

date created: 2009-03-04
date modified: 2017-08-04