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Biological Records: How to…evidence based conservation High Resolution —> Low Resolution —>

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Who

What

Where

When

How?

Why?

Other factors to consider:

Weather conditions

Aspect

Life stage of species

Boundaries of the space

Lighting (aspect / lit at night)

Features of the space

Quality of volunteers (level of training/ expertise)

Aims of the survey

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General Surveys to assess biodiversity: FIT (Flower / Insect / Time counts) OR Group Specific Surveys

National Biodiversity Network Atlas. - collates lots of data GBIF: Global Biodiversity Information Facility

SSSI: Site of Special Scientific Interest

ALERC: Association of Local Environmental Records Centres

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🔍 Types of biological recording

• Gigl: Green space information for greater London

• Local Environmental Records Centre:

• Local Natural History Groups: allotment groups, friends of groups, groups looking after one site

• National Recording Schemes and Societies: taxonomically focussed e,g. BTO, Butterflies for the new millennium

• Projects and Citizen Science Surveys

• Mass Participation Citizen Science: e.g. Big Garden Birdwatch, Big Butterfly Count

• Structured Monitoring Programmes: e.g. National Plant Monitoring Scheme, UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme, UK Pollinator Monitoring Scheme - allow us to come up with population trends - main data that feeds into the national state of nature report and inform government

• Biological Recording Scheme: recording for a specific taxonomic group, odonata recording form.

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