Occurrence dataset Registered June 16, 2017

    North Merseyside Local Species Data (DEFRA Grant 23169)

    Published by Merseyside BioBank

    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.

    Methodology

    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
    1. 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.

    Metrics

    Contacts

    • Merseyside BioBank

      Originator
      Metadata author
      Organization
      Merseyside BioBank
      Roles
      Originator
      Metadata author
    • NBN Atlas

      Distributor
      Administrative point of contact
      Organization
      NBN Atlas
      Address
      27 Old Gloucester St, Holborn
      Roles
      Distributor
      Administrative point of contact
      Email

    GBIF registration

    Registration date
    June 16, 2017
    Metadata last modified
    August 03, 2025
    Publication date
    November 24, 2022
    Hosted by
    National Biodiversity Network
    Installation
    NBN Atlas
    Endpoints
    Darwin Core Archive
    Preferred identifier
    10.15468/h5k3ix
    Alternative identifiers

    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 2025-08-28.