Earthworm Society of Britain

Description

The ESB aims to promote and support scientific research so that earthworms and their environment can be better understood.

Contribution to the Atlas

The ESB launched the National Earthworm Recording Scheme (NERS) in 2014 and works with the biological recording and ecological research sectors to collate UK earthworms records so that we can better understand these ecosystem engineers.

Their works includes providing guidance and resources for earthworm recorders, running regular sampling and identification training workshops and sharing the data gathered with Local Environmental Records Centres, the NBN Atlas and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.

The NERS Earthworm Recorder’s Handbook is a free resource and is available to download from the ESB website: www.earthwormsoc.org

Resources

1. Earthworm Research Group (UCLan) Earthworm Records (UK)
   This dataset includes earthworm records generated by research projects undertaken by the Earthworm Research Group at the University of Central Lancashire between 1994 and 2018.
2. Environment Agency Eiseniella tetraedra Records (England)
   This dataset includes all records generated of Eiseniella tetraedra through the monitoring of freshwater macroinvertebrates in England's waterways by the Environment Agency between 1965 and 2020.
3. Forest Research Earthworm Records (UK)
   This dataset includes earthworm records generated by research projects undertaken by Forest Research in England between 2016 and 2019.
4. National Earthworm Recording Scheme Records (Channel Islands) 
   This dataset includes all earthworm records submitted to the National Earthworm Recording Scheme (Channel Islands) since launching in 2016 through to April 2020. This includes using a variety of sampling methods and records produced by the Earthworm Society of Britain, volunteer biological recorders and biodiversity sector organisations.
5. National Earthworm Recording Scheme Records (UK)
   This dataset includes all earthworm records submitted to the National Earthworm Recording Scheme (UK) since launch in 2014 through to April 2020. This includes using a variety of sampling methods and records produced by the Earthworm Society of Britain, volunteer biological recorders and biodiversity sector organisations.
6. Soil Biodiversity Group (NHM) Earthworm Records (UK)
   This dataset includes all earthworm records generated by research projects of the Soil Biodiversity Group at the Natural History Museum (London) from 2001 to 2016.

Metadata last updated on 2020-12-18 14:22:55.0