Verified marine records from Indicia-based surveys
Marine Biological Association
Description
Data include marine records from the following: iSpot records: www.ispotnature.org, iRecord: www.brc.ac.uk/irecord and the MBA Indicia-based recording scheme 'Sealife Survey': www.mba.ac.uk/recording. Records are verified by organisations and individuals with relevant taxonomic expertise from the Marine Biological Association and the Conchological Society.
Geographic Description
UK wide but consists of ad hoc reports so geographic coverage coverage variable
Purpose
Collected voluntarily. iSpot records are recorded by members of the public wishing to have identifications confirmed and records from iRecord and the MBA Recording scheme are reported sightings from a wide range of recorders.
Data quality
All data has been verified using the iRecord verification system, by relevant taxonomic experts or organisations with considerable taxonomic expertise.
Methods
Records captured from experts and non-experts using Indicia-based online recording forms.
Citation
Verified marine records from Indicia-based surveys by Marine Biological Association and Biological Records Centre under licence CC BY. Released under DASSH terms and conditions – See http://www.dassh.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions
Rights
CC BY
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