Data Records
The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 4,681 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
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Versions
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Rights
Researchers should respect the following rights statement:
The publisher and rights holder of this work is Marine Biological Association. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
GBIF Registration
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Keywords
Occurrence; Observation
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Geographic Coverage
This data set aggregates records from the coast and seas around the UK and Ireland with some estuarine sightings.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [49.862, -10.413], North East [59.199, 1.755] |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 1947-07-01 / 2007-09-08 |
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Sampling Methods
No Description available
| Quality Control | 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. |
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Method step description:
- Casual observations and recreational activities e.g rockpooling on the shore, on the sea and underwater.
Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | a293fdbd-bfa9-307a-9211-8d5f42835236 |
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| doi:10.15468/xwiw3h | |
| 11314af8-aad0-4414-a961-e91b88fd4abb | |
| https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dr1204 | |
| http://www.dassh.ac.uk/ipt/resource?r=emodnet_04_dassh_volunteer_sightings |