On-line recording and mapping initiatives
There are many initiatives operating at the national and local level for the collection and mapping of observations of Ireland’s biological diversity. Links to these initiatives are provided below.
The Data Centre is happy to promote and support these initatives as a diversity of recording initiatives with a specialised taxonomic or regional focus is desirable. To this end, the Centre endeavours to have an agreement in place with these intiatives to clarify data flow to avoid duplication. Those initaties whose data already contributes to the Centre’s mapping portal Biodiversity Maps are indicated with a √.
All-Ireland Irish taxonomic initiatives
Atlas of Irish Groundfish Trawl Surveys
Freshwater fish in Irish lakes √
Irish Basking Shark Initiative
Irish Invertebrate Pest and Disease Vectors √
Irish Whale and Dolphin Group √
LichenIreland – National Museum of Northern Ireland
Lichens of Ireland – Lichen.ie
National Invasive Species Database √
National Parks and Wildlife Service – Maps and Data √
Sponges of Britain & Ireland √
Irish habitat surveys
British societies & schemes dealing with Irish data
Bees, Ants and Wasps Recording Society (BWARS) √
Botanical Society of the British Isles √
British Phycological Society √
Hypogean Crustacea Recording Scheme √
Marine Life Information Network
National Biodiversity Network Gateway (UK)
Regional or local biodiversity initiatives
Atlas of mammals, amphibians and reptiles of Northern Ireland
Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland √
Clare Branch – BirdWatch Ireland
Irish Squirrel and Pine Marten Project
Natural History of Sligo and Leitrim
Tolka Branch – BirdWatch Ireland
Mayo Branch – BirdWatch Ireland
Sligo Branch – BirdWatch Ireland
Waterford Branch – BirdWatch Ireland
Wexford Naturalists Field Club √
Global mapping initiatives showing Irish data
Biodiversity Information System for Europe
BirdLife International Data Zone
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
