Dataset Details - Bryophytes of Ireland
Bryophytes of Ireland provided by the Biological Records Centre, UK. The dataset includes data that was published in the Atlas of British & Irish Bryophytes (Blockeel et al. 2014; http://www.brc.ac.uk/biblio/atlas-british-and-irish-bryophytes) and data compiled since.
20/08/2024
20/08/2024
For atlas production and support of conservation and biogeographical research
Through a variety of sources, but mostly electronic submission. Older records were generated from hard copy record cards.
Island of Ireland
From 1650 to 2023
The data were validated against known vice-county distributions of the species, and (for critical species) by expert examination of specimens.
Complete and up to date as of 2023
The data for Britain, Isle of Man and Channel Islands is available through the UK's National Biodiversity Network Gateway http://data.nbn.org.uk/
British Bryological Society
British Bryological Society, Bryophytes of Ireland, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 22 December 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/396>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
British Bryological Society
Dr. Oliver L. Pescott
Biological Records Centre, CEH Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 8BB, United Kingdom
N/A
oliver.pescott@ceh.ac.uk
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 163034
Year 25585
Month 17012
1663
2021
Record Statistics

205631

14659

916

0

Resolution No. records
100m 44957
1km 78362
2km 5672
10km 76640
50km 0
Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
Determiner name The name of the person(s) who verified the identification - used for verify records of difficult taxa
Habitat description A description of the habitat in which the organism was recorded
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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