Dataset Details - Otter Survey of Ireland 1982
Dataset with records of otter signs, and some fish species, made during the period of the survey.
28/06/2011
05/09/2017
This survey was the first systematic survey of otter distribution in Ireland.
Full details of the data capture methodology is available in NPWS IWM No. 23. Searches for otter signs were made at 2,373 pre-selected sites across the country.
National
1980-1981
Surveys carried out by PJ & LL Chapman. Data entered into MS Access database by Dr Jane Preston. Resurvey of sites means that the dataset includes false positives, however this is only a problem when undertaking a statistical analysis of the dataset. Data is of a high quality.
Complete
Chapman, P.J. & Chapman, L.L. (1982) The Otter Survey of Ireland. Unpublished survey carried out on behalf of the The Vincent Wildlife Trust; NPWS Irish Wildlife Manual 23.
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
National Parks & Wildlife Service, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Otter Survey of Ireland 1982, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 23 December 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/40>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
Deirdre Lynn
NPWS, 7 Ely Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.
+353-1-8883293
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution | No. records |
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Day | 2166 |
1980
1981
Record Statistics
2166
2034
2
1
Resolution | No. records |
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100m | 2166 |
1km | 0 |
2km | 0 |
10km | 0 |
50km | 0 |
Surveys
SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
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Dataset Attributes
Attribute | Description |
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Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record |
Survey name | Name of survey if the record was made as part of a specific survey (including collections of casual observations and other loose assemblages of data) |
Recorded Species
TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
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