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Local BioBlitz Challenge 2013

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Records of all species recorded during Local BioBlitz Challenge 2013.

Geographic Coverage: Participating sites were Abbeyleix Bog, Co. Laois, Bull Island and St. Anne’s Park, Dublin City, Limerick City, the Gap of Dunloe, Co. Kerry and the Cabragh Wetlands Co Tipperary.

Temporal Coverage: The Limerick City event was held on 24 & 25 August 2013, and the others on 7 & 8 June, 2013.

Species Groups recorded: liverwort, quillwort, insect - hymenopteran, insect - true bug (Hemiptera), bony fish (Actinopterygii), insect - moth, jawless fish (Agnatha), lichen, spider (Araneae), insect - beetle (Coleoptera), terrestrial mammal, bird, insect - butterfly, insect - true fly (Diptera), crustacean, conifer, insect - orthopteran, annelid, mollusc, flowering plant, reptile, insect - dragonfly (Odonata), moss, horsetail, fungus, fern, amphibian

Dataset Status: Complete

Additional Information: For additional information on Local BioBlitz Challenge see the http://bioblitz.biodiversityireland.ie/local-bioblitz-challenge

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Theme Environment
Date released 2022-11-16
Date updated 2022-11-17
Dataset conforms to these standards The INSPIRE Directive or INSPIRE lays down a general framework for a Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) for the purposes of European Community environmental policies and policies or activities which may have an impact on the environment.
Rights notes ['Creative Commons licence conditions apply', 'https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/', 'otherRestrictions']
Language English
Landing page http://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/184
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Spatial Reference Systems (SRS) TM75 / Irish Grid (EPSG:29903)
Vertical Extent {"verticalDomainName": "EPSG Projection 5731 - Malin Head height", "minVerticalExtent": "0", "maxVerticalExtent": "0"}
Provenance information The data quality is good as almost all data was either collected or checked by recognised experts. Data Capture Method: Field observations over a 24 hour period Data Capture Purpose: Local BioBlitz Challenge 2013 encouraged local sites to hold a BioBliltz to raise awareness of biodiversity recording and conservation. The main element of a BioBlitz is to undertake recording of species found within the participating area. Original Format: Data stored in a variety of formats but brought together in a SQL database
Period of time covered (begin) 2013-01-01
Period of time covered (end) 2013-12-31