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Biological Recording Ina Changing Landscape NationalFederation for BiologicalRecording BIOLOGICALRECORDING INA CHANGINGLANDSCAPE editedby P.T. Hardingand D.A. Roberts 1986 NationalFederation for BiologicalRecording BIOLOGICALRECORDING INA CHANGINGLANDSCAPE editedby P.T. Hardingand D.A. Roberts 1986 BIOTOGICALRrcMDIre INA CHAilGIIG TANDSCAPE Proeeedings of a seminar and worKsbops held at the inaugural conference of the National f'ederation for Biological Recording, Fitzwilliam College, Cambrioge, 15-.1-6Apri I 1986. edited by P.T. HARDINGand D.A. ROBERTS l{ational Federation for Biological Recording Cadcridge 1986 Biological recording in a ctranging larrtscape Proceedings of a seminar and workshop. Edited by P.'I. Harding and D.A. Roberts. First published in September1986 by the: National Federation for Biological Recording c/o 'I'6e MrselrmDocumentation Association Building 0 347 Cnerry ilinton Road Cambrioge CBl 4DH (0223) 242848 Distributed by The ttuseumDocumentation Association. €6-00 plus postage. (f.4-50 plus postage for rr,iFBRmembers.) @National Federation for ciological Recording' 1986. A11 rights reserved. rsBN0-9511602-0-6 @I{IENIs page Preface iv P.I. Hardinq and D.A. Roberts Contributors v Acronlms vi i Conferenee participants viii fntroduct.ion I G. Stansfield Seminar: Biological Recording in a Changing tandscape 3 Chairman, Professor R.J. Berry The need for biological recording now 3 Dr F.rt. Perring Botanical Society of the eritisb Isles monitoring scheme 6 R.G. Ellis An Ecological Data Unit 10 G.L. Radford Survey and nrrnitoring in the Nature Conservancy Council 13 Dr R.J. Kelzmer grbrkshops: Relnrts by *orksbop cpnveners I7 1. Priority taxa L7 Dr A.G. frwin 2. Created habitats 2A f .M. Evans 3. The "flidden" data 23 C.J.T. Copp 4. Handbookfor biological recording 29 r,.S. Way 5. fnvolvement in planning 33 f .M. Evans 6. 'Ihreats to organisms 35 H.R. Arnold 7. Species names, codes and vernacular 37 i.t{.'Iurk 8. Habitat classification 39 Dr K. Cbarrnart 9. 'Ihe Data Protection Act and the managementof computer systems 44 D.A. Roberts 10. Consultancy work 47 P.J.E. Copson hsters arxl displays 50 iii PREFACE This voluare is a collectron of four semrnar papers and the reports of 10 worksbops, from the lnaugrural Conference of the National lederation for Biological Recording (N^8BR).'Ihe Conference, held in Cambridge over two days in April 1985, was attended by over 80 people drawn from a wide variety of locations and disciplines, but aII with an involve- ment or interest in the collection, management,clissemination and use of biological information about our environment. 'Ihe volume takes its title from the seminar, but all tbe workshops were bighly pertinent to the topic, dealing as they did with the practical aspects of records and the problems and priorities of those involved witb recording. In his lntroduction, Geoff Stansfield has briefly described how the National tederation for Biological Recording came into being. rllhether tbe federation has a future depends not only on tbe eommitment and energy of its officers, but also on the support of its membersbip. It is only by expressing a eorporate view, tbrough the Federation, chat tbe needsfor biological recordingr at aIl leveIs, wilt be clearly heard. As conference organizers and editors, we have been fortunate in having the support and enchusiasm of our contributors. Weare very grateful to them all for presenting their papers, or convening tbeir workshrops, and for preparing written sommaries (with only a minimum amount of harassment from us). we should also express our (and their) gratitude to the anonymous note-takers at eacb worksbop who beiped collate the discussions. lUany otber people deserve thanks: tbe Steering bmmittee of tbe rr{ational Federation for Biological Recording, chaired by Charles Copp, who belped us plan the meeting; Llywela Hopkins of The Museum Documentation Association (rvlDA),who dealt with most oi the admin- istration of the meeting; Jayne Abblitt of tbe Biological Records Centre (BRC), wbo prepared much of tbe publicity for the meeting; Sheila Green and the domestic staff at Fitzwilliam CoIlege, Cambridge for providing an excellent venue; and Anna Mackay-Smitb of IvIDAfor typing tbese proceedings. Paul 'I. Harding D. Andrew Roberts Biological Records Centre It:seum Documentation Associ ation Abbots Ripton Cambridqe JuIy 1985 IV @NIR.H]IM.S Eilitors P.'I. Harding, Head of tbe Biological Records Centre, Institute of '-terrestrial Ecology, tvlonksWood D<perimental Station, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE17 2tS. D.A. Roberts, Secretary, The MuseumDocumentation Association, BuiId- ing 0, 347 Cberry Hinton Road, Cambridge CBl 4DH. Introduct.ion G. Stansfield, l,ecturer, Department of MuseumStudies, University of Leicester, I05 Princess Road East, Leicester LEl 7tG. Seninar R.G. Ellis, Head of Vascular P1ants Section, r\ational Museumof Wa1es, Catbays Park, Cardiff CFI 3NP. Dr R.J. Keymer, England Fie1d Unit, Nature Conservancy Council, North- minster House, Peterborougb PEI lUA. Dr F.H. Perring, General Secretary, Royal Society for ',lature Conserva- tion, 'Ihe Green, Nettleham, Lincoln tu\2 2NR. G.L. Radford, Institute of Terrestrial Ecology' Bangor Research Station, Penrhos Road, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2W. htrrksbop Oonveners H.R. Arnold, Biological Records Centre, fnstitute of I'errestrial Ecology, ivtonksvfood Drperimental Station, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE17 2LS. Dr (. Cbarman, Head of Science Division, England Headquarters, Nature Conservancy CoirnciI, r\orthminster House, Peterborough PEl lUA. C.J.T. Copp, Assistant Curator cf rlatural ilistory and rnformation '-fechnologyOfficer, City of Bristol Museumand Art Gallery, Qaeen's Road, Bristol BS8 lRL. Mrs P.J.E. Copson, Keeper of L'iatural iiistory, Warwickshire Museum, Market Place, Warwick CV34 4SA. I.rvl. Evans, Assistant Director (i\iatural icience), Leicestershire Mruseums,Art Galleries anrXRecords Service, teicester Museum,96 i\ew Ita1k, Leicester LEl 6'ID. Dr A.G. frwin, Keeper of r'ratural History, Norfolk tutuseumService, Castle liuseum, Norwich NRl 3Jii. D.A. Roberts, Secretary, '-[ne MuseumDocumentation Association, Build- ing 0, 347 CFrerryHinton Road, Cambridge Ctsl 4DH. Mrs S.M. Turk, Extra Mural Researeh Fellow, Department of .EXtra Mural Studies, University of Exeterr "Shang-ri-La", ReskadinnicK, Camborne, Cornwall TRl4 OBH. L.S. Way, Bristcl Regional Environmental Records Centre' City of Bristol Museumand Art Gallery, Qreen's Road, Bristol BS8 lRL. V hsters Balfour-Browne Club, 20 Angus Avenue, Prestwick, Ayrshire KA9 2ilZ. Dr S.G. BaIl, Nature Conservancy Council, r\ortbmrnster House, Peterborough, PEI IUA. Eiologica1 Records Centre, Institute of lerrestrial Ecologry, r\atural Environment Research CounciI, llonks Wood Experimental Station, AbbotsRipton,Huntingdon,CambridgeshirePEi72LS. Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre, City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, Q"reenrsRoad, Bristol BS8 IRL. Oornish Biolcaical Records Unit, University of D<eter, Murdocb House, Redruth, Cornwal1. Dorset Environmental Records Centre, c/o Dorset County Museum, High West Street, Dorcbester, Dorset. The MuseumDocumentation Association, Building 0, 347 Cherry flinton R.oad, Cambridge CBI 4DH. The National lrust, Spilalgate [ane, Cirencester, Gloucestershire GL1 2DE. Staffordshire Biological Records Centre, City Museurnand Art Gallery, BeLhesdaStreet, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire SII 3Dit. Suffolk Biological Records Centre, The Museum, High Street, Ipswich, SuffolJr IPl 3Qfi. VI ACRONYI'IS BCG BiologY Curatorsr GrouP BRC Biological Records Centre BSBI Botanical Society of the Bribish Isles CSD Chief Scientist Directorate (NCC) DPA Data Protection Act 1984 EEC European t;conomic Connu.rnity ED.J Ecclogical Data Unit ESA H:vironnentally Sensitive Area Fv'lAG Farming and Wildlife Mvisory Group 'Ierrestrial ITE fnstitute of Ecology MAFF l{inistry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food MDA lfuseum Docunientation Association MSC Irbnpower Services Conmission NCC Nature @nservanry Council NERC Natural Environment Research Council NFtsr1 National Federation for Biological Recording r,iNR National Nature Reserve rWC National Vegetation Classification RStiC Royal Society for Nature Conservation SSSI Site of ipecial Scientific Interest WCA Wildlife and Countryside Act i981 vI1 OT\IFERENICEPARIICIPATIIIS Abblitt, Miss j.M. BRC, Abbots Ripton Abbott, Ivlrs P.P. Ieeds App1eby,Miss Claire E. WilLshire Biological Records Cenire Arnold, t4r itenry R. BRC, Abbots Ripbon Awty, i4s Jane Sonerset frust for Nature Conservation Ball, Dr Stuart G. NCC, Peterborough Bel1anr1z,Dr L.S. GLOSCA'I,Gloucestdr Eennett, Ms leresa NCC, Peterborough Berry, Professor R.J. Universicy CoIlege tondon Bradley, Mr rti. Ieicestershrire Museums Bratton, rvlr John tsRC, Abbots Ripton Brinklow, Ivtr R.K. Dundeei{useums and Art Galleries Carey, }tlr G. BRERC,Bristol Charman, Dr Kevin NCC, peterborough Clarxe, Richard SouthdownsConservation project, Lewes Collins, l,lr Douglas CPA, Walthamstow Collins, Mr Philip St. Albans MusersnsService Copp, ltlr Coarles Bristol lfuseum Copson, l,lrs Pam Warwickshire irt:seum Davies, tvlr l,lartin Shropshire County rrfuseumService Dawson, Dr Dave tondon Boroughs Ecology Unit Ellis, Mr Guryn Botany Department, National rvl.rseumof wales Ely, l,1r William Rotherhram EVans, Mr l.M. teicestershire l{:seums Service Eversharn, l,lr Brian BRC, Abbots Ripton Foster, Dr G.i\. Balfour-Browne Club, prestwick Game, Dr M. tcndon Boroughs Ecology Unic Garland, Mr S.P. Bolton rt:seum Garside, rvlr Adam
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