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The National Biodiversity Data Centre Celebrates 10Th Year Online edition: ew 2009-0900 Print edition: ISSN 2009-8464 ISSUE 15 Spring/Summer 2017 The National Biodiversity Data Centre celebrates 10th year Citizen Science Portal Exciting new recording resource launched Biodiversity Beginners Brian Nelson introduces Irish grasshoppers Biodiversity Tales All the news from recording schemes for butterflies, bats and birds Contents NEWS ......................................................................................................................................................3 The National Biodiversity Data Centre celebrates 10 years..................................6 In.a.special.series.of.articles,.we.look.at.the.achievements.of.the. Biodiversity Ireland Issue 15 Spring/Summer 2017 Biodiversity Ireland is published by the National Data.Centre.over.the.past.10.years.and.hopes.for.the.future Biodiversity Data Centre. Enquiries should be sent to the editor, Juanita Browne, [email protected] Looking back over the first 10 years ......................................................................................7 Dr.Mary.Kelly.Quinn.reflects.on.her.time.as.Chair.of.the.National.Biodiversity. The National Biodiversity Data Centre, Beechfield House, WIT West Campus, Data.Centre Carriganore, Waterford. Tel: +353 (0)51 306240 The next 10 years ..............................................................................................................................8 Email: [email protected] Web: www.biodiversityireland.ie Dr.Úna.FitzPatrick.reflects.on.her.experiences.and.future.at.the.Data.Centre Management Board Biodiversity Monitoring in 2027.......................................... .............................................10 Dr.Tomás.Murray.considers.the.future.of.the.Data.Centre’s.monitoring.schemes The National Biodiversity Data Centre is governed by a Management Board, established by the Heritage Tackling Invasive Species .........................................................................................................12 Council. The Management Board is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the work of the Colette.O’Flynn.on.future.challenges.in.tackling.invasives National Biodiversity Data Centre and for ensuring proper corporate governance. BIODIVERSITY BEGINNERS – Grasshoppers ...........................................................14 Dr.Brian.Nelson.introduces.our.grasshoppers,.ground-hoppers.and.bush.crickets. The composition of the Management Board: BIODIVERSITY TALES .............................................................................................................17 Michael Starrett Chief Executive, The Heritage Council Updates.on.Bats,.Whales,.Bryophytes.and.Invasive.species Dr Ciaran O’Keeffe Director, National Parks and Wildlife Service Staff of the National Biodiversity Data Centre Dr Matthew Jebb Director, National Botanic Gardens Dr Peter McLoughlin Head of School of Science Dr Úna Fitzpatrick has Barry O’Neill looks and Computing overall responsibility for the after maintenance of Department, Waterford Irish Pollinator Initiative and the IT infrastructure of Institute of Technology development of a national the Data Centre, data Nigel Monaghan Keeper, National Museum of plant recording strategy. Úna management, and updating Ireland – Natural History Division also leads the Data Centre’s of the mapping system Jack Nolan Head of Nitrates, Biodiversity and work on the Irish Vegetation Classification System Biodiversity Maps. Barry is responsible for Engineering Division, Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Red List Programme, and is currently working development of the Data Centre’s website and on the roll-out of a National Sampling Framework to the online record submission and management Rachel Kenny Director of Planning, An Bord Pleanála deliver more efficient national survey methodologies. systems that support much of the data capture work of the Data Centre. Declan Quigley Senior Port Office, Sea Fisheries Protection Authority Dr Liam Lysaght, Director of the Data Centre, is responsible Mark Wright Head of Evidence, Natural Staff News Environment Division, Northern for the strategic direction and Ireland Environment Agency planning of the work of the Data Maria Walsh has been very Bernadette Guest Heritage Officer, Waterford City Centre. He has taken the lead much the public face of the and County Council on some of the outreach work Data Centre, often being the of the Data Centre, such as development of Ireland’s first point of contact since The National Biodiversity Data Centre is an initiative of BioBlitz initiative. He is also Head of Delegation for its establishment. Maria the Heritage Council and is operated under a service Ireland to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. level agreement by Compass Informatics. The Centre moves on to take up a new is funded by the Department of the Arts, Heritage and He has expertise in ornithology, and is a keen butterfly appointment with the Heritage Council but she will the Gaeltacht. recorder. be greatly missed as both a colleague and a friend by us all. We wish her every best success in her new role. Dr Tomás Murray is responsible for the Butterfly Dr Erin Jo Tiedeken After and Bumblebee Monitoring a year with the Data Centre Schemes and the National working on implementation Biodiversity Indicators. Tomás of the All-Ireland Pollinator recently produced a Bioclimatic Plan, Erin Jo is moving back Map of Ireland and deals with much of the data to the USA. Erin Jo made a analysis and ecological modeling work of the Data huge contribution to promoting the Pollinator Plan, Centre. He has a particular expertise in the ecology and was a powerful advocate for the important work of social insects. of the Data Centre. We have no doubt but that Erin Jo has an outstanding career ahead of her. Colette O’Flynn has responsibility for all aspects of Lynda Weekes worked with the work of the Data Centre on the Data Centre for more than Invasive Species. She manages six years, working initially the National Invasive Species on the National Vegetation Database, provides national Database, then registering to coordination of invasive species data and information, do a PhD on the classification and has contributed to the development of policy of Irish river vegetation, based at the Data Centre. We Cover: Forget-me-not. Courtesy of Zoë Devlin, development at the European level. will miss her expertise and her warm personality. www.wildflowersofireland.net Director’s Comment The.Actions.for.Biodiversity.system.provides.a.framework.to. map.where.individuals.and.organisations.have.taken.action. This. year. we. are. celebrating. on.the.ground.to.help.biodiversity..Our.system.can.now. 10. years. since. the. National. collate.and.map.these.actions.so.that.they.can.be.reported. Biodiversity. Data. Centre. was. on,.showing.the.cumulative.benefits.of.everyone’s.work. established.. And. what. an. Of. course,. it. is. not. all. about. data. or. systems.. Work. eventful. 10. years. it. has. been!. programmes.on.threatened.and.protected.species,.invasive. Ireland.now.has.a.national.centre. species,.pollinators,.plant.genetic.resources.and.vegetation. that. is. dedicated. to. biological. have.used.these.data.to.build.the.knowledge.base,.thereby. recording,.providing.a.focus.to.the. meeting.some.of.the.information.needs.of.our.partner. thousands.of.people.who.are.interested.in.biodiversity.and. government.departments.or.state.agencies..And.the.three. its.conservation..When.the.Data.Centre.was.established.in. national.monitoring.schemes.we.operate.–.on.butterflies,. 2007,.it.was.hard.to.image.that.10.years.later.we.would.have. marsh.fritillary.and.bumblebees.–.are.generating.very.precise. a.modern.information.management.system.used.daily.by. population.indices.to.gain.insights.into.how.big.ticket.factors. professional.and.voluntary.recorders.to.manage.information. like.land.use.and.climate.change.are.impacting.on.biodiversity. on.biodiversity.in.the.Irish.countryside..The.Data.Centre. in.the.wider.countryside. is.not.only.providing.a.framework.that.everyone.can.use. Looking.to.the.future,.the.Data.Centre,.working.with.its. to.document.the.biodiversity.of.their.local.area.and.make. partners,.needs.to.get.the.message.out.there.that.biodiversity. these.data.widely.available,.it.also.provides.a.one.stop.shop. is.important..Documenting.what.biodiversity.we.have.and. for.high.quality information.that.can.be.used.by.the.public. how.it.is.changing.is.not.just.like,.say,.stamp.collecting.-.a. and.private.sectors.to.help.their.decision-making.to.benefit. hobby.that.helps.us.to.escape.from.the.stresses.and.strains. nature.conservation... of.everyday.life.–.it.is.an.actual.indicator.of.the.physical. The.numbers.speak.for.themselves.. There.are.now.more.than.4.million. “Ten years on, it is impossible to imagine a biodiversity.records.of.almost.16,000. public sector conservation landscape without a species.from.140.databases.published. on.Biodiversity.Maps..In.excess.of. National Biodiversity Data Centre.” 200,000.records.have.been.submitted. by.almost.6,500.citizen.scientists.using.our.online.data. and.mental.health.of.Irish.society..The.role.the.Data.Centre. capture.systems..And.as.more.people.are.seeing.the.value.of. can.play.in.this.is.to.build.the.empirical.evidence.base. what.we.do,.the.rate.of.submission.is.increasing.all.the.time;. across.a.broader.spectrum.on.how.biodiversity.of.the.wider. already.in.the.first.five.months.of.this.year.more.than.27,000. countryside.is.changing,.delivered.in.the.most.efficient.
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