Since its establishment in 2007, the National Biodiversity Data Centre has developed into an essential component of the national heritage infrastructure to make information on Ireland’s biodiversity more accessible for decision-making, to assist engagement by both the public and private sectors with biodiversity and to support the conservation of biological diversity in Ireland. It achieves this through a diverse work programme that is supported by a state-of-the-art bioinformatics infrastructure and a small but dedicated team of staff.
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Paddle sports and invasive species – short questionnaire
Are you a paddle sport enthusiast? If so, could you take just 3-5 minutes to complete a new survey that aims to gather information on the current level of awareness
Data Centre publishes its Annual Review 2014
The National Biodiversity Data Centre has just published its Annual Review 2014. The review provides an overview of the different work programmes that were delivered by the National Biodiversity Data
Species Alert – Crayfish plague 2015
View Press Release issued 17/08/2015 Species Alert for: Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci). Issued by: National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) Reason for issue: Preliminary DNA diagnosis shows
Crayfish identification tips
A Species Alert has been issued for Crayfish plague (Aphanomyces astaci). It is unknown how the plague may have reached the infected sites but it can be been introduced through
Last five months of Atlas of Mammals in Ireland
Only five months of recording remain before the data collection phase of the Atlas of Mammals in Ireland 2010-2015 ends. The Atlas of Mammals in Ireland project is an ambitious
Half a million bird records added to Biodiversity Maps
Half a million bird records of 286 species contained in the Bird Atlas 2007-2011 dataset have been added to Biodiversity Maps. This is the result of one of the largest every
Chironomids of Ireland database
The latest national database to be loaded to Biodiversity Maps is the Chironomidae (Diptera) of Ireland, provided by Dr. Declan Murray, Ireland's leading author for this group. The database contains
Free beginners guide to Irish hoverflies now available
A beginners guide to the 180 species of Irish hoverflies is now available to freely download. It is a comprehensive guide, 100 pages in length and 5MB in size. It is NOT
Special Issue articles: Alien species related information systems and information management
The Management of Biological Invasions open access online journal has published a special issue with many articles related to alien species information systems: http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2015/Issue2.aspx