Institute of Terrestrial Ecology atlases
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The '''''Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Atlases''''' form a series of [[distribution atlas]]es of the [[fauna of Great Britain|fauna]] and flora of [[UK|Britain]]. Each atlas presents 10km² distribution maps for the species within its scope. Maps typically use different symbols to signify records from differing time-periods - solid symbols for 10-km squares (hectads) that have recent records, and unfilled symbols for 10-km squares for which only older records exist, according to a defined cut-off date.
The atlases are produced by the [[Biological Records Centre]] (BRC), which is run by the [[Institute of Terrestrial Ecology]], part of the [[Centre for Ecology and Hydrology]], based at [[Monks Wood Experimental Station]], [[Abbots Ripton]], [[Huntingdonshire]], [[England]]. The data used to produce the maps is gathered by volunteer biological recorders and collated by the [[BRC Recording Schemes]].
The atlases fall into two groups:
* '''Main Atlases''' are commercially published books, presenting the current state of knowledge for well-recorded groups. They typically include text information about the species, and other supporting material such as analyses of trends. They are usually produced only where a well-established recording scheme has been in operation for a significant period of time, and the scheme organisers believe that the data represent a comprehensive picture of the distribution of each species.
* '''Provisional Atlases''' give recorders an indication of progress and illustrate early results. Some of the later ones are quite detailed and less "provisional" - for example the Hoverfly Atlas, which provides charts of flight-period as well as text, and the Atlas of Aquatic Bugs, which has biological information and identification aids for some of the animals.
===List of atlases===
The main atlases in chronological order are:
* Arnold, H. R. (1993) ''Atlas of mammals in Britain'' [[HMSO]] (ISBN 0-11-701667-5)
* Arnold, H. R. (1995) ''Atlas of amphibians and reptiles in Britain'' [[HMSO]] (ISBN 0-11-701824-4)
* Merritt, R., N. W. Moore and B. C. Eversham (1996) ''Atlas of the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland'', [[HMSO]] (ISBN 0-11-701561-X)
* Haes, E. C. M. and P. T. Harding (1997) ''Atlas of grasshoppers, crickets and allied insects in Britain and Ireland'', [[HMSO]] (ISBN 0-11-702117-2)
Similar publications have been produced by other organisations for other taxonomic groups, some of them using BRC-supplied data - see [[Atlases of the flora and fauna of Britain and Ireland]].
The provisional atlases are:
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* Alexander, Keith N. A. (2003) ''Provisional atlas of the Cantharoidea and Buprestoidea (Coleoptera) of Britain and Ireland'' Biological Records Centre (ISBN 1-870393-69-4)
* Huxley, Thomas (2003) ''Provisional atlas of the British aquatic bugs (Hemiptera, Heteroptera)'' Biological Records Centre (ISBN 1-870393-67-8)
* Twinn, P.F.G and P.T. Harding ''Provisional Atlas of the longhorn beetles of Britain''
* Luff, Martin L. ''Provisional Atlas of the Ground Beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Britain''
* [[Stubbs, Alan E.]] ''Provisional Atlas of the long-palped craneflies (Diptera, Tipulinae) of Britain and Ireland''
* Plant, Colin W. ''Provisional Atlas of the lacewings and allied insects (Neuroptera, Megaloptera, Rhaphidioptera and Mecoptera) of Britain and Ireland''
* Edwards, Robin (Ed.) ''Provisional Atlas of the aculeate Hymenoptera of Britain and Ireland Part 1. and subsequent parts
* Martyn, K. P. ''Provisional Atlas of the ticks (Ixoidea) of British Isles''
* Barber, A.D. & A.N. New ''Provisional Atlas of the Centipedes of the British Isles''
==External links==
* [http://www.brc.ac.uk/ Biological Records Centre website]
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