Institute of Terrestrial Ecology atlases 2254978 222316266 2008-06-28T18:01:59Z Wavelength 271168 wikifying: --> [[fauna of Great Britain|fauna]] 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: {{list-dev}} * 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] [[Category:Environment of the United Kingdom]] [[Category:Atlases]]