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Development of a combined marine and terrestrial biodiversity indicator: research
A commissioned research report on development of a new single high level biodiversity indicator covering marine and terrestrial (including freshwater) habitats to measure trends and replace the existing biodiversity indicator in the National Performance Framework.
Appendix 1: Sources of species' trend data selected for indicator
| Taxon | Currency | No. species | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ants | Occupancy | 6 | Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society |
| Aquatic Bugs | Occupancy | 9 | Aquatic Heteroptera Recording Scheme |
| Bats | Abundance | 5 | National Bat Monitoring Programme |
| Birds | Abundance | 64 | Breeding Bird Survey |
| Birds | Abundance | 24 | Rare Breeding Birds Panel |
| Birds | Abundance | 13 | Statutory Consveration Agency and RSPB Annual Breeding Bird Scheme |
| Birds | Abundance | 14 | Seabird Monitoring Programme |
| Birds | Abundance | 31 | Wetland Birds Survey |
| Bees | Occupancy | 20 | Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society |
| Bryophytes | Occupancy | 328 | British Bryological Society |
| Butterflies | Abundance | 25 | UK Butterfly Monitoring Scheme |
| Carabids | Occupancy | 13 | Ground Beetle Recording Scheme |
| Centipedes | Occupancy | 7 | British Myriapod and Isopod Group – Centipede and Millipede Recording Schemes |
| Craneflies | Occupancy | 8 | Cranefly Recording Scheme |
| Dragonflies | Occupancy | 22 | British Dragonfly Society – Dragonfly Recording Network |
| Empid & Dolichopodid flies | Occupancy | 9 | Empididae, Hybotidae & Dolichopodidae Recording Scheme |
| Ephemeroptera | Occupancy | 18 | Riverfly Recording Schemes: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera |
| Fungus Gnats | Occupancy | 36 | Fungus Gnat Recording Scheme |
| Gelechiid Moths | Occupancy | 9 | Gelechiid Recording Scheme |
| Ground Fish (marine) | Abundance | 100 | International Bottom Trawl Survey |
| Hoverflies | Occupancy | 101 | Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society |
| Ladybirds | Occupancy | 6 | UK Ladybird Survey |
| Leaf and Seed Beetles | Occupancy | 1 | Leaf and Seed Beetle Recording Scheme |
| Lichens | Occupancy | 437 | British Lichen Society |
| Millipedes | Occupancy | 8 | British Myriapod and Isopod Group – Centipede and Millipede Recording Schemes |
| Molluscs | Occupancy | 56 | Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Moths | Occupancy | 239 | National Moth Recording Scheme |
| Moths | Abundance | 215 | Rothamsted Insect Survey |
| Orthoptera | Occupancy | 5 | Grasshopper Recording Scheme |
| Plant Bugs | Occupancy | 9 | Chrysomelidae Recording Scheme |
| Plecoptera | Occupancy | 13 | Riverfly Recording Schemes: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera |
| Spiders | Occupancy | 164 | British Arachnological Society |
| Terrestrial Mammals | Abundance | 4 | Breeding Bird Survey |
| Trichoptera | Occupancy | 45 | Riverfly Recording Schemes: Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera |
| Wasps | Occupancy | 3 | Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Society |
| Weevils | Occupancy | 6 | Weevil and Bark Beetle Recording Scheme |
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