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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