BIOTA
(living things)

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Domain 84 subtaxa 321 trophisms 106 references
Domain 20,958 subtaxa 103,794 trophisms 16,818 references
Superkingdom 8 subtaxa 15 trophisms 5 references
Domain 5 references
Superkingdom 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms 10 references
Superkingdom 119 subtaxa 544 trophisms 27 references
Informal 10,518 subtaxa 39,199 trophisms 7,806 references
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for BIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Comont, R. Insect Rambles: web id resources insectrambles.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/web-id-resources.html

Aliens

DAISIE project DAISIE European Invasive Alien Species Gateway www.europe-aliens.org

Biodiversity Catalogs

in the field () Storey, M.W. 2015 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide www.bioimages.org.uk

Freshwater

() Clegg, J. 1956 *** The Observer’s Book of Pond Life ***(Superseded) Observer's Books, No 24, 128pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Freshwater Biological Association (FBA) FreshwaterLife new.freshwaterlife.org
Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins
Ward H.B. & Whipple G.C. 1959 Freshwater Biology 2nd edition, John Wiley, New York

Marine

Anon. The Marine Life Information Network for Britain and Ireland (MarLIN) www.marlin.ac.uk/gallerycategory.php?gcatid=8

Marine/Brackish Water

Greenhalgh, M. & Ovenden, D. 2007 Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe Collins Pocket Guides, 256pp, Collins

Marine/Plankton

ICES ICES Identification leaflets for Plankton www.ices.dk/publications/our-publications/Pages/ID-Leaflets.aspx

Photo Collections

Lindsey, J.K. The Ecology of Commanster www.commanster.eu/commanster.html

Plant Galls

Anon. British Galls
Anon. Galles par Plantes - Gallen volgens Waardplant www.cebe.be/galles
Bijerk, J. Plantengallen www.plantengallen.com/engels.htm
Buhr, H.J. Pflanzengallen www.pflanzengallen.de
() Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R. 1992 Plant Galls Naturalists’ Handbooks, No 17, 99pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
() Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2011 British Plant Galls AIDGAP Keys, Second edition, 432pp, Field Studies Council
() Redfern, M. & Shirley, P. 2002 *** British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi ***(Superseded) AIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council

Plant Pathology

() Buczacki, S. & Harris, K. 1998 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins

Software/Synoptic Keys

Dallwitz, M.J. DELTA - DEscription Language for TAxonomy delta-intkey.com

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. UK Wildlife discussion group
Anon. Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org
Anon. The Ecoport Project www.ecoport.org
Anon. Field Studies Council www.field-studies-council.org.uk
Archer, M.E. 2001 British solitary wasps and bees with special reference to species assemblages
da Conceicoa, L. P. 2021 Collecting Live Specimens for Darwin Tree of Life - Guidance Document
Davies, R. 2008 The Darwin Conspiracy - Origins of a Scientific Crime 204pp
de Queiroz, K. 2007 Species concepts and species delimitation Syst Biol Vol 56 (6): 879-886.
Harding, P.T. & Rose, F. 1986 Pasture woodlands in lowland Britain 101pp, Institute of Terrestial Ecology
Isaak, M. Curiosities of Biological Nomenclature www.curioustaxonomy.net/
Kirk, P. 2021 Phylogenetic Tree Cookbook for Windows
Kushiro, T., Nambara, E. & McCourt, P. 2003 Hormone evolution: The key to signalling Nature Vol 422: 122.
The Wildlife Trusts The Rothschild List: 1915-2015. A review 100 Years On .
Warren, J. 2015 Save field biology skills from extinction risk www.timeshighereducation.com/comment/opinion/save-field-biology-skills-from-extinction-risk/2018721.article
Wikipedia Foundation Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

Aliens

Hill, M. et al 2005 Audit of non-native species in England Research Reports EN Report no 662.

Biodiversity Catalogs

Anon. Tree of Life (TOL) project tolweb.org/tree/phylogeny.html
Anon. Species 2000 - indexing the world’s known species www.sp2000.org/
Anon. Integrated Taxonomic Information System www.itis.usda.gov/
Anon. Global Biodiversity Information Facility www.gbif.org/
Anon. Wikispecies! A free directory of life species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Anon. The ARKive Project www.arkive.org/
Anon. Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) www.eol.org/
Brands, S. Project: The Taxonomicon taxonomicon.taxonomy.nl/
EU Network of Excellence MARBEF - Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning www.marbef.org
Fauna Europea Fauna Europea www.fauna-eu.org/
Humphries, J. Biodiversity & Biological Collections biocollections.org/
Storey, M.W. 2010 BioInfo www.bioinfo.org.uk

Books To Change Your Life

Money, N.P. 2014 The amoeba in the room: lives of the microbes 240pp, Oxford University Press
Rothschild, M. & Clay, T. 1957 Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos: A Study of Bird Parasites The New Naturalist, 304pp, Collins

Carbon

Crowle, A. 2007 Letting our carbon go free - the sustainable management of carbon and blanket peat in the English uplands British Wildlife Vol 19, no. 1: 28-34.

Cave Life

Hunt, M. & Millar, I. 2001 Cave invert collecting guide Technical series, 26, 28pp, Department of Conservation, Wellington, New Zealand
Lewington, A. Cave Life in Britain www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/cavelife/index.html

Cladistics

Sokal, R.R. 1966 Numerical Taxonomy Scientific American Vol 215: 106-116.

Classic Literature

D’Arcy Thompson 1942 On Growth and Form Cambridge University Press
Darwin, C. 1872 On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, or the preservation of favoured races in the struggle for life 6th edition, 433pp
Rothschild, M. & Clay, T. 1957 Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos: A Study of Bird Parasites The New Naturalist, 304pp, Collins

Computers

Which? Magazine Which? Advice: Computing www.which.co.uk/advice/computing/

Conservation/Aliens

RPS Ecoscope Applied Ecologists 2006 Strategic control of non-native invasive aquatic plants Research Reports, Report no 686, 58pp, English Nature

Conservation/Heathland

Tucker, G. 2003 Review of the impacts of heather and grassland burning in the uplands on soils, hydrology and biodiversity Research Reports, Report no 550, 148pp, English Nature

Conservation/Marine

Beach, A. & Newland, B. 1999 Grey literature on the maritime environment: a select bibliography Research Reports, Report no 323, 108pp, English Nature
Gubbay, S. 2006 Marine Protected Areas: a review of their use for delivering marine biodiversity benefits Research Reports, Report no 688, 46pp, English Nature
Laffoley, D’d’A, Brockington, S., Gilliland, P.M. 2006 Developing the concepts of good environmental status and marine ecosystem objectives: some important considerations Research Reports, Report no 689, 38pp, English Nature
Scott, M. 2008 Sea change: new measures to protect Britain’s marine environment British Wildlife Vol 19, no. 6: Front cover, 401-410.

Conservation/Planning

Catchpole, R. 2006 Planning for biodiversity – opportunity mapping and habitat networks in practice: a technical guide Research Reports, Report no 687, 66pp, English Nature

Conservation/Pollution/Aquatic

ECUS 2003 Prioritising designated wildlife sites at risk from diffuse agricultural pollution Research Reports, Report no 551, 212pp, English Nature

Conservation

Sundquist, B. 2008 Net primary production co-opted by humans: the photosynthetic limits to global carrying capacity www.civilizationsfuture.com/bsundquist/gcia.html

Conservation/Terrestrial

Land Use Consultants 1997 Characterisation of farming of Natural Areas Research Reports, Report no 205, English Nature

Digital Photography

Anon. Cambridge in Colour - a learning community for photographers www.cambridgeincolour.com/

Ecology

Southwood, T.R.E. & Henderson, P.A. 2000 Ecological Methods Third Edtion edition, 575pp, Blackwell Scientific Publications

Field Trips/Planning

Anon. GroupAccommodation.com www.groupaccommodation.com

Geography

Anon. Google Earth earth.google.com/
Anon. old-maps.co.uk www.old-maps.co.uk
Anon. Geograph www.geograph.org.uk
Anon. Where’s the path? wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm
Anon. "Locate" page on Spider and Harvestman Recording Scheme website srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Locate
Anon. Dabbling with Google Maps and Google Earth www.nearby.org.uk/google.html

Geography/Coordinate Systems

Anon. Irish Grid Reference Finder irish.gridreferencefinder.com/
Anon. UK National Grid on SpatialReference.org spatialreference.org/ref/sr-org/6832/
Anon. OS grid reference to vice-county conversion herbariaunited.org/gridrefVC/
Balmer, K. Grab a Grid Reference… www.bnhs.co.uk/focuson/grabagridref/html/index.htm
Harvey, M. Online mapping and grid references sites.google.com/site/kitenetter/Home/bio-recording/mapping
Muggleton, R. Converting latitude and longitude to various coordinate systems www.dorcus.co.uk/carabus/
OS 2013 A guide to coordinate systems in Great Britain v2.2 edition, 43pp

Geography

DEFRA Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside (MAGIC) magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx

Geography/Eire

Ordnance Survey Ireland Geohive map.geohive.ie/mapviewer.html

Geography

Harvey, M. Online mapping and grid references sites.google.com/site/kitenetter/Home/bio-recording/mapping
Ordnance Survey Getamap getamap.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/getamap/frames.htm

Geography/Vice-counties

Anon. 1969 Vice County Maps
Anon. OS grid reference to vice-county conversion herbariaunited.org/gridrefVC/
Dandy, J.E. The Watsonian vice-county system Dandy, J.E. The Watsonian vice-county system, 9pp, The Study of the Distribution of British Plants
Dandy, J.E. The Watsonian vice-county system in practice Dandy, J.E. The Watsonian vice-county system, 9pp, The Study of the Distribution of British Plants

Geology

Anon. UK Onshore geology maps 1:50 000 scale in Google Earth www.nearby.org.uk/blog/2010/01/03/uk-onshore-geology-maps-150-000-scale-in-google-earth/
BGS KML — Onshore geology 1:625 000 scale (DiGMapGB-625) www.bgs.ac.uk/data/services/digmapgb625kml.html

History/Regional

Lawley, M. 2015 Wildlife in the Marches: a history of nature in the Welsh Marches 315pp

How It All Ends

Dryden, H. et al 2021 Climate regulating ocean plants and animals are being destroyed by toxic chemicals and plastics, accelerating our path towards ocean pH 7.95 in 25 years which will devastate humanity Environmental Science eJournal Vol 1 (28).

Journals

British Wildlife British Wildlife Publishing
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Journal of Micropalaeontology
Journal of Natural History Taylor & Francis CRC Press
Biological Invasions
Annals and Magazine of Natural History Taylor & Francis CRC Press
Biological Conservation
Bull. Inst. Cat. Hist. Nat.
Reichenbachia
Abhandlungen und Berichte des Naturkundemuseums Gorlitz
Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Biodiversity and Conservation
Oecologia
Current Biology
Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society
Natura Somogyiensis
Science
Acta Scientarum Naturalium Academiae Scientiarum Bohemicae Brno Institute of Landscape Ecology
Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkude. Seria A (Biologie)
Nature
Annals of Applied Biology
The Quarterly Review of Biology
Molecular Ecology
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, part A Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Field Studies Council Field Studies Published for/by:Field Studies Council, Field Studies Council

Journals/Freshwater

Aquatic Invasions
Aquatic Ecology

Journals

Kluwer Academic Publishers Hydrobiologia Published for/by:Kluwer Academic Publishers

Journals/Marine

Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom Marine Biological Association

Journals

Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic Folia Facultatis Scientarum Naturalium Universitatis Masarykianae Brunensis: Bio!ogy Published for/by:Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic

Journals/Microscopy

Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science
Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science (New Series)
Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London

Journals

Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G. Doria" Doriana Published for/by:Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "G. Doria"
National Academy of Sciences Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA Published for/by:National Academy of Sciences
Nordic Society Oikos Oikos Published for/by:Nordic Society Oikos, Blackwell Scientific Publications

Journals/Plant Pathology

FERA Plant Clinic News Published for/by:FERA

Journals/Regional

Journal of the Natural History Society of London
The Scottish Naturalist T. Buncle
Irish Naturalists Journal
Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois
Bristol Naturalists’ Society Proceedings of the Bristol Naturalists’ Society Published for/by:Bristol Naturalists' Society
Carlisle Natural History Society Transactions of Carlisle Natural History Society Published for/by:Carlisle Natural History Society
Carlisle Natural History Society The Lakeland Naturalist Published for/by:Carlisle Natural History Society
Carlisle Natural History Society The Carlisle Naturalist Published for/by:Carlisle Natural History Society
Fleet Study Group Fleet Study Group Symposia Published for/by:Fleet Study Group
Reading and District Natural History Society The Reading Naturalist Published for/by:Reading and District Natural History Society
Yorkshire Naturalists Union The Naturalist Published for/by:Yorkshire Naturalists Union, Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union (YNU)

Journals

Royal Irish Academy Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy Published for/by:Royal Irish Academy
Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax Bull. Soc. des Natur. d’Oyonnax Published for/by:Soc. des Natur. d'Oyonnax
Société Linnéenne de Lyon Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon Published for/by:Société Linnéenne de Lyon
Society of Systematic Biologists Systematic Biology Published for/by:Society of Systematic Biologists, Oxford Journals
The Royal Society Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, series B. Biological Sciences Published for/by:The Royal Society, Cambridge University Press
Water Environment Federation Journal (Water Pollution Control Federation) Published for/by:Water Environment Federation

Landowners

Anon. Defence Estates Website www.defence-estates.mod/uk/conservation_enviro/index.htm
Anon. British Waterways www.britishwaterways.co.uk

Latin Names

Covington, M.A. 2005 Latin Pronunciation Demystified http://www.ai.uga.edu/mc/latinpro.pdf
Gledhill, D. 1985 The Names of Plants 159pp, Cambridge University Press
Ommundsen, P. Pronunciation of Biological Latin www.saltspring.com/capewest/pron.htm
Stearn, W.T. 1973 Botanical Latin: History, Grammar, Syntax, Terminology and Vocabulary Second edition, 566pp, David & Charles

Libraries And Museums/Online

Anon. Biodiversity Heritage Library biodiversitylibrary.org/About.aspx

Marine Biology

Gosse, P.H. 1856 The aquarium: an unveiling of the wonders of the deep sea Second edition, 362pp, Van Voorst

Metaliterature

Anon. Internet Archive - Wayback Machine
Anon. PDF Queen www.pdfqueen.com/
Kerrich, G.L., Hawksworth, D.L. & Sims, R.W. 1978 *** Key Works to the Fauna and Flora of the British Isles and Northwestern Europe ***(Superseded) 178pp, Academic Press

Microscopy

Anon. Microscope discussion group
Anon. 101Science - Biological Stains www.101science.com/Stains.html
Anon. Knight Optical Ltd www.knightoptical.com
Llewellyn, B.D. Stainsfile: the internet resource for histotechnologists stainsfile.info/StainsFile/jindex.html
Peacock, H.A. 1966 Elementary Microtechnique 3rd edition, 547pp, Edward Arnold

Nature Conservation

Anon. English Nature’s SSSI search page www.english-nature.org.uk/special/sssi/search.cfm
Abrahams, C. 2005 The ecology and management of drawdown zones British Wildlife Vol 16, No. 6: 395-402.
Bealey, C. & Cox, J. 2004 Validation Network project: A pilot study Research Reports, Report no 596, 61pp, English Nature
Bourn, N., Thomas, J., Stewart, K. & Clarke, R. 2002 Importance of habitat quality and isolation British Wildlife Vol 13, No 6: 398-403.
Carter, I., Beebee, T. & Marren, P. 2003 Letters Vol 14, No. 3
Davies, A. & I. 2002 Donating your land for wildlife - but who wants it? British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 84-87.
Everett, S. 2004 The Quality of Nature in England British Wildlife Vol 15, No. 3: 168-173.
Ferneyhough, J. 2008 Thirty Years of Biological Surveying in the National Trust British Wildlife Vol 19, no. 6: 415-423.
Hopkins, J. 2003 How is the countryside changing? British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 5: 305-310.

Nature Conservation/Marine

Bull, K.S.E, & Laffoley, D.d’A. 2003 Networks of Protected Areas in the Maritime Environment Research Reports, Report no 537, 36pp, English Nature
Mouchel Consulting Ltd 1997 Nature conservation objectives in shoreline management plans: a suggested approach Research Reports, Report no 243, 30pp, English Nature

Nature Conservation

Marren, P. 2002 Introductions - are we conserving species at the expense of nature? British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 77-82.
Stoate, C. 2002 Behavioural ecology of farmers: what does it mean for wildlife? British Wildlife Vol 13, No. 3: 153-159.
UKBAP UK Biodiversity Action Plan www.ukbap.org.uk

Newsletters/Regional

Llanelli Naturalists Newsletter
Kent Field Club Newsletter of The Kent Field Club Published for/by:Kent Field Club

Periodicals/Uk/Regional

Cambridge Natural History Society Nature in Cambridgeshire Published for/by:Cambridge Natural History Society

Phenology

Anon. Nature’s Calendar www.naturescalendar.org.uk
Hopkins, J. 2007 British Wildlife and Climate Change 2: Adapting to Climate Change British Wildlife Vol 18, No 6: 381-387.
Hopkins, J. 2007 British Wildlife and Climate Change: 1. Evidence of Change British Wildlife Vol 18 (3): 153-159.

Photography

Anon. Outdoor Photographer www.outdoorphotographer.com/
Anon. Digital Photography School digital-photography-school.com/
Anon. Photo Friday Monitor Calibration Tool www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php
Buffington, M. & Gates, M. 2008 Advanced Imaging Techniques II: Using a Compound Microscope for Photographing Point-Mount Specimens American Entomologist Vol 54 (4): 222-224.

Photography/Confocal Imaging

Ball, S. 2004 *** DeepFocus ***(Superseded)
Lyons, M. PTAssembler: Panoramic and High Resolution Image Mosaic Creation Software www.tawbaware.com/ptasmblr.htm

Photography

Droege, S. 2012 Detailed Macrophotography of Insect Specimens: A Laboratory Setup ftp://ftpext.usgs.gov/pub/er/md/laurel/Droege/How%20to%20Take%20MacroPhotographs%20of%20Insects%20BIML%20Lab2.pdf
Milosparipovic, M. DSLR Bracketeer www.milosparipovic.com/dslr-bracketeer.html

Plant Galls

Bijkerk, J. PLANTGALLEN.COM - De site voor plantengallen bestuderend Nederland www.plantengallen.com/
Williams, M.A.J. 1994 Plant Galls Systematics Association Special Volume, No 49, Systematics Association

Pollution/Air Pollution

APIS - Air Pollution Information System UK Air Pollution Information System www.apis.ac.uk/

Posting Specimens

ParcelForce General prohibitions and restrictions www.parcelforce.com/help-information/sending-advice/prohibitions-and-restrictions
Royal Mail Prohibited goods - personal customers www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/Tell-me-about-Prohibited-Goods
Royal Mail Restricted goods - personal customers www.royalmail.com/personal/help-and-support/Tell-me-about-Restricted-Goods

Publishers

The Ray Society, London

Regional

Dorset Wildlife Trust Dorset Wildlife Published for/by:Dorset Wildlife Trust

Societies

Anon. British Association of Nature Conservationists www.banc.org.uk
Anon. British Plant Gall Society www.british-galls.org.uk
Anon. British Naturalists Association www.bna-naturalists.org

Societies/Learned Societies

Anon. Linnean Society www.linnean.org
Anon. FBA: Freshwater Biological Association www.fba.org.uk

Software

Ball, S.G. 1997 *** Recorder 3.3, A database for site-based species occurrence records ***(Superseded)

Software/Confocal Imaging

Anon. Helicon Focus web-site heliconfilter.com/pages/index.php?id=509
Anon. Syncroscopy www.syncroscopy.com/syncroscopy/
Hadley, A. 2010 CombineZ http://www.hadleyweb.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/
TawbaWare TuFuse www.tawbaware.com/tufuse.htm

Software/Synoptic Keys

Anon. Lucid www.lucidcentral.org/

Software/Taxonomy

Russell, G. Computer Latin for botany pennypoint9.itgo.com/latin2.html

Software

Vinther, M. Image Analyzer meesoft.logicnet.dk/Analyzer/

Statutory

JNCC Guidelines for selection of biological SSSIs jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-2303

Suppliers

Anon. Polybags Ltd www.polybags.co.uk
Anon. Knight Optical Ltd www.knightoptical.com
Blade Biological Odourless Preservative ~ Propylene Phenoxetol http://www.blades-bio.co.uk/help/CareSheets/Odourless%20Preservative.doc

Techniques

Bowestead, S. & Eccles, T.M. Drawing Techniques for Publication

Techniques/Microscopy

Brown, P.A. 1997 A review of techniques used in the preparation, curation and conservation of microscope slides at the Natural History Museum, London The Biology Curator Issue 10.

Uk Ngo’s

Anon. The Wildlife Trusts www.wildlifetrusts.org/
Anon. BTCV - British Trust for Conservation Volunteers www2.btcv.org.uk/

Uk Statutory

Anon. Acts of the UK Parliament - Office of Public Sector Information www.opsi.gov.uk/acts.htm
Anon. Natural England www.naturalengland.org.uk
Anon. Scottish Natural Heritage www.snh.org.uk/
Anon. Countryside Council for Wales www.ccw.gov.uk/
Anon. JNCC - Joint Nature Conservation Committee www.jncc.gov.uk/
Anon. Environment Agency www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
HMG 2008 Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006 - Section 41: Species of Principal Importance in England http://www.ukbap-reporting.org.uk/uploaded/files/section 41 nerc act - species(nov 2008).doc
HMG 2006 Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2006/pdf/ukpga_20060016_en.pdf
JNCC Conservation Designations for UK Taxa www.jncc.gov.uk/page-3408

Weather And Tides

Anon. MetCheck www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/
BBC using data supplied by the Met Office BBC Weather www.bbc.co.uk/weather/
Dacre, T. Moon Phase Calculator www.dacre.net/moon/moonframe.html
Lutus, P. 2008 JTides http://www.arachnoid.com/JTides/index.html
Met Office UK Weather Forecast - Met Office www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/uk_forecast_weather.html
MeteoGroup RainToday www.raintoday.co.uk/
NERC Proudman Oceanographic Laboratories:- Tide Predictions www.pol.ac.uk/ntslf/tidalp.html
netweather.tv Jetstream Forecast www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?action=jetstream

Wildlife Gardening

Davies, A. & I. 2002 Donating your land for wildlife - but who wants it? British Wildlife Vol 14, No. 2: 84-87.
Gaston, K.J. et al 2007 Improving the contribution of urban gardens for wildlife: some guiding propositions British Wildlife Vol 18 (3): 171-177.
Gibbons, B. & L. 1996 Creating a Wildlife Garden
BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 124,924 images of BIOTA (living things)

Pronunciation of Scientific names:

Scientific names are expressed in Latin. The individual words or parts of words may be derived from other languages, eg Greek, or the names of places or people, but the resulting words are always Latinised, so it’s the pronunciation of Latin that is our concern.

There are four competing conventions for pronouncing Latin (as follows, each with the appropriate pronunciation of Julius Caesar):

Anglo-Latin JOO-lee-us SEE-ser
Classical Latin (or reconstructed ancient Roman) YOO-lee-us KYE-sahr
Church Latin YOO-lee-us CHAY-sahr
The northern continental European tradition YOO-lee-us T(SAY)-sahr
Anglo-Latin (Ommundsen) and northern continental European are the preferred conventions for Latin names. These differ from both Classical Latin, which will be familiar to those who learnt Latin at school, and Church Latin which will be recognised by those who sing in choirs.

Many people pronounce occasional scientific names in other ways, and local idiosyncracies often evolve among people who work together. Naturalists rarely worry about being "book correct", but these rules are useful to answer questions about which is "right".

Personally, what I hear and say seems stick fairly closely to Anglo-Latin, but I like to make an exception where the word is obviously two words joined together, when it can be helpful to emphasise the separate parts.

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