What is it? Developing Biodiversity identification Resources

What is it? Developing Biodiversity identification Resources
Dr Rebecca Farley-Brown (Field Studies Council)
Species ID Skills Virtual Symposium
20 Jun 2024
A lack of suitable resources hampers identification. A good guide needs to be suitable for the user’s level of experience as well as accurate and easy to use. Over 40 years ago the AIDGAP (Aids to Difficult Groups of Animals and Plants) project started to develop ‘user tested’ keys, this since has grown into a range of over 175 identification resources.
Dr Rebecca Farley-Brown is Head of Publications for the Field Studies Council, where a key part of her role is the development of identification guides that are both accurate and accessible. Over the last 25 years Bek has helped produce over 200 identification resources, including guides for beginners and citizen science projects, WildID fold-out guides, AIDGAP books and specialist keys (with the Freshwater Biological Association, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Royal Entomological Society and Linnean Society of London).
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