In collaboration with Dr Martin Speight the National Biodiversity Data Centre is delighted to announce that the Irish Pollinator Initiative has been expanded and now includes information on Irelands hoverflies. ‘We are delighted to have been able to work with Martin Speight, one of the top syrphid experts in Europe, to make such valuable information on Irish hoverflies freely available’ said Dr Úna FitzPatrick of the Data Centre.
– Information and resources on Syrph the Net, an innovative species predictive tool used across Europe and developed by Martin Speight, that employs hoverfly assemblages in assessing the biodiversity maintenance potential of sites, and in identifying site management priorities.
The launch of the website coincides with the creation of a national hoverfly database by Dr Martin Speight and Dr Tom Gittings that is available to view through Biodiversity Maps. Martin Speight is running two workshops on hoverfly identification as part of the Data Centre’s biodiversity workshop programme in 2013.
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