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RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre)

RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) rather than just read about it. In short: rECOrd is a Local Biological Records Centre (LRC) serving Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral (including the vice-county 'pan-handle' boundary around Stockport) - 'The Cheshire region'. It provides a local facility for the storage, validation and usage of Cheshire-based biological data under the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) project.

Key takeaways

RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

rECOrd is a Local Biological Records Centre (LRC) serving Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral (including the vice-county 'pan-handle' boundary around Stockport) - 'The Cheshire region'. It provides a local facility for the storage, validation and usage of Cheshire-based biological data under the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) project. It is one of a number of local Biological Records Centres across Britain which together aim to give complete geographic coverage of the UK. The organisation is housed in Oakfield House at Chester Zoo. It provides support for biological recording and for biological recorders within the Cheshire region, allowing as wide access as is possible to both species and habitat records for the region commensurate with protecting those self-same species and habitats. This access aims to inform, educate and to provide real data upon which environmentalists, ecologists, planners, and other individuals and organisations can base decisions. rECOrd deals with data for wildlife, biodiversity, nature, habitats, wildlife sites and geology, geomorphology and geodiversity. rECOrd Online Data Input System (RODIS) is a facility for entering wildlife sighting information via the rECOrd website. A mix of permanent staff, contractors and volunteers undertake data keying and verification duties, surveys and research historical data. rECOrd is a non-profit making (not-for-profit) company, limited by guarantee (Company No.: 4046886), and is also a charity (Reg. No.: 1095859). David Bellamy is the organisation's patron, and Gordon McGregor Reid is its president.

Geographic area The area covered is designated as 'the Cheshire region'.

the county of Cheshire (both modern and vice-county) the administrative and unitary authorities of Halton and Warrington the Wirral (once part of Cheshire - now part of Merseyside) the Mersey and Dee river estuaries and the marine environment bordering the Wirral out to the 12 mile limit

History rECOrd began its development in October 2000, managed by Steve J. McWilliam, and was fully launched on 12 July 2002 when it was formally opened by Sir Martin Doughty of English Nature.

External links

rECOrd rECOrd's Google Mapping Facility rECOrd Photo Gallery rECOrd Nature Discussion Forum List of Cheshire County Recorders rECOrd's Data Search Facility Cheshire Wildlife Trust National Biodiversity Network Natural England Environment Agency Chester Zoo Directory of Local Biological Records Centres National Federation for Biological Recording Association of Local Record Centres

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre)

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre)

In research: RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Biodiversity, Biodiversity databases, Biological research institutes in the United Kingdom, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) in simple terms?

Why does RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre) matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre)?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on RECOrd (Local Biological Records Centre).