Martin C. Harvey's website
List of forthcoming training courses and presentations.
Lots more excellent training courses are available from the Field Studies Council, and for more formal training in biological recording see Manchester Metropolitan University.
I'm leading a session on insect recording (on Sunday 7 May) as part of this weekend-long event organised by BENHS and Sussex University. The event is aimed primarily at student and young entomologists who would like to extend their entomological interests and knowledge, but also more experienced entomologists who are prepared to pass on some …
A workshop arranged for the Shropshire Spider Group by the Tomorrow's Biodiversity project. Pantheon (www.brc.ac.uk/pantheon) is an analytical tool developed by Natural England and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) to enable invertebrate species to be linked to the habitats and resources that they require. (Free for members of Shropshire Spider Group, contact the …
This workshop focuses on iRecord and Pantheon, two online resources that can help you record and interpret your observations of insects and other invertebrates. To fully participate in this workshop you will need a computer that is connected to the internet. Please bring your own laptop if you can. A free workshop as part of …
This invertebrate identification course is designed to help students develop higher level skills in the identification of invertebrate species. Sampling techniques will be discussed but the main emphasis will be on the collection, preparation, identification and curation of invertebrate specimens. Participants will be expected to select a suitable taxonomic group in which they will start …
A course designed to help students develop higher level skills in the interpretation of invertebrate survey data. The role of standardised sampling protocols will be explored through fieldwork and through team work a set of accurate species determinations will be obtained. for analysis and interpretation. Analysis by a variety of different techniques (including species richness, …