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Biological recording is the scientific study of the distribution of living organisms, biological records describe the presence, abundance, associations and changes, both in time and space, of wildlife.〔Burnett, J., Copp, C., Harding, P. (1995) Biological Recording in the United Kingdom Present practice and future development Summary Report, ''Coordinating Commission for Biological Recording'' available for (download from Natural Environment Research Council )〕 There has been a long tradition of biological recording in the United Kingdom dating back to John Ray (1627-1705), Robert Plot (1640–1696) and their contemporaries. == Methods == The basis of a biological record is the 'four Ws':〔http://www.nature-shetland.co.uk/brc/biorecord.htm〕 *What: the identification of the organism recorded *Where: The locality where the organism was seen *When: the date (and time) when the organism was recorded *Who: the person or persons making the observation Additionally a variety of additional information is often necessary to increase the value of any biological record, including: *How: the method of recording the observation, e.g. pitfall trap or moth trap 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Biological recording」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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