FIBDv8 20140601 grazing

Records for grazing by livestock is extracted from the database (known as the Falkland Islands Biodiversity Database) for all islands in the Falkland Islands (with the exception of islands in freshwater bodies). Systematic grazing records have been entered for islands which are known to have been grazed in the period 2006-2013, and/or where an island is known never to have been grazed. All records relating to these items have been entered in association with the date of survey visit, surveyor's name and affiliation. A desktop assessment, for example using Google Earth or aerial photographic images, is also considered to be a 'visit'. Disclaimer: Grazing records from the Department of Agriculture's Farming Statistics that refer to 'stock on all islands in the farm' need to be interpreted with caution since it is not possible to tell which islands these records apply to. A number of islands have not been surveyed so the dataset is not complete. Due to the wide range and variability of survey methodology and coverage, the data are not considered to be entirely reliable and should be used with caution.