| Abbreviation |
Description
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| BRC |
Biological Records Centre |
| MoD |
Ministry of Defence |
| MoGBI |
Moths of Great Britain & Ireland (series of books published by Harley) |
| MV |
Mercury Vapour (bright bulb used in moth traps) |
| NMS |
National Museums of Scotland |
| NNR |
National Nature Reserve |
| RIS |
Rothamsted Insect Survey (national light-trap survey begun in 1968) |
| RSPB |
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds |
| SNH |
Scottish Natural Heritage |
| SWT |
Scottish Wildlife Trust |
| UK BAP |
UK Biodiversity Action Plan (national plan to conserve and enhance biodiversity) |
| VC |
Vice-county |
| WWT |
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust |
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