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Countryside Survey 2007 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain

Brown, Mike; Bunce, R.G.H.; Carey, Peter; Chandler, Kathy; Crowe, Andrew; Maskell, Lindsay ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4006-7755; Norton, Lisa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1622-0281; Scott, Rod; Scott, Andy; Smart, Simon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-7832; Stuart, Rick; Wood, Claire; Wright, Simon. Countryside Survey 2007 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain. NERC-Environmental Information Data Centre 27 January 2014, http://doi.org/10.5285/bb785c19-3cf6-4483-9fe5-13829d489a83 [Output (Electronic)]

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Abstract/Summary

This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 2007 in a 1km grid format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the sample data from 591 1km squares surveyed for the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project, then scaling up to a national level. The data are presented as percent habitat per 1km square for 17 different habitat types. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to habitat areas, vegetation species data, soil data, linear habitat data, and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey.

Item Type: Output (Electronic)
Electronic Identifier / URL / DOI: http://doi.org/10.5285/bb785c19-3cf6-4483-9fe5-13829d489a83
Date made live: 24 Mar 2014 16:12 +0 (UTC)
URI: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/504826

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