Landscape area data 1998 [Countryside Survey]
This dataset consists of stock (area) data for landscape features across Great Britain in 1998. Data are presented as areas of Broad (or Priority) Habitats, with associated landscape attributes (such as plant species and land use), within a set of 569 1km squares across Great Britain.
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 by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, 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. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/1e050028-5c55-42f4-a0ea-c895d827b824
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/1e050028-5c55-42f4-a0ea-c895d827b824
doi: / 10.5285/1e050028-5c55-42f4-a0ea-c895d827b824
Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Clarke, R.T., Gillespie, M.K., Howard, D.C., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2016). Landscape area data 1998 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/1e050028-5c55-42f4-a0ea-c895d827b824
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Barr, C.J.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Bunce, R.G.H.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Clarke, R.T.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Gillespie, M.K.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Howard, D.C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Maskell, L.C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Norton, L.R.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scott, R.J.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Scott, W.A.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smart, S.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Stuart, R.C.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Watkins, J.W.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wright, S.M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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The following acknowledgement shall be used on all copies of the data, publications and reports, including use in presentations to any audience. 'Countryside Survey data owned by NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology'
If you reuse this data, you should cite: Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Clarke, R.T., Gillespie, M.K., Howard, D.C., Maskell, L.C., Norton, L.R., Scott, R.J., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., Stuart, R.C., Watkins, J.W., Wood, C.M., Wright, S.M. (2016). Landscape area data 1998 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/1e050028-5c55-42f4-a0ea-c895d827b824
The data were recorded onto paper field sheets in the summer of 1998 by surveyors (a few sites were surveyed in 1999). Data were recorded from 569 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The areas of UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) Broad Habitats were digitized in 1999/2000. Data are managed by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster.
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