Habitat inventory at a regional scale: A comparison of estimates of terrestrial Broad Habitat cover from stratified sample field survey and full census field survey for Wales, UK

Estimates of terrestrial Broad Habitat cover for Wales from the Countryside Survey 2000 stratified sample field mapping programme in Britain are compared with the findings of a full census field mapping project, the Habitat Survey of Wales. The Countryside Survey sampling regime comprised a stratifi...

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Published in:Journal of environmental management 2007-10, Vol.85 (1), p.224-231
Main Authors: Blackstock, T.H., Burrows, C.R., Howe, E.A., Stevens, D.P., Stevens, J.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Broad habitat
Clumpiness index
Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife
Countryside
Countryside Survey 2000
Data Collection
Ecosystem
Ecosystems
Environmental impact studies
Environmental protection
Environmental quality
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Habitats
Landscape
Regional habitat inventory
Survey data
Synecology
Terrestrial ecosystems
United Kingdom
Wales
Wildlife conservation
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Summary:Estimates of terrestrial Broad Habitat cover for Wales from the Countryside Survey 2000 stratified sample field mapping programme in Britain are compared with the findings of a full census field mapping project, the Habitat Survey of Wales. The Countryside Survey sampling regime comprised a stratified random sample of 1 km square covering
ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.09.008