Land Classification of Shetland 1974

The Land Classification of Shetland is a classification of the Shetland Isles into a set of 16 environmental strata, termed land classes, to be used as a basis for ecological survey, originally developed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (ITE) in 1974. The strata were created from the multivariate analysis of 150 environmental variables, including topographic data, geographical features and geology data. The Land Classification can be used to stratify a wide range of ecological and biogeographical surveys to improve the efficiency of collection, analysis and presentation of information derived from a sample. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/f1b3179e-b446-473d-a5fb-4166668da146

Date (Publication): 2015-07-27

Date (Creation): 1974-08-01

Identifier: CEH:EIDC: / 1389694483389

Identifier: https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/f1b3179e-b446-473d-a5fb-4166668da146

Identifier: doi: / 10.5285/f1b3179e-b446-473d-a5fb-4166668da146

Other citation details: Bunce, R.G.H., Bassett, P.A. (2015). Land Classification of Shetland 1974. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/f1b3179e-b446-473d-a5fb-4166668da146

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Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Bunce, R.G.H.

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Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Bassett, P.A.

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

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Other constraints: If you reuse this data, you should cite: Bunce, R.G.H., Bassett, P.A. (2015). Land Classification of Shetland 1974. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/f1b3179e-b446-473d-a5fb-4166668da146

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Environment

Begin date: 1974-01-01

End date: 1974-12-31

Unique resource identifier: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: The Shetland Land Classification was created in 1974 at the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, using methodologies described in the supporting information. The map was later digitised by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.

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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

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