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Landscape area data 1978 [Countryside Survey]

This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 1978. Data are presented as areas of Broad (or Priority) Habitats within a set of 256 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/10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e

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Date (Publication)
2016-01-20
Date (Creation)
1978-11-01
Identifier
https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e
Identifier
doi: / 10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e
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Bunce, R.G.H., Wood, C.M., Henrys, P.A., Smart, S.M., Howard, D.C., Barr, C.J. (2016). Landscape area data 1978 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre 10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e
Author
  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Bunce, R.G.H.
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0394-2998
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Henrys, P.A.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4758-1482
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Smart, S.M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2750-7832
Author
  Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Howard, D.C.
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4494-7450
Author
  Institute of Terrestrial Ecology - Barr, C.J.
Custodian
  NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
Publisher
  NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
Point of contact
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology - Wood, C.
Owner
  UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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© Database Right/Copyright UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. All rights reserved.
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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'
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If you reuse this data, you should cite: Bunce, R.G.H., Wood, C.M., Henrys, P.A., Smart, S.M., Howard, D.C., Barr, C.J. (2016). Landscape area data 1978 [Countryside Survey]. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/86c017ba-dc62-46f0-ad13-c862bf31740e
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Topic category
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Begin date
1978-05-01
End date
1978-11-01
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OSGB 1936 / British National Grid
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Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Statement
The data were recorded onto paper field sheets in the summers of 1977 and 1978 by surveyors. Data were recorded from 256 1km squares sited across Britain, selected by random stratified sample. The areas of BAP Broad Habitats were digitized in 2009. Also see: Countryside Survey: Measuring Habitat Change Over 30 Years. 1978 Data Rescue - Final Report (2012) Wood C.M., Howard D.C., Henrys P.A., Bunce R.G.H., Smart S.M.
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2025-03-21T13:34:35
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Metadata standard version
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Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg , Lancaster , LA1 4AP , UK
https://eidc.ac.uk/
 
 

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