Habitats

General

MethodReferenceLicence Required
Phase I Survey
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 2007.  Handbook for Phase 1 Habitat Survey - a Technique for Environmental Audit. Reprinted by JNCC, Peterborough.
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 2005.  Field manual for Phase 1 habitat survey - a technique for environmental audit.http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-4258
  • Spon, E. and F.N., 1995.  Guidelines for Baseline Ecological Assessment.  London Institute of Environmental Assessment.
  • Sheail, J. and Bunce, R.G.H., 2003.  The development and scientific principles of an environmental classification for strategic ecological survey in the United Kingdom.  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology
  • A Guide to Habitats in Ireland, http://heritagecouncil.ie/publications/habitats/Guide_to_Habitats.pdf
  • Bunce, R.G.H., Barr, C.J., Gillespie, M.K., Howard, D.C., Scott, W.A., Smart, S.M., van de Poll, H.M. and Watkins, J.W., 1999.  EcoFact 1: Vegetation of the British countryside - the Countryside Vegetation System.  pp 224. Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
  • Bunce, R.G.H., Smart, S.M.,van de Poll, H.M.,Watkins, J.W. and Scott, W.A., 1999. EcoFact 2: Measuring Change in British Vegetation.  pp 144,  July 1999.  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
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NVC
  • National Vegetation Classification (NVC). The NVC is comprised of five volumes
  • Edited by Hill, D., Fasham, M., Tucker, G., Shewry, M. and Shaw, P., 2005.  Handbook of Biodiversity Methods Survey, Evaluation and Monitoring.
  • Bunce, R.G.H. and Shaw, M.W., 1973.  Astandardised method for ecological survey. Journal of Environmental Management.
  • Critchley, C.N.R., Fowbert, J.A., McLaren, R. & Slater, J.A., 1999.  Assessment of land cover and biological monitoring data for reporting on Biodiversity Priority Habitats within ESAs.
  • Hruford, C. and Schneider, M., 2006. Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats; A Practical guide and case studies.  Springer.
  • Bunce, R.G.H. & Shaw, M.W., 1973.  A standardisedprocedure for ecological survey.  Env. Manag. 1:239-258.
  • Barr, C.J.E., 1997. EcoFact workshop: review of techniques for botanical survey and monitoring.
  • Firbank, L.G., 2003. Countryside Survey 2000.  Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.
  • Firbank, L.G., Barr, C.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Furse, M.T., Haines-Young, R., Hornung, M., Howard, D.C., Sheail, J., Sier, A. and Smart, S.M., 2002.  Assessing stock and change in land cover and biodiversity in GB: an introduction to Countryside Survey 2000.
  • Integrated Habitat System HIS. www.somerc.com/cdrom.php. Available from: info@somerc.com
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Remote Sensing
  • Budd, J.T.C., 1991. Remote sensing techniques for monitoring land-cover. Monitoring for Conservation and Ecology (ed. F.B. Goldsmith). pp. 33-59. Chapman & Hall, London.
  • Taylor and Francis, 2002. Environmental Modelling with GIS and Remote Sensing.Edited by Andrew Skidmore.
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Monitoring
  • Wilkie, D.S. and Finn, J.T., 1996. Remote Sensing Imagery for Natural Resources Monitoring. A Guide for First-Time Users. Columbia University Press.
  • Brown, A., 2001. Habitat monitoring for conservation management and reporting. III. Technical guide.
  • English Nature, 1999. The implementation of common standards for monitoring and conservation objectives.
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee, 2005. Common Standards Monitoring (CSM). www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2217
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Metadata
  • Rodwell, J.S., 1991. British Plant Communities Volume 1. Woodlands and Scrub. Cambridge University Press.
  • Joint Nature Conservation Committee.  National Vegetation Classification field guide to woodland.
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