Convergence of field survey protocols for SERCON (System for Evaluating Rivers for Conservation) and RHS (River Habitat Survey)

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 579-596

  Wilkinson, J ^a   Martin, J ^a   Boon, P J ^b   Holmes, N T H ^c  

^a Young Associates   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Alconbury Environmental Consultants   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

RHS; River conservation; River habitats; River survey; SERCON

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HABITAT QUALITY; RIVER SYSTEM; SURVEYING;

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EID: 0031659273     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0755(199807/08)8:4<579::aid-aqc300>3.0.co;2-7     Document Type: Article

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4. Environment Agency, 1995. River Habitat Survey. Field Survey Guidance Manual, Bristol (revised 1996, 1997).
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6. Raven, P.J., Holmes, N.T.H., Dawson, F.H. and Everard, M. 1998. 'Quality assessment using River Habitat Survey data', Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 8, 477-499.