Scope for strategic ecological assessment of trunk-road development in England with respect to potential impacts on lowland heathland, the Dartford warbler (Sylvia undata) and the sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-163

  Treweek, J R ^a   Hankard, P ^a   Roy, D B ^a   Arnold, H ^a   Thompson, S ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental impact assessment; Heathland habitat; Rare species; Remote sensing; Spatial analysis; Strategic environmental assessment

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION; ECOSYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTS; INFORMATION USE; RISK PERCEPTION; ROADS AND STREETS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ECOLOGICAL EFFECT; HEATHLAND HABITAT; HEATHLANDS; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; PROJECT LEVELS; RARE SPECIES; REMOTE-SENSING; ROAD DEVELOPMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS;

REMOTE SENSING;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATHLAND; PROTECTED AREA; ROAD CONSTRUCTION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LIZARD; RELIABILITY; SPECIES; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM; WILDLIFE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

AVES; LACERTA AGILIS; SQUAMATA; SYLVIA UNDATA;

EID: 0032098050     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1998.0196     Document Type: Article

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