Spatial relationships between site hydrology and the occurrence of grassland of conservation importance: A risk assessment with GIS

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-203

  Swetnam, R D ^a   Mountford, J O ^a   Armstrong, A C ^b   Gowing, D J G ^c   Brown, N J ^a   Manchester, S J ^a   Treweek, J R ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

^c CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cynosurus cristatus Caltha palustris (MG8); Environmentally Sensitive Areas; Geographic Information Systems; Hydrological modelling; National Vegetation Classification; Spatial patterns

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); CONSERVATION; FARMS; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETATION; WATER LEVELS;

CYNOSURUS CRISTATU-CALTHUM PALUSTRI (MG8); ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS; FLOODINGS; HYDROLOGICAL MODELS; NATIONAL VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; RISKS ASSESSMENTS; SPATIAL PATTERNS; SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS; VEGETATION CLASSIFICATION; WATER REGIME;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA; FLOOD; GIS; GRASSLAND; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GRASS; INFORMATION SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETATION; WATER CONTENT; WILDLIFE;

SOMERSET; SOUTHLAKE MOOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

CALTHA PALUSTRIS; CYNOSURUS CRISTATUS;

EID: 0032213208     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jema.1998.0227     Document Type: Article

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