Integrating species and habitat data for nature conservation in Great Britain: Data sources and methods

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 329-345

  Griffiths, G H ^a   Eversham, B C ^b   Roy, D B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Billing Lings   (United Kingdom)

^c Monks Wood Exp Stat   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological records; Biotypes; Great Britain; Habitat mapping; Habitat monitoring; Indicator species; Landscape ecology; Nature conservation; Satellite imagery

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DATA QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NATURE CONSERVATION;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033495540     PISSN: 1466822X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00143.x     Document Type: Review

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