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Blackdowns - Grassland & Bogs Survey
Basic
About Resource: Document
DataSet Name: Blackdowns - Grassland & Bogs Survey
Coverage: Blackdown hills, Somerset
Survey Methods: Quadrats to establish the structure and composition of the flora, soil pH, noting management strategies, semi-fixed point photographs for monitoring and archive purposes
Purpose: To establish the physical - chemical & management factors which determine the structure and composition of the communities present, to evaluate the sites for nature conservation purposes, to identify the most appropriate management for the sites
Commissioned By: NCC
Potential: Provides a baseline for future monitoring work
Limits: Written before survey was conducted
Last Revised: 1987
Status: Complete
Quality Controls: Data collected on NCC cards
Related
Related Resource: Mire Vegetation of the Blackdown Hills and the National Vegetation Classification
Related Revised: Pulteny, C. (1987) Mire Vegetation of the Blackdo
Access
Data Formats: Paper Format
Distribution Format: Paper
Details
Taxa: Vascular Plants,
Region: Blackdown Hills
Start Date: 01/07/87
End Date: 01/09/87
Main Classification: Other non-standard classification