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Breeding Bird Survey of trial areas on the Somerset Levels
Basic
About Resource: Document
DataSet Name: Breeding Bird Survey of trial areas on the Somerset Levels
Coverage: Southlake, Wetmoor & King's Sedgemoor, Somerset Levels
Survey Methods: Methodology adopted from Weaver, Chown & Akers, counts were made of birds by walking transects through the site, dataset contains species information with maps and landuse information
Purpose: To determine the numbers of passerines present and the location of their territories
Commissioned By: SEC
Potential: Basis for a more in depth report
Limits: Only 6 species were surveyed in detail
Last Revised: 1990
Status: Complete
Quality Controls: Standard methodology used
Related
Related Resource: Somerset Moors breeding bird survey, 1983.
Related Revised: Weaver, D. J. & Chown, D. J. (1983) Somerset Moor
Access
Data Formats: Recorder & Paper Format
Distribution Format: Paper & Hard Disk
Details
Taxa: Birds
Region: Somerset Levels and Moors
Start Date: 14/04/90
End Date: 30/06/90
Main Classification: Other non-standard classification