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European habitats Directive: A provisional assessment of the Somerset resource of Annex 1 habitats
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About Resource: Dataset
DataSet Name: European habitats Directive: A provisional assessment of the Somerset resource of Annex 1 habitats
Coverage: Somerset
Survey Methods: An assessment of Annex 1 habitats in Somerset, using data collected from SERC survey reports, English Nature surveys and Exmoor National Park surveys. A conversion table is used to interpret data between habitat classification systems.
Purpose: To assess the Annex 1 habitats in Somerset
Commissioned By: SERC Project
Potential: The creation of a translation table between various habitat classification systems, may be of significant use to many future studies
Limits: N/A
Last Revised: 01/03/96
Status: Complete
Quality Controls: N/A
Resource Comments: N/A
Related
Related Resource: None
Related Revised: None
Related Bibliography: None
Access
Data Formats: Paper Format/Recorder Database
Distribution Format: Paper Format/Hard Disk
Details
Taxa: Vascular Plants
Region: Somerset
Start Date: 01/03/96
End Date: 01/03/96
Main Classification: Phase 1 Habitat Classification
Biotope Description: Heathland: wet heath/acid grassland mosaic/Coastland: dune slack/Heathland: dry heath/acid grassland mosaic/Coastland: dune heath/Rock & waste: artificial exposure, spoil heap/Heathland: Lichen/bryophyte heath/Open water: standing, eutrophic, lakes 0.5-5ha/Heathland: wet dwarf shrub heath/Rock & waste: artificial exposure, quarry/Coastland: coastal heathland/Heathland: dry dwarf shrub heath/Open water: standing, eutrophic, large lakes >5ha/Rock: other natural exposure/Open water: running, marl