Countryside Survey 1990 mapped estimates of Broad Habitat areas in Great Britain

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This dataset consists of stock (area) data for Broad Habitats across Great Britain in 1990 in a 1km grid format. The data are national estimates generated by analysing the sample data from 508 1km squares surveyed for the Countryside Survey long term monitoring project, then scaling up to a national level. The data are presented as percent habitat per 1km square for 16 different habitat types. The Countryside Survey is a unique study or 'audit' of the natural resources of the UK's countryside. The sample sites are chosen from a stratified random sample, based on a 15 by 15 km grid of GB. Surveys have been carried out in 1978, 1984, 1990, 1998 and 2007 with repeated visits to the majority of squares. The countryside is sampled and surveyed using rigorous scientific methods, allowing us to compare new results with those from previous surveys. In this way we can detect the gradual and subtle changes that occur in the UK's countryside over time. In addition to habitat areas, vegetation species, soil data, linear feature data and freshwater habitat data are also gathered by Countryside Survey. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd

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© UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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53ef00f4-e0c5-4095-850e-d4c474bc4ffd
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Latitude: 60.861° to 49.864°
Longitude: -8.648° to 1.768°
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2014-01-24 (publication)
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Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (author); Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (author); NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre (custodian); NERC Environmental Information Data Centre (publisher); UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (pointOfContact, owner)
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