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National field survey takes advantage of innovative technology

Submitted by Claire Wood on Tue, 11/05/2019 - 15:33

Recent advances in technology are bringing many benefits to a national soil and vegetation survey currently being carried out by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) as part of our UK-SCAPE programme.

Read this blog post to find out more...

Out now!

Submitted by Claire Wood on Fri, 07/12/2019 - 08:05

New paper published:

Henrys, P.A. and Jarvis, S.G., 2019. Integration of ground survey and remote sensing derived data: Producing robust indicators of habitat extent and condition. Ecology and Evolution.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ece3.5376

UK-SCAPE Survey underway

Submitted by Claire Wood on Thu, 05/23/2019 - 12:25

Following a successful training course near Kendal, five survey teams are now at large in the British countryside, collecting soil and recording vegetation information from a number of Countryside Survey sites as part of the Natural Environmental Research Council funded UK-SCAPE programme. Surveying in 2019 continues until September.

Just published!

Submitted by Claire Wood on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 09:08

Just published:

Jarvis, S. G., Henrys, P. A., Keith, A. M., Mackay, E., Ward, S. E., & Smart, S. M. (2019). Model‐based hypervolumes for complex ecological data. Ecology, e02676.

https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2676

Latest publications - updated

Submitted by Claire Wood on Fri, 04/05/2019 - 08:10

The list of publications relating to Countryside Survey has been updated.

See: Publications list 5th April 2019

‘Big data’ can support better management of global natural assets

Submitted by Claire Wood on Wed, 02/13/2019 - 10:03

Sophisticated analysis of large datasets – known as ‘big data’ – can enable us to meet the challenge of looking after the natural resources we depend upon for survival and economic growth, according to a new study involving the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology.