Search Results - "Bunce, R.G.H."

Environmental stratifications as the basis for national, European and global ecological monitoring by Metzger, M.J., Brus, D.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Carey, P.D., Gonçalves, J., Honrado, J.P., Jongman, R.H.G., Trabucco, A., Zomer, R.

“…► Lessons from the UK Countryside Survey provide valuable guidance for new national, European and global ecological monitoring. ► A sampling design illustrates…”
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The significance of habitats as indicators of biodiversity and their links to species by Bunce, R.G.H., Bogers, M.M.B., Evans, D., Halada, L., Jongman, R.H.G., Mucher, C.A., Bauch, B., de Blust, G., Parr, T.W., Olsvig-Whittaker, L.

“…► Habitats can be direct policy indicators. ► Many taxa from different groups are associated with habitats. ► Consistent habitat mapping at a defined scale is…”
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A rural typology for strategic European policies by van Eupen, M., Metzger, M.J., Pérez-Soba, M., Verburg, P.H., van Doorn, A., Bunce, R.G.H.

“…► We developed a rural typology which divides areas into homogeneous recognisable units. ► It is a response to new policy needs to recognise the diversity in…”
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A survey of habitats on agricultural land in Estonia II. Detailed interpretation of the habitats’ landscape ecology and how this relates to alien plant species by Pungar, D., Bunce, R.G.H., Raet, J., Kaart, T., Sepp, K.

“…•Grassland management is essential for sustaining biodiversity, as land abandonment causes decline in species richness.•Linear features have a key role in…”
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Changes in the Abundance of Farmland Birds in Relation to the Timing of Agricultural Intensification in England and Wales by Chamberlain, D. E., Fuller, R. J., Bunce, R. G. H., Duckworth, J. C., Shrubb, M.

“…1. Over the past three decades changes in agricultural management have resulted in increased crop and grass production. This intensification has been…”
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Modelling the spatial distribution of Natura 2000 habitats across Europe by Mücher, Caspar A., Hennekens, Stephan M., Bunce, Robert G.H., Schaminée, Joop H.J., Schaepman, Michael E.

“…The development of a Pan-European Ecological Network is now widely recognised as an important policy initiative in support of protected Natura 2000 sites. The…”
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Field identification of habitats directive Annex I habitats as a major European biodiversity indicator by Bunce, R.G.H., Bogers, M.M.B., Evans, D., Jongman, R.H.G.

“…► A hierarchical structure for the identification of Annex I habitats has been constructed using a defined series of habitat categories that can be…”
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Hedgerows: An international perspective on their origin, function and management by Baudry, J, Bunce, R.G.H, Burel, F

“…A framework for the ecological study of hedgerows is given, before a short review of problems relating to their definition. Hedgerows have developed in…”
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A survey of habitats on agricultural land in Estonia: I Construction and validation of the database using the botanical field data by Bunce, R.G.H., Pungar, D., Villoslada, M., Raet, J., Kaart, T., Sepp, K.

“…The project was initiated to model the species change in agricultural land under different scenarios in Estonia. This paper describes the first stages of the…”
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Modeling environmental benefits of silvoarable agroforestry in Europe by Palma, J.H.N., Graves, A.R., Bunce, R.G.H., Burgess, P.J., de Filippi, R., Keesman, K.J., van Keulen, H., Liagre, F., Mayus, M., Moreno, G., Reisner, Y., Herzog, F.

“…Increased adoption of silvoarable agroforestry (SAF) systems in Europe, by integrating trees and arable crops on the same land, could offer a range of…”
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Large-scale changes in the abundance of common higher plant species across Britain between 1978, 1990 and 1998 as a consequence of human activity: Tests of hypothesised changes in trait representation by Smart, S.M., Bunce, R.G.H., Marrs, R., LeDuc, M., Firbank, L.G., Maskell, L.C., Scott, W.A., Thompson, K., Walker, K.J.

“…Presence of higher plant species was recorded in 1455 permanently marked quadrats located across Britain in 1978, 1990 and 1998 in a stratified, random sample…”
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Surveillance of habitats and plant diversity indicators across a regional gradient in the Iberian Peninsula by Ortega, M., Guerra, C., Honrado, J.P., Metzger, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., Jongman, R.H.G.

“…► Habitats and biodiversity across the Iberian Peninsula. ► Application of a standardized habitat protocol in different environmental strata. ► Surveillance…”
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Projected environmental shifts under climate change: European trends and regional impacts by Metzger, M.J, Bunce, R.G.H, Leemans, R, Viner, D

“…Potential impacts of climate change on ecosystems and the environment are generally assessed by summarizing climate change scenarios for broad regions (for…”
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Assessing, mapping and quantifying the distribution of foliar biomass in Great Britain by Stewart, Hope, Hewitt, C.N., Bunce, R.G.H.

“…This study has quantitatively mapped the distributions and peak above-ground foliar biomass of the 1000 most prevalent plant and tree species in Great Britain…”
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An assessment of long term ecosystem research activities across European socio-ecological gradients by Metzger, M.J., Bunce, R.G.H., van Eupen, M., Mirtl, M.

“…Integration of European long term ecosystem research (LTER) would provide important support for the management of the pan-European environment and ecosystems,…”
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General principles of monitoring land cover change based on two case studies in Britain and Denmark by Brandt, J.J.E., Bunce, R.G.H., Howard, D.C., Petit, S.

“…There is a well-established need to monitor land use and ecological change so that appropriate policies for the maintenance and enhancement of biodiversity can…”
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Fine scale plant community assessment in coastal meadows using UAV based multispectral data by Villoslada, M., Bergamo, T.F., Ward, R.D., Burnside, N.G., Joyce, C.B., Bunce, R.G.H., Sepp, K.

“…•Plant communities in coastal wetlands are at risk due to the impacts of global change.•Knowing the distribution of plant communities is essential for nature…”
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Land Classification for Strategic Ecological Survey by Bunce, R.G.H., Barr, C.J., Clarke, R.T., Howard, D.C., Lane, A.M.J.

“…Traditionally, ecological survey relies upon the intuitive interpretation of habitat patterns in the field. The statistical stratification developed for…”
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A high-resolution bioclimate map of the world: a unifying framework for global biodiversity research and monitoring by Metzger, Marc J., Bunce, Robert G. H., Jongman, Rob H. G., Sayre, Roger, Trabucco, Antonio, Zomer, Robert

“…Aim: To develop a novel global spatial framework for the integration and analysis of ecological and environmental data. Location: The global land surface…”
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A climatic stratification of the environment of Europe by Metzger, M. J., Bunce, R. G. H., Jongman, R. H. G., Mücher, C. A., Watkins, J. W.

“…Aim: To produce a statistical stratification of the European environment, suitable for stratified random sampling of ecological resources, the selection of…”
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