Survey of the terrestrial habitats and vegetation of Shetland, 1974 – a  framework for long-term ecological monitoring

Wood, Claire M.; Bunce, Robert G. H.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-89-2016

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-89-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-89-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

Review article

|

25 Feb 2016

Review article |

| 25 Feb 2016

Survey of the terrestrial habitats and vegetation of Shetland, 1974 – a framework for long-term ecological monitoring

Claire M. Wood and Robert G. H. Bunce

Data sets

Terrestrial habitat, vegetation and soil data from Shetland, 1974 Bunce, R.G.H.; Bassett, P.A.; Wood, C.M. https://doi.org/10.5285/06fc0b8c-cc4a-4ea8-b4be-f8bd7ee25342

Land Classification of Shetland 1974 Bunce, R.G.H.; Bassett, P.A. https://doi.org/10.5285/f1b3179e-b446-473d-a5fb-4166668da146

Short summary

A survey of the natural environment was undertaken in Shetland in 1974, after concern was expressed that large-scale development from the new oil industry could threaten the natural features of the islands. A framework was constructed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology on which to select samples for the survey. The vegetation and habitat data that were collected, along with the sampling framework, have recently been made public.