Evaluation of conservation status of roadside verges and their vegetation in North England

• Autorzy: Akbar K.F. , Hale W.H.G. , Headley A.D. , Ashraf I.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The roadside verges and their vegetation in selected counties of north England were evaluated for their conservation status. Thirty five different road sections each 50 m long along different A and B class roads were surveyed and the criteria selected for conservation evaluation included verge area, plant diversity, species richness, disturbance, presence of rare species and structure of hedges. A field assessment sheet was prepared in which, for each factor, a numerical rating system was used. For each factor, information was recorded to help the surveyor in choosing the appropriate score for that site. The rarity of recorded species was determined from the published sources. Most of the surveyed verges (54%) are of low conservation value, 40% are of medium conservation value and only 6% have high conservation status. Despite the unsatisfactory situation, there is considerable potential for using roadside verges for nature conservation because medium class verges could be improved by adopting sound management techniques.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

England; conservation status; evaluation; hedge; natural resource management; plant diversity; rare species; roadside vegetation; roadside verge; species richness; structure

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Ecology
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 58
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.459-467,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Akbar K.F.

• Division of Archeological, Geographical and Environmental Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, U.K.

autor

Hale W.H.G.

autor

Headley A.D.

autor

Ashraf I.

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