Report 312
Handbook on the UK status of EC Habitats Directive interest features: provisional data on the UK distribution and extent of Annex I habitats and the UK distribution and population size of Annex II species
(2000)
Jackson, D.L. & McLeod, C.R. (Editors)
This report provides an overview of current knowledge on certain aspects of the conservation status in the UK of habitats (in terms of range and extent) and species (in terms of distribution and estimated population size) which are listed on Annexes I and II of the EC Habitats Directive.
The information on which report 312 is based, together
with further and more up to date information on the distribution of
UK habitats and species on Annexes I and II of the Directive, has
been taken into account in making assessments of conservation
status under the reporting requirements of Article
17.
Report 312 will be updated when the Article 17
reporting process has been concluded.
Summary
This report provides an overview of current knowledge on
certain aspects of the conservation status in the UK of habitats
(in terms of range and extent) and species (in terms of
distribution and estimated population size) which are listed on
Annexes I and II of the
EC Habitats Directive. For each Annex I habitat
and Annex II species in the UK this report provides an account
which contains the following elements:
- A UK distribution map.
- Data on the extent of each habitat, and population size of each
species for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the UK
as whole, where these data are available.
This report is a provisional document based upon the most
readily available data sources. The data summarised in this report
are of variable quality and due regard should be given to the data
source and, in the case of Annex I habitat types, the compatibility
of the data source with the Annex I habitat definition. The
distribution maps are intended to provide indicative information
about distribution, and it should not be inferred that they provide
a complete picture of the UK resource.
Guidance on the relationship between NVC types
and Annex I habitat types is provided.
This report was compiled primarily to support the UK's proposals in
relation to Special Areas of Conservation, but it should also
provide contextual information for developing conservation
initiatives, both on statutory sites and in the wider
environment.
Note: The electronic version of this report on JNCC website is
updated periodically.
Printed to order
180 pages
ISSN 0963 8091
Please cite as: Jackson, D.L. & McLeod, C.R. (Editors), (2000), Handbook on the UK status of EC Habitats Directive interest features: provisional data on the UK distribution and extent of Annex I habitats and the UK distribution and population size of Annex II species, Revised 2002, JNCC Report 312, 180 pages, ISSN 0963 8091