Use of breeding bird atlas data to identify important bird areas: A northern england case study

Authors: Brown, A.F., Stillman, R.A. and Gibbons, D.W.

Journal: Bird Study

Volume: 42

Issue: 2

Pages: 132-143

eISSN: 1944-6705

ISSN: 0006-3657

DOI: 10.1080/00063659509477159

Abstract:

This paper provides a method for the evaluation of the relative importance of different parts of extensive geographical areas for birds. It uses data from the ’New Atlas of Breeding Birds: 1988-1991’ at the 2-km and at the 10-km square scale in a case study of the uplands of northern England. Six important bird areas are identified, each consisting of a series of 2-km squares holding at least 1.5 times the mean regional species-richness and importance index of upland birds. Their relationships to existing Sites of Special Scientific Interest, Important Bird Areas and proposed Special Protection Areas are discussed. © 1995 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.

Source: Scopus

Preferred by: Richard Stillman