NBN Habitats Dictionary - Scope of the Habitats Dictionary

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Scope of the Habitats Dictionary

Classifications included (in alphabetical order) and level of information available (M: Metadata available, F: Full classification available).

Name	Commissioned by	Created by	Revisions	No. habs	M	F
Biodiversity Action Plan Broad Habitat Classification	UK Biodiversity Steering Group	UK Biodiversity Steering Group	2	27	Yes	Yes
Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Habitats	UK Biodiversity Steering Group	UK Biodiversity Steering Group	2	47	Yes	Yes
Birks and Ratcliffe Upland Survey		H. Birks & D. Ratcliffe	1	121	Yes	Yes
Botanical Classification of Standing Waters (Obsolete version)	Nature Conservancy Council	M. Palmer	1	10	Yes	No
British Trust for Ornithology Bird Habitat Coding Scheme	British Trust for Ornithology	British Trust for Ornithology	1	68	Yes	Yes
CORINE Biotopes Project Habitat Classification	European Commission	CORINE Biotopes Project	1	2610	Yes	Yes
EU Habitats Directive Annex I	European Commission	European Commission	1	78	Yes	Yes
EUNIS Habitat Classification	European Environment Agency	Centre for Ecology & Hydrology / Dorian Ecological Information Ltd.	3	5135	Yes	Yes
Integrated Habitat System	Somerset Environmental Records Centre	Somerset Environmental Records Centre	1	426	Yes	Yes
Marine Habitat Classification for Britain	JNCC	JNCC Marine Nature Conservation Review	1	475	Yes	Yes
Marine Nature Conservation Review Classification	European Commission BioMar Programme	JNCC Marine Nature Conservation Review	1	367	Yes	Yes
National Vegetation Classification	Nature Conservancy Council	Lancaster University	4	911	Yes	Yes
Peterken Woodland Stand Types	Nature Conservancy Council	G. Peterken	1	89	Yes	Yes
Phase 1 Habitat Classification	Nature Conservancy Council	Nature Conservancy Council	2	159	Yes	Yes
Seabird 2000 Habitats	JNCC	JNCC based on BTO	1	61	Yes	Yes
Shimwell Urban Habitat Classification	Nature Conservancy Council	D. Shimwell	1	237	Yes	Yes
Vegetation communities of British Lakes	JNCC	JNCC	1	11	Yes	Yes
Vegetation communities of British Rivers	Nature Conservancy Council	N. Holmes, P. Boon, T. Rowell	1	52	Yes	Yes