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ArticleScientific reports2025

Developing a new protocol for monitoring vegetation in limestone pavement.

Carly Stevens

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Article in Scientific reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Carly StevensLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YQ, UK. c.stevens@lancaster.ac.uk.

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Natural Environment Research Council NE/Y004930/1
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Abstract

Limestone pavements are a rocky habitat formed of slabs of rock with crevices (grikes) between them where a rich community of plants can grow. The habitat is important for conservation but there is currently a lack of evidence to support their management and conservation. Putting monitoring in place when management changes are made will help to build an evidence base to support decision making in conservation but it can be challenging to monitor vegetation in limestone pavements. Here I present a monitoring protocol suitable for use by conservation practitioners and others working in limestone pavements. Following discussion with practitioners, 24 pavements were selected to represent the variety of pavements in Great Britain. Transect surveys were conducted to identify the optimal length of grike for survey. Based on existing practice in other habitats, a suitable approach to when management changes are being made would be to use a before-after-control-impact design. Within each 2500 m

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Calcium CarbonateConservation of Natural ResourcesEnvironmental MonitoringPlantsEcosystemUnited KingdomCalcium CarbonateAlvarHabitat managementKarrenKarstLapaizMonitoring

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PMID40594687
PMCPMC12219172

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