Common use of Habitats Clause in Contracts

Habitats. 2.2.1 The study area for terrestrial ecology is defined as the area 500m either side of the site boundary. To account for the multiple landing locations initially considered under this project the study areas covers some 1.4 km2 from ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Shek to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Nai (Figure 9.2). 2.2.2 Macro-habitats were mapped on 1:5000 maps (reproduced on A3 size sheets in 1:50000 scale for presentation purposes). Mapping was based on habitat maps prepared for Crosslinks2 (Mouchel 1999), SAR Government aerial photos taken in 2000, and ground truthing. Habitat classification follows Crosslinks2 (Mouchel 1999) for consistency and comparison. Colour photographs were taken to provide views of representative and significant habitat types and important species recorded within the study area, together with other identified features of ecological importance.