The Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology were also involved in the project.

Sampling of farms is likely to follow a national land classification system developed by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology at Merlewood.

A survey of hedgerows by the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology shows that more than 10 per cent of hedgerows have been lost in the period between 1984 and 1990.

One of the bodies responsible for publishing a great number of distribution atlases is the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology.

The commission has sponsored the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (ITE) at Banchory, near Aberdeen, to examine how modern forests can be made capercaillie-friendly.

The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology used the same parishes for a parallel study of vegetation change.

For instance, Prof Mike Roberts warned that parts of his Institute of Terrestrial Ecology (South) are becoming dangerously dependent on contracts from government departments and others.

The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and Reading University are embarking on a three-year study on the effects of pesticides on wildlife.

Britain's hedgerows - one of the most important wildlife habitats in England - are continuing to deteriorate, according to researchers from the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology.

The Institute of Terrestrial Ecology was commissioned by the Welsh Office to assess the affects of the project on over-wintering shore birds.