DeepVerge: Classification of Roadside Verge Biodiversity and Conservation Potential. (arXiv:2206.04271v1 [cs.CV])

Open space grassland is being increasingly farmed or built upon, leading to a
ramping up of conservation efforts targeting roadside verges. Approximately
half of all UK grassland species can be found along the country's 500,000 km of
roads, with some 91 species either threatened or near threatened. Careful
management of these "wildlife corridors" is therefore essential to preventing
species extinction and maintaining biodiversity in grassland habitats. Wildlife
trusts have often enlisted the support of volunteers to survey roadside verges
and …

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