[PW] ? "Annex" as a part of a research paper

[Adrian Smith]

An example from the UK:

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1463
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-1467

Habitat types of European interest

Annex I of the Directive (as amended by the 2003 Treaty of Accession)
comprises a list of 189 habitat types

A sub-set of the Annex I habitat types are defined as being 'priority'
because they are considered to be particularly vulnerable and are
mainly, or exclusively, found within the European Union (Article 1d).
The importance of these priority habitat types is emphasised at several
places in the Directive (Articles 4 and 5 and Annex III), not only in
terms of the selection of sites, but also in the measures required for
site protection (Article 6) and surveillance (Article 11).

Of the 76 Annex I habitat types that are known to occur in mainland UK,
23 are defined as priority habitat types 

In 1992 the then European Community adopted Council Directive 92/43/EEC
on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora,
known as the Habitats Directive. This is an important piece of
supranational wildlife legislation, the principal stimulus for which was
the need to provide a Community-wide mechanism to meet obligations under
the 1979 Bern Convention and to complement the provisions of the 1979
Birds Directive. The main objectives of the Habitats Directive are:

 
"...to contribute towards ensuring biodiversity through the conservation
of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora in the European
territory of the Member States to which the Treaty applies" (Article
2.1); and
"...to maintain or restore, at favourable conservation status, natural
habitats and species of wild fauna and flora of Community interest"
(Article 2.2)
 
The 24 articles of the Directive specify a range of measures, including
conservation of features in the landscape that are important for
wildlife, the protection of species listed in the _annexes_ from damage,
destruction or over-exploitation, the surveillance of natural habitats
and species, and ensuring that introductions of non-native species are
not detrimental to naturally occurring habitats and species. The most
stringent obligations relate to the selection, designation and
protection of a network of sites - special areas of conservation (SACs).

Part 1 of the present publication describes the rationale for site
selection - the process and principles used to guide the selection of
the network of SACs in the UK. Parts 2 and 3 contain accounts of how
these were applied to each of the habitat types and species for which
sites have been selected, and give details of qualifying features on the
sites selected for designation as SACs in the UK.

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Subject: [PW] ? "Annex" as a part of a research paper


A patron called a bit ago asking about this. Her
professor told her she needs an annex as part of her
paper. She knows what an appendix is, and an index,
but "annex" as part of a paper is new to both of us.

I've found a few examples on the internet, including
one that was part of a document from the British
Government (published by Her Majesty's Stationery
Office and with a forward by the Prime Minister), but
no definition. Of course, most things that come up for
"annex" are actually referring to a part of a
building.
It doesn't seem to be in any of the usual manuals for researching and
citing research papers.

It seems to me, just extrapolating from the examples
I've found, that an annex is a separate document,
perhaps even from some other source, that is related
to the paper at hand but not as closely as an
appendix, which is a intricate explanation of some
detailed part of the paper. (I always think of
Tolkien's appendices to Lord of the Rings, with the
information on the languages, calendar, etc., of
Middle Earth.)

Can someone tell me if this is a proper definition of
the term, or point me to a better one? 

(Has anyone on the list ever actually used an annex to
a paper? As I said, this is an entirely new concept to
me.)

I know, I could just tell her to ask the prof but I
think this is an online or distance course and that
might be harder for her to do.

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