Specialist Surveys

MBEC is also able to provide specialist ecological and ornithological surveys that may be required for some projects. Specialist surveys may include:

  • Detailed botanical surveys/rare plant searches for terrestrial and aquatic species
  • Coastal and marine benthic and fisheries surveys
  • Freshwater pearl mussel surveys
  • Schedule 1 raptor species surveys
  • Bird carcase search studies for onshore wind farm bird collision monitoring
  • Migratory salmonid, lamprey and other freshwater fish surveys and habitat suitability (e.g. spawning gravels etc.)
  • Fungi surveys
  • Terrestrial invertebrate surveys (from single species to group surveys, e.g. moths and beetles, to all-round sampling of sites)
  • Aquatic macro-invertebrate surveys
  • Intertidal and sub-tidal biotope surveys
  • Subtidal sediment particle size analysis
  • Electrofishing surveys
  • Peatland habitat condition
  • Lichen surveys
  • Moss and liverwort (bryophyte) surveys
  • Tree surveys, including tree root protection
  • Soil structure and type surveys
  • Environmental monitoring (e.g. peatland hydology)

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