aquatic invertebrate services - wwt consulting · 2015-01-16 · wwt consulting offers a complete...
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WWT Consulting offers a complete invertebrate surveying service and advice on habitat evaluation and management for specific species
Our services
Aquaticinvertebratesurveysandstudies
• Macroinvertebratesurveydesignandimplementation
• Analysisofsamplestoinclude:BiologicalMonitoringWorkingParty(BMWP);AverageScorePerTaxa(ASPT);LincolnQualityIndex(LQI),andCommunityConservationIndex(CCI)
• ProtectedspeciessurveysincludingLesserSilverWaterBeetleandWhite-clawedCrayfish
Invertebratespeciesandhabitatadvice
• Deskandfieldbasedentomologicalresearch
• Specimensortingandidentification
• Managementandenhancementofwetlandhabitatsforaquaticinvertebrates
R. Taylor-Jones, Chris Algar & R. Taylor-Jones/ WWT
Aquatic invertebrate services
Example projects
• FullaquaticinvertebratesurveysaspartofaseriesofecologicalsurveysataSiteofSpecialScientificInterest(SSSI)inSurrey.ThisincludedtheidentificationofsamplestospecieslevelandthecalculationofBMWP,ASPTandCCIvalues.Thesurveysareongoingandwillhelptoinformthenextmanagementplanforthesite
• IdentificationandanalysisofsamplescollectedfromJersey.ThesewereidentifiedtofamilylevelandanalysedusingBMWPandASPTscorestoinformwaterqualityanalysis
• BaselineecologicalsurveysofawetlandtreatmentsysteminstalledataschoolinWigan.SampleswereanalysedtospecieslevelwithBMWPandASPTscoresalsocalculated
• SampleswerecollectedandanalysedfromanumberofsitesaroundEaling,WestLondon.ResultswerethenusedtoinformhabitatmanagementadvicefortheLocalAuthority
Clients
Clientsincludelocalauthorities,developers,constructioncompanies,conservationcharitiesandlandowners
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Mammal services
WWT Consulting offers expertise in a wide range of mammal surveys, including UK and European protected and Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) species
Our services
• Protectedspeciessurveys,includingWaterShrew,WaterVole,Dormouse,bats,OtterandBadger
• Adviceonthecreation,managementandenhancementofwetlandandterrestrialhabitatsformammals
• Deskandfieldbasedmammalresearch
• Visualaerialsurveysformarinemammals
R. Taylor-Jones & Pawel Tomkiewicz/ WWT
Example projects
• EcologicalsurveysandhabitatscopeforWaterVoleintheLondonBoroughofEaling.SitevisitstoanumberofwetlandswithintheBoroughinordertoassessthesuitabilityoftheirhabitatstosupportWaterVole
• Aerialsurveys,andinterpretationofdata,forcetaceansintheMorayFirth.Datawasusedtoassesschangesinabundancesanddistributions,andalsotocomparecostsandbenefitsofusingdifferentsamplingapproachestocensusmarinemammals
• NaturalEnglandWaterVoleReviewStrategyofSitesofSpecialScientificInterest(SSSIs),usingGISspatialanalysis,toestablishwhichSSSIsmaybeappropriatecandidatesforWaterVolenotification
Clients
Clientsincludeuniversities,localauthorities,conservationcharities,developersandconstructioncompanies
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Ornithologyservices
WWT Consulting offers a comprehensive approach to bird survey and monitoring programme design, implementation and analysis, and habitat related advice for specific wetland bird species
Our services
Birdsurveys
• CommonBirdCensus(CBC)andBreedingBirdSurveys(BBS)
• Waderandwildfowlcountsandseabirdcolonycounts
• WetlandBirdSurvey(WeBS)corecountsandlowtidewaterbirdcounts
• Vantagepointsurveysforwindturbineprojects
• Ground-basedCommonScotercountsforSpecialProtectionArea(SPA)monitoring
• Monitoringofdisturbanceandproductivitymonitoring
• Digitalandvisualaerialsurveys
• Boat-basedwaterbirdsurveyswithEuropeanSeabirdsatSea(ESAS)trainedstaff
• Bespokebirdstudiesincludingsatellitetagging,radiotelemetryanddigitalimagerecognitionanalysis
Birdspeciesandhabitatadvice• Wetlandhabitatdesignandcreation
• Habitatassessmentandmanagementforbirdspecies
• Statisticalanalysisandmodellingtodeterminebirdabundanceanddensity
J.Lees/WWT
R. Taylor-Jones/ WWT
Example projects
• Ground-basedcountsofCommonScoterMelanittanigra werecarriedoutinCarmarthenBaytoassesstheconditionoftheSpecialProtectionArea(SPA)
• AscopingstudywasimplementedintothepossibleinstallationofrenewableenergydevicesontheFarneIslands,animportantbirdarea.Thisinvolvedanextensiveecologicaldatareviewwithafocusonbirdsandmarinemammals
• Vantagepointsurveyswerecarriedoutatthesiteofaproposedwindturbine.Theseinvolvedmappingtheflightpathsandidentifyingspeciesofinterestthroughoutthesite,aswellasrecordingflightheights.Flightheightsandnumbersofgullspeciesusingthesitewererecorded,andlowtidecountsofwaterbirdswerealsomade
Clients
Clientsincludenationalgovernmentagencies,energycompanies,localauthorities,developers,conservationcharitiesandlandowners
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J. Lees & R. Taylor-Jones/ WWT
Great Crested Newtservices
WWT Consulting offers Great Crested Newt field surveys, under a Natural England licence, Habitat Suitability Index (HSI) surveys and desk-based records searches. We also provide pond design, planting plans and habitat management advice for amphibians
Our services
• Presenceorprobableabsencesurveysandassessmentstodeterminerelativepopulationsize.Techniquesincludeeggsearches,terrestrialsearches,netting,bottletrappingandtorchlightsurveys
• PonddesigntoincludefeaturesofparticularbenefittoGreatCrestedNewts
• ManagementandplantingplanstailoredtotherequirementsofGreatCrestedNewts
• eDNAanalysisofwatersamplesforpresence/absencesurveys.Thistechniquerequiresonlyonevisittoeachpondtocollectwatersamplesandresultscouldbeavailablewithin14days.Positiveresultsshowthepresenceofspecieswithin20daysofthesamplebeingtaken
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Example projects
• Newt,toadandfrogsurveysaspartofaChytridfungusscreeningprogrammeonwetlandnaturereserves
• Baselinehabitatsurveysincludingnewtsurveysusingterrestrialsearches,torchlightsurveysandbottletrappingforShibdonMeadowhabitatcreation
• Habitatdesignandconstructionadvicewasgivenforthecreationofwetlandhabitat,includingponds,forasiteinOxfordshirewithalocalGreatCrestedNewtpopulation
Clients
Clientsincludedevelopers,localauthorities,conservationcharitiesandconstructioncompanies
R. Taylor-Jones/ WWT
H.Tait, J.Lees & N.Cottrell/ WWT
WWT Consulting offers a complete botanical survey, analysis and management service for terrestrial, aquatic and intertidal habitats
Our services
Fieldsurveys
• Phase1andextendedPhase1habitatsurveys
• NationalVegetationClassification(NVC)survey
• Hedgerowsurvey
• Rivercorridorsurvey
• Designatedsiteconditionassessment(CommonStandardsMonitoring)
• Lowerplantsurvey
Thesesurveysyieldthebestresultswhencarriedoutduringthegrowingseason-ApriltoAugust
Deskbasedservices
• Aerialphotographyinterpretation
• GIShabitatmapping
• Dataanalysisandinterpretation
• Habitatmonitoringevaluation
• Habitatmanagementplanning
• Habitatrestorationandcreation
• Multispectralanalysisofhabitats
Botanicalservices
Example projects
• AsiteconditionassessmentofOuseWashesSiteofSpecialScientificInterest(SSSI)wasmadeonthewetgrasslandcommunityfeature.Thisincludedcarryingoutstructuredwalksandidentifyingpositiveandnegativeindicatorspeciesintargethabitats
• Rivercorridorsurveyswereconductedusingthestandardmethodologyover12kmoftheRiverAvonandassociatedtributariessouthofChippenham,Wiltshire
• ExtendedPhase1surveysofStainesMoorSSSIwerecarriedoutaspartofasuiteofecologicalsurveys.Specieslistsofhabitatssuchasswampandsemi-improvedneutralgrasslandweremade,andthesitewasmappedinGISusingthestandardJNCCmethodology
Clients
Clientsincludenationalgovernmentagencies,localgovernment,conservationcharities,developersandlandowners
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Marine spatial planning services
R. Taylor-Jones, J. Lees, R. Taylor-Jones/ WWT
With the continued pressures and growth in marine environments WWT Consulting is able to offer a wide range of marine survey and data analysis services that can inform or drive marine spatial planning
Withover10yearsexperienceofdesigningandcompletingaerialsurveysinoffshoreareasWWTConsultinghavealreadyworkedforawiderangeofdevelopers,energycompaniesandgovernmentdepartments
AswellasofferingaerialsurveytechniquesWWTConsultingholdsoneoftheUK’slargestoffshoredatasetsforseabirdsandmarinemammalsenablingthecompletionofawiderangeofmappingandstatisticalanalysisprojects
Our services
• Marinelinetransectvisualaerialsurveyingandremotesensing
• Dataextractionrequests
• Databasecreationandmanipulation
• Dataanalysissuchasdistanceanalysis,DensitySurfaceModelling(DSM)andPopulationViabilityAnalysis(PVA)
• Speciessensitivityscoringandmapping
• CollisionRiskModelling(CRM)forwindfarms
Clients
Clientsincludegovernmentdepartments,renewableenergydevelopers,engineeringconsultanciesandacademicinstitutions
Example Projects
• Thecreationofajointdatabasethatincorporatedaerialandboatsurveydatasetsintoasingledatabase
• ThedevelopmentofaseabirdsensitivityindexfortidalandwaveturbinesinWelshwaters.Thishasbeenfurtherdevelopedasatoolformappingsensitivitiestodifferentfishingtechniques
• GannetPVAanalysisforallUKoffshorewindfarms
• SeabirdsensitivitymappingforwindfarmsinEnglishoffshoreareas.Thisincludedthecreationoflargescaledatasetsthatutilisednumerousdatasources,spatialanalysisusingDensitySurfaceModelling(DSM)andGISprocessingtocreateapracticaltoolformarinespatialplanning
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