A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project
Abstract Given the development of global pressures on habitats and biodiversity, it is important that developments are accompanied with a compensation element leading to ‘no net loss’. We show how (using a standardised sampling process) a statistical assessment of the biodiversity quality of the tar...
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crwiley:10.1111/wej.12124 2023-12-03T10:21:55+01:00 A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project Murata, Natsuki Feest, Alan 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/wej.12124 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fwej.12124 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/wej.12124 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Water and Environment Journal volume 29, issue 3, page 419-429 ISSN 1747-6585 1747-6593 Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Pollution Water Science and Technology Environmental Engineering journal-article 2015 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12124 2023-11-09T14:28:51Z Abstract Given the development of global pressures on habitats and biodiversity, it is important that developments are accompanied with a compensation element leading to ‘no net loss’. We show how (using a standardised sampling process) a statistical assessment of the biodiversity quality of the target organisms (birds) in a compensatory provision can be shown to be a compensation or not. We used the example of the Cardiff Bay Barrage (Wales) where a bay was inundated and compensation site at Newport Gwent Levels (Wales) created. Bird data for the Cardiff Bay prior to the inundation and for Newport following inundation of Cardiff Bay were analysed to create a series of biodiversity quality indices and these were compared statistically. The analysis showed the compensation habitat was better than the original. Results were poor for Dunlin and Redshank, already subject to regional decline in the Severn Estuary and estuaries in NW Europe. Article in Journal/Newspaper Dunlin Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Water and Environment Journal 29 3 419 429 |
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Abstract Given the development of global pressures on habitats and biodiversity, it is important that developments are accompanied with a compensation element leading to ‘no net loss’. We show how (using a standardised sampling process) a statistical assessment of the biodiversity quality of the target organisms (birds) in a compensatory provision can be shown to be a compensation or not. We used the example of the Cardiff Bay Barrage (Wales) where a bay was inundated and compensation site at Newport Gwent Levels (Wales) created. Bird data for the Cardiff Bay prior to the inundation and for Newport following inundation of Cardiff Bay were analysed to create a series of biodiversity quality indices and these were compared statistically. The analysis showed the compensation habitat was better than the original. Results were poor for Dunlin and Redshank, already subject to regional decline in the Severn Estuary and estuaries in NW Europe. |
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A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project |
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A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project |
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