A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project
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 organ...
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ftubristolcris:oai:research-information.bris.ac.uk:publications/ac7e9b51-17e9-4ac1-8a2b-c181bee64afc 2024-01-28T10:05:26+01:00 A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project Feest, Alan Murata, Natsuki 2015 https://hdl.handle.net/1983/ac7e9b51-17e9-4ac1-8a2b-c181bee64afc https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/ac7e9b51-17e9-4ac1-8a2b-c181bee64afc https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12124 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess Feest , A & Murata , N 2015 , ' A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project ' , Water and Environment Journal . https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12124 biomass birds habitat compensation species richness rarity article 2015 ftubristolcris https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12124 2024-01-04T23:45:15Z 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 University of Bristol: Bristol Research Water and Environment Journal 29 3 419 429 |
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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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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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A case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project |
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case study of evidence for showing ‘no net loss’ of bird biodiversity in a development project |
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