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General approaches to monitoring
Any scheme designed to restore habitats should include as part of its approach
a monitoring programme. This is important in order to assess the efficacy of
the restoration itself and to help derive lessons for future projects. This
guide does not provide detail in this aspect of the restoration process, however,
reference should be made to several valuable English Nature documents:
- Habitat Restoration Monitoring - Research Reports No 284 Research Report
No 284
Habitat Restoration Project: development of monitoring guidelines (Mitchley
et al. 1998) and 321 (Burch et al. 2000)
which includes simple techniques for monitoring seven habitats in the Ouse
and Alde trial areas. The restoration of coastal grazing marsh from arable
land as one of the habitats covered. Available from English Nature's (http://www.english-nature.org.uk/)
Enquiry Service (one free copy of each per person);
- Habitat Restoration Monitoring Handbook Research Report 378 (Mitchley
et al. 2000) available in two parts via EN's web site under publications
search on the Research Reports 378.
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Guidance: Using remotely sensed images, including satellite
imagery are potentially valuable monitoring tools. A recent
study commissioned by the Environment Agency (http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk)
has looked at the use of remote sensing techniques for marine SAC monitoring.
Habitats include: Saline lagoons; Intertidal mudflats; Coastal shingle;
Saltmarsh and sand dune morphology and vegetation change.
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References
Burch, F., Mitchley, J., Buckley, P. & Watt, T.
2000.
Habitat Restoration Monitoring: Development of monitoring methodologies within the Ouse and Alde trial areas..
English Nature Research Report, 321
English Nature, Peterborough.
Mitchley, J., Burch, F. & Lawson, C.
1998.
Habitat Restoration Project: development of monitoring guidelines..
English Nature Research Report, 284
Mitchley, J., Burch, F., Buckley, P. & Watt, T.
2000.
Habitat restoration monitoring handbook.
English Nature Research Report, 378
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