Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats

Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats presents monitoring as an integral component of responsible conservation management and as a catalyst for decision making. The early sections of the book cover key areas in the development of a monitoring project, including: - The roles of survey and surveillance- Incorporating knowledge from existing research- Identifying the conservation priority on sites- Minimising observer error- Identifying site-specific condition indicators for habitats- Collecting monitoring data. The later sections of the book comprise a series of case studies covering a wide range of habitats and species. These case studies focus mostly, though not exclusively, on sites that form part of the Natura 2000 series in Europe. TOC:From the contents Contributing Authors. Foreword. Acknowledgements.- Part I An introduction to conservation monitoring: Monitoring in cultural habitats.- Part II Traditional approaches to data collection: The roles of survey.- Part III Developing projects for monitoring habitats: Developing a habitat monitoring project.- Part IV The case studies: The monitoring case studies.- Part V Woodland monitoring: Woodland management.- Part VI Using information from remote images: Using Earth Observation to monitor habitats.- Part VII Looking to the future: The challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.- Appendix I: Glossary and abbreviations. Subject index.