Terrestrial Ecology Services
The AMBS Terrestrial Ecology unit provides services in biodiversity survey, impact assessment and flora & fauna management.
Marbled Velvet Gecko, Oedura marmorata
Mark Semeniuk
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Our ecology team has specialist skills and experience in all areas of terrestrial ecology including:
- flora and fauna surveys (vertebrates and invertebrates)
- vegetation assessment and mapping
- biodiversity monitoring
- environmental impact assessment
- opportunities and constraints assessment
- seven part tests
- species impact statements
- Part 3A assessments
- biobanking assessments
- threatened species management plans
- flora and fauna management plans
- habitat rehabilitation and design
- expert advice
- peer review.
In addition to our in-house staff specialising in botany, zoology and wildlife management, the Terrestrial Ecology unit engages Australian Museum research and collections staff in commercial work. This includes senior research scientists and other specialists in marine ecology, vertebrate and invertebrate zoology, GIS analysis and DNA analysis.
AMBS Ecology has the capacity to undertake small to very large-scale projects throughout NSW and interstate. We have conducted environmental assessment and impact investigations and undertaken monitoring and management studies for a wide range of projects and clients, including government departments and private agencies.
AMBS Ecology has an extensive array of field and laboratory equipment, including:
- radio tracking equipment
- ultrasonic call recorders
- elliot and cage traps
- hair tubes
- wet and dry pitfall traps
- harp traps
- spotlights and caplamps
- cameras with infra-red sensors
- call playback equipment
- hand-held GPS units
- digital cameras
- 4WD vehicles
- safety equipment
- GIS software (ESRI ArcGIS, MapInfo Professional)
Mark Semeniuk
, Project Officer
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