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Specialist Services
MBEC is also able to provide specialist ecological and ornithological surveys that are not always necessary on every site or for most planning applications. Specialist services may include (but are not limited to):
Botanical surveys/rare plant searches for terrestrial and aquatic species
Coastal and marine benthic and fisheries surveys
Freshwater pearl mussel surveys
Schedule 1 raptor species surveys
Capercaillie brood count surveys
Bird carcase search studies for onshore wind farm bird collision monitoring
Wildcat surveys
Migratory salmonid, lamprey and other freshwater fish surveys and habitat suitability (e.g. spawning gravels etc.)
Fungi surveys
Terrestrial invertebrate surveys (from single species to group surveys, e.g. moths and beetles, to all-round sampling of sites)
Aquatic macro-invertebrate surveys
Intertidal and sub-tidal biotope surveys
Subtidal sediment particle size analysis
Electrofishing surveys
Peat characterisation, macro and micro morphology determination
Lichen surveys
Moss and liverwort (bryophyte) surveys
Tree surveys, including tree root protection
Soil structure and type surveys
Ecosystem surveys, e.g. nutrient cycling, environmental monitoring of, for example, chemicals, and moisture regimes
Eco-hydrology, particularly in relation to peat habitats and hyporheic zones
Leisure use/path creation and use surveys.
