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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.