Effective natural resource management needs strong science. Decisions need to be supported by rigorous science, to understand how natural ecosystems respond to pressure, particularly from human activities. While ecological science is fundamental, it is one of several inputs to decisions, and this complex science is made more difficult by the need to provide advice quickly and often without the resources to study a problem comprehensively. Operating in these conditions needs detailed ecological knowledge, understanding of how natural resource decisions are made, and the technical knowledge to measure and reduce uncertainty as far as possible.
Ecological design and analysis provides advice on the design, analysis, and execution of programs in ecology and environmental science. The focus is on marine and estuarine environments, but with experience in a range of other habitats.
The advice can be on
- sampling designs, to generate rigorous, fit-for-purpose data with confidence
- monitoring, to detect signals from human activities and estimate their strength
- broad reviews of larger programs within government organisations and universities
- independent expert advice to government and industry on conduct of environmental assessments
Ecological Design & Analysis 