Monitoring Nature Conservation in Cultural Habitats: A Practical Guide and Case Studies. 2007. many col. figs. XII, 394 p. gr8vo. Paper bd.

Presents monitoring as an integral component of responsibleconservation management and as a catalyst for decision making. The earlysections of the book cover key areas in the development of a monitoringproject, such as: The roles of survey and surveillance/ Incorporatingknowledge from existing research/ Identifying the conservation priorityon sites/ Minimising observer error/ Identifying site-specific condition indicators for habitats/ Collecting monitoring data. The latersections of the book comprise a series of case studies covering a widerange of habitats and species.These case studies focus mostly, though not exclusively, on sites that form part of the Natura 2000 series in Europe.