| Description | Candidate indicators of the state of Scotland's biodiversity developed by the Scottish Biodiversity Forum for consolation as part of the process of developing a strategy for biodiversity in Scotland |
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| ISBN | 0755923219 |
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| Website Publication Date | February 24, 2003 |
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Towards a strategy for Scotland's biodiversity
Developing Candidate Indicators of the State of Scotland's Biodiversity
prepared by the Action Plan & Science Group of the Scottish Biodiversity Forum
February 2003
Paper 2003/6
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction
1.1 What are indicators?
1.2 Why are biodiversity indicators important?
1.3 The need for biodiversity indicators in Scotland *
2 Objective
3 Information sources
4 The candidate indicators
4.1 Status of UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority species
4.2 Status of UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority habitats
4.3 Breeding Bird Index
4.4 Abundance of non-breeding waterbirds
4.5 Abundance of seabirds
4.6 Vascular plant diversity
4.7 Woodland tree species diversity
4.8 Terrestrial insect abundance
4.9 Proportion of notified species populations in favourable condition on protected sites
4.10 Proportion of notified habitats in favourable condition on protected sites
4.11 Status of the otter in fresh water habitats
4.12 Salmonid counts
4.13 Benthic riverine invertebrate diversity
4.14 Estuarine fish species diversity
4.15 Proportion of commercially exploited fish stock fished within safe limits
5 Discussion
5.1 Taxonomic and ecological scope
5.2 Accuracy and precision
5.3 Disaggregation
6 Overview and Conclusions
7 Acknowledgements
8 References
CONTACT
Further copies of this paper are available:
Elaine McCall
SBF Secretariat
Scottish Executive Environment & Rural Affairs Department
Area 1-J (South)
Victoria Quay
Edinburgh
EH6 6QQ
E-mail:
biodiversity@scotland.gsi.gov.uk
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