Ecological Monitoring

Flora and fauna assessments are core business for most ecological firms. However, we believe understanding ecosystem function – rather than just generating species lists – is critical to understanding ecological condition. We have conducted flora and fauna assessments across the east coast of Australia and throughout the South Pacific. Our projects range from small-scale site assessments and catchment-scale biodiversity condition assessments through to large-scale, multi-year, multi-country ecological assessments requiring large field teams operating in remote and isolated locations.

EcoFutures offers extensive expertise in conducting ecological assessments across freshwater, groundwater and estuarine ecosystems. Our team specialises in delivering scientifically rigorous assessments and management plans that meet environmental protection and compliance standards while providing practical, actionable solutions. We are recognised experts in aquatic biodiversity assessment, ecosystem rehabilitation and environmental monitoring, where our experience spans a range of ecological and aquatic health investigations, including the management of lakes and water bodies.

Our coastal ecologists are experienced in coastal habitat assessments, specialising in addressing landscape-scale ecological challenges driven by climate change and other long-term impacts. We work to advance and apply concepts of ecological resilience and deepen system understanding, empowering clients to proactively plan for the adaptation and transition of their natural assets.

We are experienced in conducting environmental investigations for a range of purposes, including compliance monitoring, biological impact monitoring, environmental impact assessment, species monitoring, baseline surveys and vegetation rehabilitation planning. We work closely with other teams across the Alluvium Group to provide a whole-of-system approach to risk assessments. We are experienced with the state-based risk assessment guidelines across the east coast of Australia.

Our team has expertise in all aspects of freshwater and estuarine monitoring program design, assessment, and reporting. This includes conceptual program design, survey design, modelled data inputs, indicator and composite index development and validation, statistical condition assessment and trend analysis approaches, and effective visualisation and communication strategies for reporting. Most organisations require simple yet scientifically robust frameworks to meet their needs, and our team provides advice on cost-effective, best practice data collection, analysis and communication strategies to achieve them.

Data analysis and visualisation are integral to much of our consulting work. Our team uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to provide valuable insights and advice to clients and present complex ideas and concepts in a visually appealing, easy-to-digest format.

We believe data analysis and visualisation is key to managing, restoring and protecting landscapes and ecosystems. We work extensively with remotely sensed data (eg Landsat, LiDAR), spatial inventories and geostatistical techniques to extract spatial information for processing and analysis. We also develop customised database tools to increase efficiency in workflow and analytical process.