'Species credit' threatened bats and their habitats

NSW survey guide for the Biodiversity Assessment Method

This guide describes the systematic approach and minimum standards for surveying threatened bat species when applying the Biodiversity Assessment Method.

Date
3 October 2018
Publisher
Office of Environment and Heritage
Type
Publication
Cost
Free
Language
English
Tags
  • ISBN 978-1-92575-453-7
  • ID OEH20180466
  • File PDF 1.3MB
  • Pages 34
  • Name species-credit-threatened-bats-survey-guide-180466.pdf

Under the Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM), some threatened bats or their breeding habitat are assessed as species credit species (i.e. their present cannot be predicted by vegetation or landscape features) and need targeted onground surveys at an appropriate time to determine the likelihood that they'll be found at a development, biocertification or biodiversity stewardship site. The guide should be read with the BAM.

Following this guide is not mandatory. However, proposals that fail to meet the guide due to efficiency, cost or validity will need to provide an evidence-based reason for a different survey approach (e.g. a peer-reviewed scientific paper, a published guideline or an expert report).