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Peat

Good Practice during Wind Farm Construction (SNH et. al., Second Edition 2013)
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Developments on Peatlands: Guidance on the Assessment of Peat Volumes, Reuse of Excavated Peat and the Minimisation of Waste 2012
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Key Contacts

David MacArthur
Managing Director and Principal Ecologist
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Professor Bob Furness
Principal Ornithologist
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Dr Mark Trinder
Principal Project Ornithologist
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Rafe Dewar
Senior Ecologist
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Our unique team of specialists means that MacArthur Green is ideally placed to draft and advise on Guidance, whether focussing on ornithology, ecology or peat.

Our expert team has prepared guidance notes for bodies such as Scottish Natural Heritage, Natural England, The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and CEFAS. Links to these documents are set out on this page.

Population Viability Analysis

Guide for developing PVA for bird impacts at offshore wind farms May 2012 (Commissioned by The Crown Estate SOSS)
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SOSS-04 Gannet Population Viability Analysis Demographic data, population model and outputs February 2012 (Commissioned by The Crown Estate SOSS)
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Strategic Seabird Assessments

Marine Scotland Strategic collision assessment for migratory birds at offshore wind farms (with WWT - 2012/2013)
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Natural England Seabird sensitivity mapping in English waters (with WWT – 2013)
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Ornithological Cumulative Impact Assessment Framework: Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Wave and Tidal Projects 2013 (Commissioned by The Crown Estate)
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Vulnerability of Scottish Seabird Populations to Offshore Wind Turbines February 2012 (Commissioned by Marine Scotland)
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Assessing the sensitivity of seabird populations to adverse effects from tidal stream turbines and wave energy devices 2012 (Funded by SNH and MacArthur Green) (Available from ICES Journal of Marine Science (2012), 69(8), 1466–1479))
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