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AMBLE (Assessment of Marine Biodiversity Linked to Ecosystems - ME3109
Description
Key Customer Purpose
To provide statistical tools to judge ecosystem improvements. To give the UK a measure of biodiversity to meet objectives.

Summary Objectives
To contribute to the successful management of marine ecosystems by adopting a scientifically robust approach to monitoring environmental change based on the ecosystem approach to environmental management.
Project Documents
• TPS - Two Page Summary : How can we assess marine biological diversity and ecosystem state in a changing world?   (244k)
Time-Scale and Cost
From: 2004

To: 2009

Cost: £334,307
Contractor / Funded Organisations
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Keywords
Biodiversity              
Ecosystem Functioning              
Environmental monitoring              
Environmental Protection              
Water quality monitoring              
Fields of Study
Environmental Protection - Marine
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