Towards biodiversity monitoring at the European scale - proposal of principles and discussion of examples
Vers un suivi de la biodiversité à l'échelle européenne : propositions de principes et discussion d'exemples
Résumé
Biodiversity monitoring requires objectives. It also requires principles and examples. In this contribution, we propose three principles and two contrasting examples that could be used to develop biodiversity monitoring. We stress the need for species-level data, coupled with environmental data, through predefined questions or hypotheses. We also advocate the use of the adaptive management concept in parallel to this monitoring.