Applied ecology is the application of ecological sciences to real-world questions in environmental management, such as "What are the direct and indirect effects to species and habitats in the project area?" Designing sustainable ecological footprints with respect to sensitive species and habitats has become a requirement, rather than an option, within our current environmental and socio-economic reality.\
Hemmera's ecological services team offers advanced knowledge and experience in preventing or mitigating environmental impacts, risks or threats, with science-based processes and tools to measure and monitor effects caused by activities in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Hemmera has a history of proven experience and success in the development and implementation of adaptive management strategies for large, complex aquatic and terrestrial systems such as estuaries and wilderness areas.
Our team provides reliable projections and expert opinion on the identification, prevention and mitigation of ecological effects that may result from changes in land, air and water use.
Our adaptive decision-making framework integrates baseline and effectiveness monitoring data to assess the performance of environmental management programs such as mitigation, within an iterative process of validating our ecological assumptions and models. Our GIS and data management systems further inform our clients' decisions by providing detailed insight into project outcomes and regulatory considerations.
