Scottish Natural Heritage Loch Moidart and Shiel Woods (LMSW) SAC Site Condition Monitoring

The principle purpose of this project is to carry out site condition monitoring (SCM) of the intertidal sediment flats of Loch Moidart and Shiel Woods SAC site. SCM was inaugurated at this SSSI site in 2003, providing a baseline for future SCM surveys. The study approach taken aims to enable re-surveying of 16 relocatable stations along 5 transects that are representative of the biological and environmental diversity of the sediment flats in the SAC in order to 1) establish a baseline biological dataset to facilitate future assessment; 2) identify any deterioration in the condition of the mudflat feature; and 3) to form a judgement on its current condition.

本项目的根本宗旨在于对洛奇莫伊尔特和希尔伍兹特设区域（SAC）的潮间带沉积平原进行现场条件监控（SCM）。现场条件监控自2003年起在该特设保护区（SSSI）启动，为未来的监控调查提供了基线。所采用的研究方法旨在实现对5条代表SAC内沉积平原生物和环境多样性的典型横断面上的16个可迁移站点的再调查，以达到以下目的：1）建立基线生物数据集，以便利未来的评估；2）识别泥滩特征状况的任何退化；3）对其当前状况做出评判。