Sydney: Department of Commerce and Industries, 2025. Quarto, paperback, spirally bound, colour photographs, tables.

An ecological survey is a stocktake of flora and fauna on a particular site, and this publication is a guide to help you prepare to visit a site and record the plant and animal life found there.

Information in this book advises you on how to:
become familiar with the site: physical and historical aspects
protect cultural heritage on the site
obtain permits and other legal requirements
consult stakeholders
establish a survey area
conduct the survey
protect species from biosecurity risks
record your results
work safety on the site.
Chapter 1. Where is the site

Chapter 2. The law

Chapter 3. Establishing the survey area

Chapter 4. Types, methods, tools and timing

Chapter 5. Safety on the site

Chapter 6. Protect the site

Chapter 7. Soil testing

Chapter 8. Data

Chapter 9. Recording and responding

Chapter 10. Vegetation

Chapter 11. Case studies

Appendix 1. Test the soil

Appendix 2. Sample risk assessment template

Appendix 3. Sample data sheets

Appendix 4. Resilience summary.