Ecology

Our team of ecologists and environmental scientists specialise in freshwater, coastal, wetland and terrestrial ecosystems.

We offer ecological solutions for land use and its functions through critical thinking, design, and risk assessment. We work in collaboration with local communities and iwi, integrating their knowledge and values into our projects. This ensures that our work adheres to relevant best practice standards, health and safety guidelines, and planning practices.

Services that we provide:

General Ecological Assessments
- Assessments of Environmental Effects (AEEs)
- Ecological Impact Assessment (EcIA)
- Ecological flora and fauna assessments, monitoring, and design
- Management, mitigation & restoration planning
- Compliance and resource consent ecological planning
- Offsetting and environmental compensation
- Statistical data capturing, analysis, and interpretation
Freshwater
- Stream Ecological Value (SEV) including restoration, enhancement, and environmental compensation
- Macroinvertebrate, Macrophyte and Periphyton sampling and water quality assessments
- Fish passage assessment, remediation/restoration and design, and fish salvage and translocation
- Watercourse restoration, wetland/riparian planting plans, design considerations and engineering solutions
- Cultural stream health assessments

Terrestrial

Management and monitoring plans for grounds, flora and fauna, planting, and restoration
Auditing and peer review
Managing consent applications for ecological impact
Aviation/transport, wildlife impact ecology – risk assessments, bird strike reports, wildlife hazard management plans, airport biodiversity plans, ecological studies
Pest management advice and planning

Wetlands

Wetland delineation assessments – including our own purpose-built digital application for this purpose
Wetland Ecological Value (WEV) assessment
Riparian and wetland management/ restoration/ enhancement plans
Wetland significant ecological area (SEA) assessments for subdivision rights
Pre-purchase/ due diligence land use advice

Coastal

Dune and bird surveys
Management plans
Environmental studies

Related projects

Wetland Delineation App

In a Technology and Innovation first PDP has developed a wetland mapping app for Nelson City Council, which forms one of our first official ‘Software as a Service’ offerings to the market.

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Mātuku Link Wetland Delineation

The Matuku Link, in Te Henga/Bethells Beach and managed by the Matuku Reserve Trust, is a wetland and forest restoration project.

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Can Environmental DNA Solve The Braided River Sampling Conundrum To Better Inform Management?

Inge’s masters research focused on how environmental DNA could be used as a biomonitoring tool in braided rivers.

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Rotorua Lakes Council - Water Take Reconsenting

Water supply to Rotorua’s eastern and central area comes from several springs which are culturally significant to Māori, and which have differing ecological values.

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