What sorts of raw data would be useful in constructing an information base for the management of species?
Major Project 1: An Environmental Impact Study at Wilson’s Promontory Here is a project designed to demonstrate the value of sourcing stored raw data through the Internet and converting it into valuable information. It will involve both full class and assigned individual tasks. The scenario is as follows: Commercial development of the Wilson’s Promontory National Park is being considered and your company, Ecology Victoria, has been contracted to conduct an Environmental Impact Study on the faunal biodiversity of this area. The funding for the entire project, which includes staff and fieldwork time, is restricted to a three month period. As director of the company, you decide to use butterflies as your key indicator group and that the project will run from January to March. You instruct your staff that the Environmental Impact Statement must include the following information: • Produce a biodiversity checklist of the butterflies of Wilson’s Promontory; • Provide common and scientific na
