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Testing guidance for biological elements in the river ecosystem.

Guidance on monitoring riparian (shoreline) ecosystems.

Soil testing guidance in relation to understanding river ecosystem health.

Guidance on common water quality parameters.

Existing protocols and schemes that combine multiple approaches.

Step 3: Collect data (what, where, when and how)

Having given some thought to why you are monitoring, what your objectives are and what impact you are aiming for,...

Methods list and categories

Based on the audit process, CaSTCo has been working on describing testing and auditing methods. Many more are in progress....

About: Method audit process

The problem we are trying to solve on CaSTCo is a proliferation of citizen science methods, with few nationally standardised...