Natural Sciences

SNC-Lavalin has been conducting ecological systems analyses for public and private sector clients for over 20 years. It employs a multidisciplinary approach, drawing on the skills of biologists, chemists, physicists, oceanographers, engineers and technologists, to meet the varied and highly specialized requirements of domestic and international legislation standards. This integrated expertise gives SNC-Lavalin a thorough and in-depth understanding of the inter-relationships between man-made environments and natural systems.

SNC-Lavalin carries out projects of all sizes from small single-focus projects, such as fish stomach content analyses, to large, multi-year field studies. SNC-Lavalin's experts benefit from its extensive resources including a large inventory of field equipment, a corporate library and a Geographic Information System.

Services

· Aquatic and terrestrial habitat analysis, including biological baseline surveys

· Aquaculture and aquatic botany

· Wetland evaluation and classification

· Species identification and collection, including taxonomic analysis

· Fish ecology and life history studies

· Ecological and aquatic impact assessments

· Development of mitigation and enhancement measures and opportunities

· Habitat rehabilitation, restoration, remediation and creation, including compensation packages

· Environmental inspection during and following construction

· Design and implementation of monitoring studies

· Natural space studies, such as urban open space planning

· Advisory services, conflict resolution and expert testimony

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