Common standards monitoring (cont)

Methods of assessment

The condition of the site or feature of interest is assessed using a variety of methods which should be applied to the reporting unit, which may be a SSSI site unit or SAC. The reader is referred to the JNCC (2004) document for further guidance on suitable assessment methods. Alternatively the reader can access this information using the link below:

http://www.jncc.gov.uk/csm/guidance
/PDFs/CSM_coastal_saltmarsh.pdf