Ecology PETER MORRIS AND ROY EMBERTON (BASED ON MORRIS AND

The EU/UK EIA legislation (§1.3) refers to the ecological component of EIA as the fauna and flora. In practice, this means the wildlife and its environment which together form functional ecological systems – ecosystems (§11.2.3). These sustain the wildlife and provide ecosystem services that are essential for human well-being (§11.2.4).