Groundwater-dependent wetlands in the UK and Ireland : controls, eco-hydrological functions and assessing the likelihood of damage from human activities.

Krause, Stefan and Heathwaite, A. Louise and Miller, Felicity and Hulme, Paul and Crowe, Andrew (2007) Groundwater-dependent wetlands in the UK and Ireland : controls, eco-hydrological functions and assessing the likelihood of damage from human activities. Water Resources Management, 21 (12). pp. 2015-2025. ISSN 0920-4741

Full text not available from this repository.

Abstract

Under the Water Framework Directive (WFD) the requirement for ‘good groundwater status’ is dependent upon there being no ‘significant damage’ to groundwater-dependent terrestrial ecosystems, i.e. groundwater-dependent wetlands. An ecohydrogeological framework was developed to assess the risk of significant damage for groundwater-dependent terrestrial ecosystems in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The framework will be used by the competent authorities implementing the WFD as a decision support system to apply the WFD guidelines on a local to regional basis. The framework considers the variety of groundwater controls and pathways of different wetland types and allows a specific assessment to be made of the vulnerability of different wetland types to groundwater related risks. Seven distinct wetland types were identified and the potential pressures were evaluated. A GIS framework was developed in order to analyse the spatial coincidence of potential risks to each wetland type. The framework was tested for a trial dataset of 10 groundwater controlled wetland ecosystems in England and Wales in order to evaluate their current risk of damage.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Water Resources Management
Uncontrolled Keywords:
/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2300/2312
Subjects:
?? wetlandsgroundwater risk vulnerability eco-hydrology water framework directivewater science and technologycivil and structural engineeringge environmental sciences ??
ID Code:
31437
Deposited By:
Deposited On:
18 Jan 2010 11:06
Refereed?:
Yes
Published?:
Published
Last Modified:
15 Jul 2024 10:44