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How can we improve our understanding regional and sub-regional sediment budgets?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
” NRW wants to improve the evidence base on sediment budgets in Welsh waters, by conducting a review of the adequacy of existing information, the methodology applied, identification of any data/evidence gaps and areas that need to be updated. The review, intended to be a desk based study, should provide recommendations as to the merit in updating the sediment budget. This will inform further work on sediment budgets in NRW. Whilst this evidence request applies to the whole Welsh coast it can be delivered through smaller scale projects applied regionally. The methodology should be informed by this handbook https://www.gov.uk/flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-research-reports/sediment-budget-analysis-practitioner-guide
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Sediment budgets, Regional understanding, Coastal systems, Marine management, physical processes, marine
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Dr Kirsten Ramsay Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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How can we manage saltmarsh to improve it as a habitat for fish?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
To identify opportunities.
Keywords (discipline, other): Coastal margins
Marine
Biodiversity
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/state-of-natural-resources-report-sonarr-for-wales-2020/evidence-needs-table/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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How can we measure the resilience of freshwater-dependent ecosystems to climate change?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Keywords (discipline, other): Freshwater
Climate change
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/state-of-natural-resources-report-sonarr-for-wales-2020/evidence-needs-table/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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How can we predict the rate of sediment erosion, transport and deposition within and in between tidal lagoon developments?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Predicting sediment erosion, transport, and deposition in tidal lagoon developments,”Sediment erosion, Tidal lagoons, Sediment transport, Coastal development”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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How can we predict the underwater noise from wave and tidal energy devices?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
The development of noise propagation models for use in tidal waters is required to further reduce uncertainty regarding the potential impacts of commercial scale arrays of wave and tidal energy devices.
Suggested level of research: Postdoc or research programme
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine science, underwater noise, wave energy, tidal energy, tidal models
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Kirsten Ramsay Email Address: kirsten.ramsay@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk Phone: NA
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How can we predict the underwater noise from wave and tidal energy devices?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Predicting underwater noise from wave and tidal energy devices,”Underwater noise, Wave energy, Tidal energy, Noise prediction, Marine environment”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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How can we quantify the outcomes, km of river with intervention, and the biodiversity benefits, area of Ranunculion habitat with improved habitat structure, of river restoration measures at a reach and landscape scale?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Restoration of freshwater ecosystems is key to improving their resilience to multiple pressures and addressing the climate and nature emergencies. Knowledge and tools are required to facilitate sucessful and cost effective ecosystem restoration.
Keywords (discipline, other): Freshwater
Climate change
Biodiversity
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/state-of-natural-resources-report-sonarr-for-wales-2020/evidence-needs-table/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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How can we use models to assess effects of decommissioning scenarios for renewable energy developments on physical processes?,
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
For more, and updated information, please visit https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Keywords (discipline, other): Using models to assess decommissioning effects of renewable energy developments on physical processes,”Decommissioning, Renewable energy, Physical processes, Impact models”,
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: Yes External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
Contact Details
Name: Email Address: marinecoastalevidence@naturalresourceswales.gov.uk Phone: NA
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How climate change is impacting the ocean
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Climate change has many effects on marine ecosystems: increase of ocean temperatures, more frequent marine heatwaves, ocean acidification, rise in sea levels, sea ice decline
Latest data from the World Meteorological Organization shows that global mean sea-level reached a new record high in 2021, rising an average of 4.5 millimeter per year over the period 2013 to 2021. Together with intensifying tropical cyclones, sea-level rise has exacerbated extreme events such as deadly storm surges and coastal hazards such as flooding, erosion and landslides, which are now projected to occur at least once a year in many locations. Such events occurred once per century historically.
Some ways that climate change has affected marine life:
Loss of marine biodiversity- damage to coral reefs and mangroves that support ocean life, and migration of species to higher latitudes and altitudes where the water could be cooler.
Changes in seawater chemistry means that less oxygen remains available (process called ocean deoxygenation)
Seawater contains more dissolved co2, causing ocean acidification
Coral bleaching
Keywords (discipline, other): Climate change, ocean, temperature, coral, water, mangrove, migration
Website/URL links: https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=A673B09CD3ADE8F9!70595&migratedtospo=true&redeem=aHR0cHM6Ly8xZHJ2Lm1zL28vcyFBdm5vcmRPY3NIT21oS2REa0RONzJYd2RpWWljSWc_ZT1LcEpUYUQ&wd=target%28Marine%20Biology.one%7C0c62507e-5d86-4c5e-b9df-2c5504d1d43b%2FProject%20ideas%7Cd5fb54eb-d0d0-4e44-ae04-e6dde1a56efd%2F%29&wdorigin=NavigationUrl
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: No Organisation:
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Name: Email Address: Phone: NA
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How connected are coastal habitats along the coast and where are there gaps in connectivity?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Connectivity maps exist for sand dunes, but require a degree of refining. Connectivity maps do not exist for the other coastal margin habitats and when produced will form a valuable tool for highlighting areas where the coastal strip is narrow and/or vulnerable and where transitions between different coastal habitats occur. Next steps and progress: Likely to be contracted out.
Keywords (discipline, other): Coastal habitats, Connectivity, Sand dunes, Coastal margin, Vulnerable areas, Habitat transitions
Website/URL links: https://naturalresources.wales/evidence-and-data/research-and-reports/marine-biodiversity-collaborative-research-priorities/?lang=en
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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