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What are the most appropriate indicators for measuring and reporting on soil condition?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Soil condition is an important element in food production and carbon storage. A reliable and widely-agreed measure is required to be able to monitor and report on soil condition.
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
Woodland
Mountains, moorland, and heath
Coastal margins
Semi-natural grassland
Urban
Land use and soil
Ecosystem resilience
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
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What are the most effective management methods to restore wood pasture whilst retaining some form of grazing management?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Historically, wood pasture was often the accidental result of periods with little or no grazing. Replicating this method requires long, 5 to 10 year, periods with very low grazing rates. These are often not economic or practical in current conditions. Fencing individual trees to allow establishment is not cost effective. Sabre planting can be successful but only on steep slopes. What other methods to establish trees are possible?
Keywords (discipline, other): Forestry, Farming, agriculture, Climate change, Ecosystem resilience, Biodiversity, wood pasture, grazing
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: Yes External Partner: No Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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What are the most effective methods to change landowner or contractor behaviour to achieve improved hedgerow condition?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
We have evidence around the barriers to and opportunities for improving hedgerow management. Behaviour change is at the heart of these opportunities and further understanding is required on how to best influence management practises.
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
Ecosystem resilience
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
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What are the most reliable methods to measure woodland cover in Wales as a result of natural processes, that is, natural colonization by trees, which takes place when grazing pressures are reduced?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Natural colonisation by trees can support and improve resilience, and improve biodiversity outcomes in some locations. Being able to identify the extent of natural colonization by trees would support improve assessment of the stocks of natural resources.
Keywords (discipline, other): Woodland
Land use and soil
Ecosystem resilience
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
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What are the most reliable methods to measure, determine and report trends in net woodland cover in Wales, that is, woodland creation minus permanent woodland loss?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
There is a concern that net woodland cover is reducing but there is currently no reliable data to assess this.
Keywords (discipline, other): Woodland
Land use and soil
Ecosystem resilience
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
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What are the opportunities to maintain and enhance marine ecosystem resilience?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
To inform our understanding of and advice on building resilient marine ecosystems. Interpreting exitsing data sets to provide strategic overview, for example spatial maps, of key opportunities to maintain or improve resilience of marine ecosystems in Welsh waters. This is an area of action coming out of Area Statements, see marine planning and ecosystem resilience themes.
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine, Coastal, Ecosystem resilience, Biodiversity, Climate change, data, Marine Planning
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: No External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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What are the potential and actual effects of “Challenge Events”, for example mountain marathons, on upland habitats and species?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Challenge events such as mountain marathons could cause direct impacts such as erosion, soil compaction and indirect impacts such as disturbance, displacement, changes in land management, ancillary effects such as greenhouse gas emissions. But the nature, extent and significance of any impact is poorly understood. This information is required to inform our advice on the planning of these events to ensure avoidance and mitigation of any negative impact on natural resources.
Keywords (discipline, other): Sports Science. Mountains, moorland, events, marathon, erosion, soil compaction, mitigation, nature
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
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What are the potential options for nature based solutions or providing mitigation where coastal process have been modified, for example by coastal defences?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Aid identification of areas of focus.
Keywords (discipline, other): Coastal margins
Marine
Ecosystem resilience
Biodiversity
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
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What are the predicted impacts of climate change on river and lake water temperature in Wales?
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
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What are the predicted impacts of climate change, in terms of magnitude and frequency, on river flow droughts and flood events?
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
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