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What are the productivity and survival rates of seabirds at Welsh colonies?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Set up ringing and resighting for seabird species as well as camera traps for productivity and diet at seabird colonies. This could include the following species: Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake, common guillemot, lesser black-backed gull, razorbill, shag cormorant, tern species, gulls.
Next steps and progress: Collaboration with Academia and NGOs.
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine science, productivity, survival rates, seabirds, camera traps, diet, Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake, common guillemot, lesser black-backed gull, razorbill, shag cormorant, tern species, gulls.
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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What are the productivity and survival rates of seabirds at Welsh colonies?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Set up ringing and resighting for seabird species as well as camera traps for productivity and diet at seabird colonies. This could include the following species: Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake, common guillemot, lesser black-backed gull, razorbill, shag cormorant, tern species, gulls. Next steps and progress: Collaboration with Academia and NGOs.
Keywords (discipline, other): Seabirds, productivity, survival rates, ringing, resighting, camera traps, seabird colonies, Atlantic puffin, black-legged kittiwake, guillemot, razorbill, tern species, gulls, Wales
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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What are the quantities of inorganic fertiliser being spread to grassland in Wales?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
The data is very limited on how much inorganic fertiliser is spread to land in Wales. The current figures are for UK wide. Having organic and inorganic fertiliser figures will show much fertilisers are being applied to grassland
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
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
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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Name: n/a n/a Email Address: Phone: NA
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What are the reasons for the decline of specific species and benthic habitats across the Marine Protected Area (MPA) Network in Wales?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Monitoring has shown a decline in the health of various habitats and species in Welsh Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Work is needed to identify the causes of these declines. This will include the following: maerl and herring around Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC), sponges in the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC, Modiolus modiolus (horse mussel) beds in the Pen Llyn a’r Sarnau (PLAS) SAC, sandbank infaunal diversity across the MPA Network, pink sea fan Eunicella verrucosa in the Skomer Marine Conservation Zone. This will allow effective management measures to be identified that will improve our understanding of the ways to improve the condition of MPA features, improving the resilience of marine ecosystems across Wales. Suggested level of research: Various
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine science, decline, species, benthic habitats, Marine Protected Areas, MPAs, monitoring, delcine, maerl, herring, marine special area of conservation
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: kirsten.ramsay@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk Phone: NA
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What are the reasons for the decline of specific species and benthic habitats across the Marine Protected Area network in Wales?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Monitoring has shown a decline in the health of various habitats and species in Welsh Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). Work is needed to identify the causes of these declines. This will include the following: maerl and herring around Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire Marine Special Area of Conservation (SAC), sponges in the Menai Strait and Conwy Bay SAC, Modiolus modiolus (horse mussel) beds in the Pen Llyn a’r Sarnau (PLAS) SAC, sandbank infaunal diversity across the MPA Network, pink sea fan Eunicella verrucosa in the Skomer Marine Conservation Zone. This will allow effective management measures to be identified that will improve our understanding of the ways to improve the condition of MPA features, improving the resilience of marine ecosystems across Wales.
Next steps and progress: Being progressed as part of a Nature Networks project with current collaborations with Universities. However, further research work is needed into sensitivities and reasons for decline of these species and habitats that cannot be addressed within current programme (ideally PhDs but also shorter term research projects).
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine sciences, decline, species, benthic habitats, Marine Protected Area, MPAs, maerl, herring, Special Area of Conservation, SAC, sponges, Menai Strait, Conwy Bay, Modiolus modiolus beds, sandbank, marine ecosystem
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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What are the reasons for the decline of specific species and benthic habitats across the Marine Protected Area network in Wales?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine Protected Areas, species decline, benthic habitats, marine ecosystems, maerl, herring, Modiolus modiolus, Eunicella verrucosa, Alcyonium glomeratum, Pentapora foliacea, sponges, infauna, Burry Inlet, conservation, Wales
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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What are the recent population trends in uncommon grassland invertebrates, including section 7 priority species?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Diversity is a basic measure of sustainable management of natural resources. Past declines in grassland invertebrates are documented, but recent trends less well understood
Keywords (discipline, other): Semi-natural grassland
Ecosystem resilience
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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Name: n/a n/a Email Address: Phone: NA
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What are the recent population trends in uncommon grassland vascular plants, including section 7 priority species?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Diversity is a basic measure of sustainable management of natural resources. Past declines in grassland vascular plants are documented, but recent trends less well understood
Keywords (discipline, other): Semi-natural grassland
Ecosystem resilience
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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Name: n/a n/a Email Address: Phone: NA
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What are the seascapes and ecosystem cultural services of the Welsh coast?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Complete the coverage of local seascape character assessment in Wales:
1. spatialise areas
2. identify key characteristics of character for each area
3. relate to LANDMAP
4. create ecosystem cultural services typology
5. attribute relevent services to relevent seascapes. Work fills missing gaps (spatial, topical) – required so NRW can more effectively provide evidence for SoNaRR and advise in case work and highlight trends and issues for policy development. Current coverage approx 65%, plus some updating needed to bring existing assessment into line with sustainable management of natural resources and ecosystems language.
Keywords (discipline, other): Marine
Freshwater
Coastal Margins
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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What are the soil erosion rates and frequency of erosion events within common management systems in grassland and arable land?
Summary of the Research Question / Evidence Need:
Soil is a vital natural resource and there is very little information available on soil erosion in Wales. It is often assumed that the rate of soil loss is low as grassland systems predominate. Anecdotal evidence however suggests otherwise.
Keywords (discipline, other): Enclosed farmland
Land use and soil
Ecosystem resilience
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
Contact Details
Name: n/a n/a Email Address: Phone: NA
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