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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
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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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
Looking for collaborators: No External Partner: Yes Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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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
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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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
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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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
Looking for collaborators: n/a External Partner: Y Organisation: Natural Resources Wales
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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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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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