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- Title
- DPLUS116 Wetlands
- Description
- The Falkland Islands historically lacked herbivorous mammals. The introduction of grazing animals has led to vegetation changes and soil erosion but the impact of these changes on wetland and other aquatic habitats is not well understood. Climate change also presents several threats to the wetlands of the FI. A predicted temperature rise could directly impact on aquatic biota and increase evapotranspiration rates, which could reduce freshwater availability and lead to the loss of some habitats and associated species. Changes in the magnitude or temporal distribution of precipitation could similarly impact the hydrological regimes of wetlands. Increased storm frequency or severity, is likely to change water quality (through increased deposition of salts) and may alter the hydro-morphology of drainage systems and wetlands.
In order to address these issues the DPLUS116 Wetlands Project intends to fulfil the following objectives:
1. Collate baseline data and identify gaps in collated data
2. Fill the gaps in baseline data through fieldwork
3. Produce action plans and develop indicators for long-term monitoring
This WebGIS (last updated April 2022) contains data from previous research as well as the data from the second fieldwork season (January to March 2022. - Organization
- South Atlantic Environmental Research Institute
- Person
- Stefanie Carter
- scarter (at) saeri.ac.fk
- Projection
- EPSG:32721
- Extent
- 162464.67102619843, 4072300.007734125, 473965.6165716334, 4407882.073758135
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