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Project Code [2005-PHD5-B-29]

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Project title

Quantifying links between turlough vegetation community diversity and hydrology

Primary Funding Agency

Environmental Protection Agency

Co-Funding Organisation(s)

n/a

Lead Organisation

University of Dublin, Trinity College (TCD)

Lead Applicant

Stephen Waldren

Project Abstract

This project will derive quantitative relationships between the vegetation of turloughs (priority EU habitats largely restricted to Ireland) and the incidence of flooding. Vegetation communities in a range of turlough basins will be described quantitatively thereby providing great improvement on currently available qualitative descriptions. These data will be used to describe how vegetation changes along gradients of flooding using data derived from continuously monitored water depth in selected turlough basins and this approach will be used to derive predictive models of turlough vegetation in relation to flooding. The information provided will help to deliver both environmental and biodiversity conservation policy.

Grant Approved

�80,000.00

Research Hub

Natural Environment

Research Theme

Sectoral Impacts on Biodiversity

Start Date

04/07/2005

Initial Projected Completion Date

04/09/2012