Guidance on using the Wetland Toolkit for Climate Change. A contribution to the Wetland Vision Partnership.
This report provides guidance on how to use the Wetland Toolkit for Climate Change. More specifically, it guides the user in the application of tools developed to assess how climate change in the 2050s (2041-2070) might impact on wetland ecohydrology in England and Wales. The term ecohydrology is used because we have focused on the ecological and archaeological impacts of climate change through alteration of the freshwater hydrological cycle. For example, the tools do not cover any direct impacts of temperature or carbon dioxide changes on vegetation growth. The tools also exclude coastal wetlands that might be impacted through sea-level rise as a result of climate change; though such effects should be taken into account where relevant. This guidance and the tools it supports are designed to be used by anyone concerned with the impacts of climate change on wetlands. It is anticipated that the main users will be site managers concerned with the eco-hydrological status of their wetlands. However, it will also be useful for broader scale river corridor analysis, river basin planning, local interests and academic studies.
Guidance on using the Wetland Toolkit for Climate Change. A contribution to the Wetland Vision Partnership..pdf
