Sand Dunes and Water Tables
The ecohydrology of seasonal wetland habitats such as dune slacks is poorly understood. Our work looks at the dynamics of dune slack species and soils in relation to water table characteristics.
The work has included characterising within-site variation in groundwater chemistry and levels (Jones et al., 2006), monitoring of groundwater levels in relation to forestry management at Newborough Warren (Mills, 2006) and determining whether water-level height or whether annual fluctuation in water table exerts the biggest effect on dune slack soils (Leach, 2007).
References
Jones, M.L.M., Reynolds, B., Brittain, S.A., Norris, D.A., Rhind, P.M., Jones, R.E., 2006. Complex hydrological controls on wet dune slacks: The importance of local variability. Science of the Total Environment 372 (1), 266-277.
Leach, H., 2007. Does height above the water table affect soil properties of dune slacks at Newborough Warren NNR, Anglesey? MSc Thesis, University of Wales Bangor.
Mills, R.T.E., 2006. Investigating the impact of pine plantation forestry on the groundwater biogeochemistry of a coastal dune system at Newborough, Anglesey. MSc Thesis, University of Wales Bangor.
