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| Project Metadata Element | Details |
| Project Title | Tellus investigation of wetland ecology and geochemistry |
| Research Area | EPA Water Pillar: Ecosystem Services and Sustainability |
| Project Acronym | TIWEG |
| Principal Investigator or Lead Irish Partner | Ray Flynn |
| Lead Institution or Organisation | Queen's University Belfast |
| Lead Country | Ireland |
| Latitude, Longitude (of Lead Institution) | 54.594791046215214,-5.95458984375 |
| Lead Funding Entity | INTERREG |
| Approximate Project Start Date | 04/04/2013 |
| Approximate Project Finishing Date | 27/09/2013 |
| Project Website (if any) | http://www.tellusborder.eu/Research/ |
| Links to other Web-based resources | http://www.tellusborder.eu/NR/rdonlyres/30E45E7B-C26C-4CC4-A7E0-402154E9849B/0/TIWEG_Final_ReportQUBDkIT.pdf http://www.tellusborder.eu/NR/rdonlyres/4786B53E-8E61-4BD6-A431-FDB76ED9140A/0/Flynn_TIWEG.pdf |
| Project Keywords | Tellus Border, GWDTEs, nutrients, geochemistry, wetland, ecology |
| Project Abstract | Groundwater dependent ecosystems (GWDEs) occur widely in the area covered by the Tellus surveys (Tellus & Tellus Border). In areas of intense agriculture, excess levels of N and P can impact GWDEs. Current methods to assess risks of nutrients reaching GWDEs by groundwater pathways (risk) rely on vulnerability maps based on subsoil physical properties. However, geochemical conditions can influence nutrient attenuation. The Tellus Investigation of Wetland Ecology and Geochemistry (TIWEG) investigated the potential of Tellus geochemical data to improve current approaches to assessing risk of nutrient enrichment in GWDEs. |