Identification

Title

Integrated Floodplain Management - ecology & hydrology data, 2006-2008

Abstract

Hydrological monitoring data in this data collection result from dipwells installed at studied flood defence scheme, where electronic gauges monitored water-table fluctuations over time. Ecological data contain species sighting records of birds, butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies recorded during site visits to flood defence schemes in summer 2007. These data aim to show the relationship between water regimes and habitat potential.The study is part of the NERC Rural Economy and Land Use (RELU) programme. Agricultural Flood Defence Schemes in floodplain and coastal areas were once an important element of Government support for farmers in Britain. More recently, however, changing priorities in the countryside, concern about environmental quality and perceptions of increased flood risk in lowland areas, in part linked to climate change, have promoted a re-appraisal of land management options and policies for floodplain areas. Eight agricultural flood defence schemes, previously studied by the research team in the 1980s, have been re-examined to identify and explain changes in land and water management that have occurred over the last 40-years. This involved stakeholder and institutional analysis, farmer interviews, ecological surveys, field observations and modelling of hydrological and related ecological processes. Generic land use scenarios have been developed to consider management options that focus on single objectives, such as maximising agricultural production, maximising biodiversity and minimising flood risk in the catchment. The scenarios examined the impacts of changes in rural land use on ecosystem goods and services. The influence of agricultural policy, interacting with farmer circumstances and motivation, on land use has also been explored. The project also evaluated the impacts of the summer 2007 floods on agriculture and rural communities. The results revealed opportunities for achieving a wide range of benefits relating to farming, biodiversity, amenity, flood management, water quality and the wider rural economy. The study informed strategies for floodplain management, helping to develop approaches that are appealing to major stakeholders. Historical data on the studied flood defence schemes, farm business survey data and interviews with farmers at flood defence schemes, and interviews with farmers and rural businesses affected by summer floods in 2007 are available at the UK Data Archive under study number 6377 (see related resources). Further documentation for this study may be found through the RELU Knowledge Portal and the project's ESRC funding award web page (see online resources).

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://relu.data-archive.ac.uk/explore-data/search-browse/Project/?ID=RES-227-25-0017

name: RELU Data Archive

function: search

https://eidc.ac.uk/contactus

name: Contact the EIDC for access to this data

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

1290428932574

codeSpace

CEH:EIDC:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

biota

environment

farming

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Land Use

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

agricultural policy

biodiversity

ecology

farmers

farms

floods

land drainage

land management

rural economics

water damage

Integrated Floodplain Management

Rural Economy and Land Use Programme

RELU

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-3.39

East bounding longitude

0.42

North bounding latitude

55

South bounding latitude

50.86

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2006-05-01

End position

2009-03-31

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-11-02

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

Research funded by Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Award Number: RES-227-25-0017 Hydrological monitoring data in this data collection result from dipwells installed in one representative field for each flood defence scheme studied. Electronic gauges monitored water-table fluctuations over time. A further gauge was installed in the adjacent watercourse. These field water-table records at a temporal resolution of 1 hour over approx 2 years, were used to calibrate and validate a model to simulate field water-table depth from weather, soils and water course levels. Ecological data in this collection are based on the habitat classification system (JNCC Phase 1 and 2) to show the relationship between water regimes (surface flooding and soil-water-table depth) and habitat potential, with particular reference to vegetation. The links between vegetation and the diversity of fauna were made at the landscape scale, allowing for the size, connectivity and degree of disturbance of the site. Existing wildlife habitats and species occurrence were recorded for each site, recording birds, butterflies , dragonflies and damselflies, as well as their potential for enhancement. Research funded by Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Award Number: RES-227-25-0017 Hydrological monitoring data in this data collection result from dipwells installed in one representative field for each flood defence scheme studied. Electronic gauges monitored water-table fluctuations over time. A further gauge was installed in the adjacent watercourse. These field water-table records at a temporal resolution of 1 hour over approx 2 years, were used to calibrate and validate a model to simulate field water-table depth from weather, soils and water course levels. Ecological data in this collection are based on the habitat classification system (JNCC Phase 1 and 2) to show the relationship between water regimes (surface flooding and soil-water-table depth) and habitat potential, with particular reference to vegetation. The links between vegetation and the diversity of fauna were made at the landscape scale, allowing for the size, connectivity and degree of disturbance of the site. Existing wildlife habitats and species occurrence were recorded for each site, recording birds, butterflies , dragonflies and damselflies, as well as their potential for enhancement.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Any publication, whether printed, electronic or broadcast, based wholly or in part on these materials, should acknowledge the original data creators, depositors or copyright holders, the funders of the Data Collections (if different) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). Copyright:J. Morris, T.M. Hess, D.J.G. Gowing and P. Trawick

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Cranfield University

email address

j.morris@cranfield.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

The Open University

email address

d.j.gowing@open.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Cranfield University

email address

h.posthumus@cranfield.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Cranfield University

email address

t.hess@cranfield.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

The Open University

email address

j.r.rouquette@open.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Cranfield University

email address

p.trawick@cranfield.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

Cranfield University

email address

j.morris@cranfield.ac.uk

responsible party role

owner

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2021-06-25T18:39:02

Metadata language

eng