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pigs 107
poaching 110
ponies 106
sheep 106
stocking rates 108
timing 107
water buffalo 105
Grazing Animals Project 101, 273
Great Fen Project 9, 79, 185
groundwater 5, 16, 19, 37-9, 42-3, 45-7, 49, 50-3,
55, 57, 59-60, 62, 67-8, 73, 81-3, 86-7, 89, 92-
4, 102, 126, 141, 143-7, 155, 160, 166-8, 173,
179, 182, 186, 194, 196-7, 210, 212-3, 219,
225, 228, 231-2, 236-7, 261-2, 271-2, 297,
319, 324
H
Habitats Directive 34, 95, 265, 283
health and safety 212, 243, 254
heather bales 159, 166
hydrological regime 37, 44-5, 51, 55, 77, 82-3, 88, 90,
148, 191, 201, 297
hydrology 7, 30, 37-8, 42, 45, 47, 50, 54, 63, 77-8,
83, 85, 90, 94, 143-5, 148, 165, 167, 184-5,
191, 195, 210-1, 221, 298
management 143-59
monitoring 225-31
hydroseral succession 8, 118, 126
I
interpretation 48, 96, 155, 214, 225, 232-3, 238, 240,
243-4, 245, 250-1, 253, 255, 264, 315
invertebrates
monitoring 12-3, 22, 30-2, 36, 50, 75, 81-2, 85, 98,
102, 105-7, 110, 113-4, 118, 127, 129, 132-5,
152, 154, 157, 161-2, 164, 213, 223, 300-2,
307-9, 311-3, 315-6, 318
surveys 12-3, 22, 30-2, 36, 50, 75, 81-2, 85, 98,
102, 105-7, 110, 113-4, 118, 127, 129, 132-5,
152, 154, 157, 161-2, 164, 213, 223, 300-2,
307-9, 311-3, 315-6, 318
K
Kingfisher Bridge 206
L
land level 6, 146-8
legislation 34, 143, 157, 262, 265, 293, 295-6, 301,
305
Lough Beg 79-80, 108
M
mammals 6, 82, 106, 118, 245, 274, 279
marsh 5, 13-4, 16-8, 21, 23-4, 26-7, 32-3, 35, 76, 80,
132, 149, 165, 203, 261, 271, 274-6, 278-80,
284, 301-4, 309-12, 318
mesotrophic 18, 44, 66, 125, 224, 286-9, 292, 310,
322
mineralisation 56, 64, 71, 100, 172, 180, 229
minerotrophic 66, 319
modelling 214, 234, 236
monitoring 44, 47-8, 52, 54-5, 66, 70-1, 89, 94-5,
103, 108-9, 112, 148, 162, 181, 188, 192, 201,
210-15, 219-35, 243-4, 256, 310, 312-3, 325
grazing 112
invertebrates 224
nutrients 229-31
vegetation 215-23
Montiaghs Moss 87, 104, 161
N
National Vegetation Classification (NVC) 12
neighbours 79, 176, 241-3
New Forest Wetlands Project 159
nitrification 56
nitrogen 44, 55-60, 63-4, 67, 70-2, 125, 150, 173-4,
176, 178-80, 197, 215, 230, 261, 271-2, 320-2
nurse crops 208
nutrients 5, 15, 44-6, 55-61, 63-4, 66-8, 70-1, 77-8,
83, 92, 95, 99, 102, 118-9, 125, 128, 142, 146,
150-2, 165, 169, 171-80, 196, 208, 210, 212,
229, 230, 242, 246, 259, 261, 271-2, 299-300,
322
assessment 66-72
enrichment 59-63
management 169-231
monitoring 229-31
sources 58
nutrient status 7, 44, 56, 59, 66, 68, 70-2, 77-8, 90,
101, 156, 165, 179, 191, 197, 206, 229, 230,
234
O
oligotrophic 34, 44, 60, 66, 97-8, 224, 278, 286, 288-
9, 290-1
ombrogenous 136, 263, 292
otter 29, 50, 143, 223, 301
P
paths
permanent 94, 122, 138, 240-1, 243, 245-6, 253-5,
262, 264
temporary 94, 122, 138, 240-1, 243, 245-6, 253-5,
262, 264
peat 7, 8, 10, 19, 21, 34, 37, 39, 43, 46, 48, 50, 60,
63-4, 66, 71-3, 82-4, 88, 93-4, 96-7, 109, 118-
20, 122-3, 126, 132-3, 136, 145-50, 152, 153-6,
158-61, 165-7, 172, 177-80, 182, 185-7, 202,
204, 206, 208, 227, 229, 232, 239-40, 243, 246-
8, 253, 255, 260, 262-3, 271-2, 285, 287, 291,
299, 309, 316, 319-21, 324
pH 13, 43, 45-6, 56, 66-7, 70-2, 93, 126, 156, 165,
179, 191, 195-6, 197, 201, 215, 229, 263, 271-
2, 281, 285-91, 298
phytometry 150
phytophagous 30, 32-3, 309
pingo 281
plug plants 202-3
poor fens 60, 64
Portmore Lough 123, 161, 163
R
Ramsar 34, 90, 93, 97
Redgrave and Lopham Fen 95, 149, 160
reedbed filtration 146, 169
reptiles 107, 140
residency time 43, 176
rewetting 168
rich fens 17, 30, 43, 60, 65, 127, 186
S
scrub 8, 22, 27, 32-3, 42, 53, 72, 75-7, 86, 90, 93-4,
97-103, 105-10, 119-23, 127, 129, 130, 132-5,
161, 164, 208, 220, 229, 241, 259, 278-81,
298, 300-2, 304, 305-7, 309-10, 312, 315-7
control 123
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