File Name : Woodland’s role in natural flood management: Evidence from catchment studies in Britain and Ireland. Xiao et al. (2022), 9 pgs.

This is a scientific review paper that focuses on the role woodland play in mitigating flood peaks. It looks at evidence from UK and Ireland case studies. It shows that woodlands have some benefits, however, limited impact on mititgating extreme events. It also considers the role of harvesting on flood peak response.


INTEREST Particular Measure
REGION Ireland
DATE 2022
NUMBER OF PAGES 9
TECHNICAL / PLAIN ENGLISH
MEASURES | Woodland
DOCUMENT TYPE JOURNAL ARTICLE
LEAD ORGANISATION / AUTHORING TEAM Xiao et al.

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