Calstock Wetland (TCP June 2023)
Vassilis Kitidis (Vas; vak@pml.ac.uk)
Andy Rees, Ian Brown, Glen Tarran, Sarah Breimann, Beth Wilkinson, Jasmin Jasmin Dorinda, Will Jay, Aser
Mata
• Flood Control
• Biodiversity
• Nutrient recycling
• Recreation
•
Climate (Cstorage)
February 2022
August 2022
Gas Exchange
Burial Sediment-C, Denitrification…
Exchange w. Tamar
Digital Elevation Map: Will Jay, Aser Mata
Digital Elevation Map: Will Jay, Aser Mata
A year of Calstock managed realignment: Stores sediment.
- Carbon?
Organic C and CO2 released to river (above ‘normal’).
- Does this offset sediment C?
Nutrient recycling. At what cost to climate?
- What is the total climate effect (inc. non-CO2 GHG) ?
Image credit: Will Jay, Aser Mata
Thank you!
