Riverwoods for Scotland - Report on Scientific Evidence
Topics: Climate Change, Habitat & Biodiversity, Fisheries, Land use: forestry / agriculture / fisheries,
Regions: Western Europe, Published: 12-08-2022 , Authors: Tanya Ogilvy, Nicola Melville, Roberto Martinez, Marc Stutter, Iain Sime, Mark Wilkinson, James Morison, Sam Broadmeadow, Liz O'Brien
Key aims of the evidence report
- To provide a broad indication of the most up-to-date scientific evidence unerpinning the environmental benefits that riverwoods provide for Scotland.
- To present quatified evidence of riverwoods functionality.
- To classify the strength of the evidence based on the quality of studies to provide a level of confidence in woodland measures for investment purposes.
The strength of evidence for riverwoods is based on the quality of studies for each of the functions, with functions grouped into the benefits that riverwoods can deliver. The strength of the evidence ranges from very strong to very weak. The majority of functions indicate a moderate to strong level of functionality based on emperical data quantifying a positive effect.