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Mindmap von Ellie Crabbe, aktualisiert more than 1 year ago
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Snowdonia
- Peat Bogs
- Have been damaged by past practices such as intensive drainage and repeated burning
- Over the last four years, Snowdonia National Park Authority has been involved with
several projects focussed on restoring some of the fantastic peatlands of Snowdonia.
- Benefits e.g: storing carbon due to the anaerobic conditions found in
healthy functioning peat bodies.
- Have been damaged by past practices such as intensive drainage and repeated burning
- Rhododendrons
- Now cover over 2000 hectares of
Snowdonia National park
- The National Park Authority, the National Trust
and other conservation organisations and
private landowners have all been involved in the
removal of the invasive species
- The plant damages the fragile
eco-system because the dense
evergreen foliage means few plants
can compete against them
- Now cover over 2000 hectares of
Snowdonia National park
- Footpaths
- 4 million that visit Snowdonia every year have
to keep to the footpaths
- Cost a lot of money to
maintain
- They have caused erosion of the ground, and they destroy
the habitat and create barriers between habitats
- 4 million that visit Snowdonia every year have
to keep to the footpaths
- Moisture levels
- Snowdonia is home to a wide range of habitats and species
- Over exploitation of natural resources,
habitat fragmentation and pollution have
caused moisture levels to drop in
Snowdonia
- Damage from severe weather events such as winter storms, flooding events,
wild fires and drought have caused complications for flora and fauna
- Snowdonia is home to a wide range of habitats and species
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