CASE STUDY 2

British Case Study

Restoration on the Forth River Catchment, Scotland, UK, an approximately 800 km2 catchment area, focuses on diversifying channel structure (much of which has been canalized) and rewetting peatland. Creation of wetlands and floodplain restoration is aimed at flood management and enhancing biodiversity and ecosystem services. Previous and ongoing restoration provide an opportunity to quantify impacts of restoration. A central goal of the research is to quantify effect of management on rodent (field vole) health and abundance of pathogens and arthropod vectors, as well as the impacts on the community of microbes in soil and water.