EWCO - Keeping Rivers Cool Riparian Buffers

Spatial data supporting appropriately located and designed woodland creation where this will provide dappled shade to improve aquatic ecology by reducing summer water temperatures and benefiting wildlife dispersal (for example, otter) along the corridors of habitat this creates. The data represents a 50 m buffer around patches of surface waterbodies (rivers) with little or no existing riparian shade. Sections of river with the least amount of shading from riparian vegetation are considered to be priority areas for tree planting and therefore candidates for incentives such as additional grant aid to encourage woodland creation to provide greater shading in the future. Data input sources: - Relative riparian shade map (Environment Agency) Attributes: ‘AreaHa’ – Area of the feature in hectares. Attribution statement: Contains OS data © Crown copyright [and database right] [year].本空间数据可支撑选址与设计合理的林地营造工程：此类工程可形成斑驳树荫，通过降低夏季水温改善水生生态系统，并助力野生动物（如水獭）沿营造出的生境廊道完成扩散。 本数据针对当前几乎无或完全无河岸遮荫的地表水体（河流）斑块，生成50米缓冲区范围。 河岸植被遮荫程度最低的河段被列为植树造林优先区域，因此可纳入激励政策适用范畴，例如提供额外资助以鼓励林地营造，从而在未来提升河岸整体遮荫效果。 数据输入来源： - 相对河岸遮荫图（环境署，Environment Agency） 属性说明： ‘AreaHa’——要素的公顷面积。 归属声明：本数据包含英国地形测量局（Ordnance Survey, OS）数据，©皇家版权[及数据库权利][年份]。