Chalk streams in the Chilterns: their richness and the many problems facing them.

CHANGE OF TIME: Talk will now start at 6pm

Chalk streams are habitats of a significant richness. They support some of the most threatened plants and animals in England. Chalk streams are fed from groundwater held in the chalk. Since groundwater levels in the chalk depends on rainfall and season, chalk streams are naturally intermittent in their flow. The talks will focus on the importance of Chalk streams and the characterization of its hydrological intermittence.

Date: 20 February 2020, 18:00 (Thursday, 5th week, Hilary 2020)
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building
off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
See location on maps.ox

Details: Beckit Room
Speaker: Cath Sefton (CEH)
Organising department: School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser: Dr Helen Gavin (ECI, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: helen.gavin@eci.ox.ac.uk
Host: Dr Helen Gavin (University of Oxford)
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Booking required?: Not required
Booking url: https://www.ciwem.org/events/central-southern-chalk-streams-habitat-richness-evening-talk
Cost: Free
Audience: Public
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Editor: Helen Gavin