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Current Research Members of the research Network have been asked to detail current research areas that are being undertaken on the Sefton Coast. These research topics relate to policy and personal interests. It aims to inform and disseminate current research tasks taken on by individuals/organisations. If you would like to submit your current research area please complete a research proforma. Below is a list of titles of current research areas, click on the link for further details Proposal Title Proposed by Groundwater balance in sand dunes Dr D Clarke and Ms S Sanitwong Na Ayuttaya The Formby Asparagus Tradition Dr R. A. Yorke, members of the History and Archaeology Task Group and Formby Civic Society Modelling the effects of Nitrogen deposition on rare sand dune plant species Dr. L Jones, Dr. S. Smart Biodiversity of Birkdale Green Beach Dr. P.H. Smith The origins and history of Britain’s first Lifeboat Station, Formby Point. Barbara and Reginald Yorke Nutrient budgets of 4 key dune habitats. Dr. L Jones, Dr. S. Smart Field survey to study effects of N deposition Dr. L Jones, Dr. S. Smart Pedogenesis on the Sefton Coastal Dunes Jennifer Millington An inventory of vascular plants for the Sefton Coast Dr. P.H. Smith Home Page - Top www.seftoncoast.org.uk

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