Adrian McDonald

TL;DR: In this article, a methodological framework that can be applied to the construction of indicators of sustainable development is proposed, in order to be consistent with widely accepted definitions of sustainability development, considerations relating to the measurement of quality of life and ecological integrity are central to the methodology.

TL;DR: Investigation of the effect of open cut drainage and the impact of drain blocking on DOC and colour dynamics in blanket peat soil-water solutions finds drain blocking is shown to be a highly successful technique in reducing both the DOC concentration and level of discolouration in soil waters, even to values lower than those observed for the intact site.

TL;DR: In this article, water table dynamics on intact, drained and restored peatland slopes in a blanket peat in northern England using transects of automated water table recorders are explored.

TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive UK-wide survey of blocked and unblocked drains across 32 study sites and intensive monitoring of a peat drain system that has been blocked for 7 years was performed.

TL;DR: In this article, an empirical overland flow velocity forecasting model that can be applied to peatlands is presented, which combines the partially submerged component for flows with water depths below 1 cm with the fully submerged component of flows with depths up to 5 cm, which are representative of the depths of flows that occur across peatland grasses.