A photographic record of a pre- and post-lake creation event from World War II at Valley, Isle of Anglesey, UK

The article compares a recent aerial photograph of the lowlands of the Isle of Anglesey area with a German surveillance photograph from 1941. The authors aim to infer the environmental changes made to this sand dune and lake system as a direct consequence of constructing the airfield. Part of Tywyn Trewan, the extensive sand dune system, was completely destroyed in order to create runways and the technical and domestic accommodation to house a strategic airfield. As part of the dredging, six new water bodies with a combined surface area of approximately 6 ha were created.

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Main Authors: Duigan, Catherine, Ellis, Sally
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 2002
Subjects:Ecology, Limnology, Environment, Photographs, Wales, Isle of Anglesey, Artificial Lakes, Diatoms,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/22251
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