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Groundwater dependent terrestrial ecosystems (GWDTE) are wetlands which critically depend on groundwater flows and /or chemistries (WG-C; Schutten et al, 2011). As part of the assessment of groundwater status, we are required to assess if a GWDTE has been significantly damaged and if the pressure causing this damage has been transmitted via a groundwater body. The magnitude of damage (i.e. ‘significance’) is related to the societal (conservation in UK) importance of the features of the wetlands and the degree of change to these features resulting from the pressure (WG-C; Schutten et al, 2011).
