“…o Biodiversity, including seasonal variation in the area (seasonal changes in the function of the area for wildlife, i.e., breeding, foraging, resting) o Concentration and types of pollutants (heavy metals, microplastics, pharmaceuticals) in the water and the sediment o Carbon storage in the water and the sediment o Nutrient concentrations (nitrogen, phosphorous, carbon) in the water and the sediment o Social and Cultural value Due to the funding and time constraints of this project (i.e. occurring over 3.5 months during winter months only), this will require a summer baseline, 3-4 months after colonisation of the floating wetlands, which will allow us to see the changes in ecosystem services over time as the wetland grows (Figure 3, see also Woolfenden et al 2023). 1.6 What approaches to monitoring and evaluation are there?…”