Hydraulische invloed van structurele ingrepen tegen de verzanding van het Zwin

The specific fauna and flora of the natural reserve "Het Zwin" are generated by the seawater that streams in and out of the channels of the reserve at each tide. This water transports sand and mud, that are deposited in the channels and on the inundated surfaces. This way the chanels and saltmarshes are silting up gradually. The international Belgian-Dutch Commission of the Zwin has decided to stop the silting up and to maintain the Zwin as a salty tidal area. In 1987 a technical committee was established to deliberate on the mesures that had to be taken. In 1989 the main channel was deepened... Mehr ...