Vegetation development on a brackish sludge mound: a case study at the port of Antwerp

The Antwerp Port Authority considers the application of dredged material from the maintenance of locks and docks for the construction of landscape dikes. These dikes could become an important part of the ecological infrastructure in the port area. In 2000, an experimental dike was constructed with consolidated dredged material near Magershoek, a small community north of the locks of Zandvliet and Berendrecht. Ecotoxicological and environmental risks as well as possibilities for nature development and forestry are investigated. The present poster only deals with spontaneous vegetation developme... Mehr ...