Analysis of multibeam echo sounding data on bed forms near the Walsoorden sandbar, a first phase in the subtidal habitat classification for the Western Scheldt

Within the scope of the long term vision of the Scheldt estuary, a new disposal strategy was proposed by an international expert team appointed by the Antwerp Port Authority. After the feasibility study, two in situ disposal tests were carried out near the Walsoorden sandbar in the Western Scheldt. Both tests were thoroughly monitored, both morphological as ecological.A project was defined to investigate the impact of bed forms, hydrodynamics and sediment properties on the ecological value in the shallow water area near the Walsoorden sandbar. The goal of this project is to make a habitat clas... Mehr ...