Historische analyse van de Zeeschelde en haar getijgebonden zijrivieren: 19e eeuw tot heden

The River Scheldt currently has a macrotidal estuary with a tidal reach of 160km. It covers a complete salinity gradient with a polyhaline, mesohaline and oligohaline zone and a fresh water part with long and short retention time of chloride. The estuary and its tidal tributaries Durme and Rupel have been heavily influenced by anthropogenic pressures such as land reclamation, harbour expansion, dredging activities, embankments and urbanisation. A good understanding of the impact of human interventions on the ecological functioning of the estuarine ecosystem is required. Based on this knowledge... Mehr ...