Ecological assessment of physical changes in the Scheldt estuary
The relationship between morphodynamics and ecology is a major research topic in the Scheldt estuary. The discussion about access to Antwerp harbour and the implementation of strict EU-legislation for nature conservation are responsible for this. Another development is the quest for indicators that summarize the physical and ecological state of water systems in a way that managers and policy makers can understand. The paper presents two studies by RIKZ tackling these two issues. One study explores physical parameters at the scale of a complete water system (such as the Western Scheldt) that ch... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2002 |
Schlagwörter: | Benthos / Dredging / Ecology / Food availability / Nature conservation / Sediment composition / Tidal flats / Vertical profiles / Belgium / Schelde R |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28935292 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://www.vliz.be/imisdocs/publications/126909.pdf |