Project record of Impact of sand extraction activities in the Belgian coastal zone: geomorphology, sediment transport, bathymetry - chemical part

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Type: Project
Name: Impact of sand extraction activities in the Belgian coastal zone: geomorphology, sediment transport, bathymetry - chemical part
Description @en: The sediments of the Belgian Continental Shelf are investigated to establish the impact of sand extraction on the sand budget and seabed sediments including benthic organisms and their embryos and larvae biota, as well as the impact on the water quality (pollution level, turbidity)
Start date: 1998-10
End date: 2002-12

Leermakers Martine: associated with: Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen & Bio-ingenieurswetenschappen; Vakgroep Chemie; Analytical, Environmental and Geochemistry
Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen; Belgische Geologische Dienst
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Geografie; Afdeling Fysische Geografie

Coastal waters; defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List; term code: 1653; Geomorphology; defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List; term code: 3651; Sediment transport; defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List; term code: 7391; Turbidity; defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List; term code: 8796; Water quality; defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List; term code: 9125
geographic terms: Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS)

ENCORA

ENCORA: BENCORE

Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning