Document of bibliographic reference 112624
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- Bibliographic resource
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- Journal article
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- Title
- Tuning the tide: creating ecological conditions for tidal marsh development in a flood control area
- Abstract
- The Schelde estuary, characterised as a turbid, polluted and eutrophic system, has nowadays reached a turning point in the restoration of its water quality. During the past century, human activities have reduced the intertidal areas, essential in the estuarine ecosystem for nutrient cycling and the self-cleaning capacity. Today, in combination with a master plan to protect the population from storm surges, an opportunity rises to restore areas with a tidal influence. One specific option of combining safety and ecology is the creation of flood control areas (FCA) under the influence of a controlled reduced tide (CRT). These specific areas will differ in many ways from fully tidal areas. However, these areas can fulfill important ecological functions with effects on aeration, nitrification, denitrification, sedimentation and primary production in the estuary. Opportunities for ecological development within a CRT have been investigated for a specific case. The ecology within a CRT showed to be very case specific, depending e.g. on the morphology of the area, the sluice design and the local water quality. Depending on the sluice design, water quality can be improved and sedimentation can be influenced. Possible measures to design a CRT with a rich habitat variation are discussed.
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- https://www.webofscience.com/wos/woscc/full-record/WOS:000248623700004
- Bibliographic citation
- Maris, T.; Cox, T.; Temmerman, S.; De Vleeschauwer, P.; Van Damme, S.; De Mulder, T.; Van den Bergh, E.; Meire, P. (2007). Tuning the tide: creating ecological conditions for tidal marsh development in a flood control area. Hydrobiologia 588(1): 31-43. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-007-0650-5
- Topic
- Marine
- Brakish water
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- true
thesaurus terms
- term
- Ecology (term code: 2622 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Estuaries (term code: 2895 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Flood control (term code: 3324 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Flood plains (term code: 3327 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Flood prevention (term code: 3329 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Intertidal zonation (term code: 4423 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Restoration (term code: 9595 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
- Tidal effects (term code: 8574 - defined in term set: ASFA Thesaurus List)
Other terms
- other terms associated with this publication
- Flood control area
- Regulated tidal exchange