Higher plants MONEOS (De Vlaamse Waterweg)
Details
Mud flat vegetations perform a number of ecosystem services: - Habitat: as habitat for various plant and animal species that are often specifically adapted to the dynamic conditions to which the mud flats are subject. - Water quality: as a sink for carbon, nitrogen and other nutrients that can burden the ecosystem and consequently have an impact on other trophic levels (fish, benthos, birds). - Primary production: within the freshwater tidal zone, mud flats play an important role as a source of silicon, necessary for the growth of diatoms. - Flood risk management: directly by protecting the dikes behind and indirectly by dissipating hydro-energy. The provision of these services is linked to a number of quality characteristics of the mud flats vegetation that need to be monitored for evaluation. Moreover, Natura 2000 objectives rest on the mud flats, they are a biological quality element for the Water Framework Directive and mud flats management must also take into account the EU regulation on invasive alien species.| Status | Running |
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| Actual start/end date | 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2027 |
Teams
INBO Research theme(s)
- Protected nature
- Water
Participants
Ralf GyselingsGunther Van Ryckegem
Ruben Elsen
Wim Mertens
Joost Vanoverbeke
Frank Van de Meutter
Frederic Van Lierop
Bart Vandevoorde
Erika Van den Bergh
Kenny Hessel
Nico De Regge
Joram De Beukelaer
Jan Soors
Vincent Smeekens
Olja Bezdenjesnji
Dimitri Buerms
Koen Thibau
Alexander Van Braeckel
Merlijn Jocque
Michael Raimondi
Florian Van Hecke
Robrecht Debbaut
Anne-Lie Van Praet
