Integrated monitoring of nature restoration along ecotones, the example of the Yser Estuary
Within the framework of LIFE, one of the larger nature restoration projects in Flanders was realized on the right bank of the estuarine part of the Yser. General aim of the initiative was to restore or create beach-dune-salt marsh ecotones with salt-fresh, dynamic-stable, wet-dry and mud-sand ecotones. In order to reach this goal, several large buildings and roads were broken down, an entire tidal dock was restructured and some 500,000m³ of dredging material was removed to restore or create intertidal and coastal dune habitats and their connecting ecotones. Measures were taken to avoid abrupt topographical transitions along potential ecological gradients. It was decided to begin monitoring (2001-2004) from the very start of the restoration process (1999-2003). Monitoring was multidisciplinary and realized in a partnership between several scientific institutes (Ghent University, Catholic University of Louvain, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and Institute of Nature Conservation with facility support of VLIZ). Monitoring included the most relevant abiotic conditions such as sedimentation and erosion, topography and ground water fluctuations, and biological response variables, i.e. flora and vegetation, terrestrial arthropods, benthic macrofauna and birds. It was decided to include two monitoring levels, an area-covering monitoring of the entire nature reserve (ca. 128ha) and a detailed monitoring of changes along transects perpendicular to the main ecological gradients. In this paper we present some results of the first three years of monitoring.
Details
| Aantal pagina's | 18 |
|---|---|
| Type | A3: Artikel in een tijdschrift zonder peer review |
| Categorie | Onderzoek |
| Tijdschrift | Unknown Journal |
| Taal | Engels |
Bibtex
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title = "Integrated monitoring of nature restoration along ecotones, the example of the Yser Estuary",
abstract = "Within the framework of LIFE, one of the larger nature restoration projects in Flanders was realized on the right bank of the estuarine part of the Yser. General aim of the initiative was to restore or create beach-dune-salt marsh ecotones with salt-fresh, dynamic-stable, wet-dry and mud-sand ecotones. In order to reach this goal, several large buildings and roads were broken down, an entire tidal dock was restructured and some 500,000m³ of dredging material was removed to restore or create intertidal and coastal dune habitats and their connecting ecotones. Measures were taken to avoid abrupt topographical transitions along potential ecological gradients. It was decided to begin monitoring (2001-2004) from the very start of the restoration process (1999-2003). Monitoring was multidisciplinary and realized in a partnership between several scientific institutes (Ghent University, Catholic University of Louvain, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and Institute of Nature Conservation with facility support of VLIZ). Monitoring included the most relevant abiotic conditions such as sedimentation and erosion, topography and ground water fluctuations, and biological response variables, i.e. flora and vegetation, terrestrial arthropods, benthic macrofauna and birds. It was decided to include two monitoring levels, an area-covering monitoring of the entire nature reserve (ca. 128ha) and a detailed monitoring of changes along transects perpendicular to the main ecological gradients. In this paper we present some results of the first three years of monitoring.",
author = "Maurice Hoffmann and S Adam and L Baert and D Bonte and N Chavatte and R Claus and Wim De Belder and Birgit De Fré and S Degraer and Davy De Groote and W Dekoninck and K Desender and Koenraad Devos and H Engledow and P Grootaert and N Hardies and F Leliaert and Jean-Pierre Maelfait and J Monbaliu and Marc Pollet and Sam Provoost and E Stichelmans and E Toorman and H Van Nieuwenhuyse and Edward Vercruysse and M Vincx and J Wittoeck",
year = "2005",
month = jan,
day = "01",
doi = "",
language = "Nederlands",
publisher = "Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek",
address = "België,
type = "Other"
}
Auteurs
Maurice HoffmannS Adam
L Baert
D Bonte
N Chavatte
R Claus
Wim De Belder
Birgit De Fré
S Degraer
Davy De Groote
W Dekoninck
K Desender
Koen Devos
H Engledow
P Grootaert
N Hardies
F Leliaert
Jean-Pierre Maelfait
J Monbaliu
Marc Pollet
Sam Provoost
E Stichelmans
E Toorman
H Van Nieuwenhuyse
Edward Vercruysse
M Vincx
J Wittoeck
