The Oosterschelde estuary (The Netherlands) : a case study of a changing ecosystem
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The Oosterschelde estuary (The Netherlands) : a case study of a changing ecosystem
（Developments in hydrobiology, 97）
Kluwer Academic, c1994
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Hydrobiologia
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Originally published in: Hydrobiologia, v. 282/283 (1994)
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
The Oosterschelde Estuary is one of the estuaries in the Netherlands which remained after the Delta scheme was completed in 1986. In the Seventies, the Oosterschelde became a national symbol of the change in political thinking and decision-making about the values of our natural environment. As a result of political decision, a storm-surge barrier was built in the mouth of the estuary, as a compromise between safety for the human population and nature conservation. Owing to the broad interest in the meaning of the Oosterschelde Estuary for Dutch and international societies, it became one of the most intensively studied coastal ecosystems in Western Europe. In an interdisciplinary approach of several state agencies and universities, a broad spectrum of physical, chemical and biological research was carried out during the period 1980-1989, dedicated to the structure and functioning of the saline ecosystem. The undisturbed estuary was studied during the period between 1980-1984. Large mathematical models had been constructed before 1986, to simulate future changes in the ecosystem.
Further studies after the completion of the storm-surge barrier (1986-1989) have been used for verification of the model. The integrated and summarized knowledge of the Oosterschelde ecosystem is used by water managers and nature and fisheries conservationists. This text is a case study for professional civil engineers, ecologists, marine biologists, water managers, decision makers, university students and anyone interested in physical, chemical and biological estuarine and coastal sciences.
Table of Contents
- The Oosterschelde Estuary, a case study of a changing ecosystem - an introduction
- P.H. Nienhuis, A.C. Smaal. Hydrodynamic and geomorphological changes in the tidal system
- J.P.M. Mulder, J. Vroon, T. Louters, W.B.M. ten Brinke, J. Dronkers. Structure and functioning of the pelagic system
- C. Bakker, L.P.J.M. Wetsteijn, P.M.J. Herman, M. Vink, P. van Rijswijk, M.L.M. Tackx. Structure of the benthic system - spatial and temporal patterns, habitats and populations
- P.M. Meire, D.J. de Jong, P.H. Nienhuis, B.J. Kater, N. Smol, K.A. Willems, J.C.R. Govaere, A.J.J. Sandee, H. Hummel, A.W. Fortuin, R.H. Bogaards, A. Meijboom, L. de Wolf, J.C. Coosen, H. Seys, J.A.M. Craeymeersch, M.J. de Kluyver, R.J. Leewis, M. Meier, H.W. Waardenburg. Ecology of the salt marshes
- D.J. de Jong, Z. de Jong, J.P.M. Mulder, A.M. van der Pluijm, J. de Leeuw, L.P. Apon, P.M.J. Herman, W. de Munck, W.G. Beeftink. Secondary production of the benthic system
- M.R. van Stralen, R.D. Dijkema, J.C. Coosen, F. Twisk, M.W.M. van der Tol, R.H.D. Lambeck, P.M. Meire, R.J. Leewis, H.W. Waardenburg, T.C. Prins, A.C. Smaal. The simulation model for the Oosterschelde ecosystem
- O. Klepper, M.W.M. van der Tol, H. Scholten, P.M.J. Herman. Developments of the higher trophic levels
- K. Hostens, O. Hamerlynck, H. Schekkerman, P.L.M. Meininger, P.M. Meire, J. Mees, P. Reinders. The Oosterschelde Estuary - an evaluation of changes
- C.J. van Westen, C.J. Colijn, P.H. Nienhuis, A.C. Smaal, M. Knoester, P.M.J. Herman.
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