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=Ems floodplain (LIFE project)=

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==Key features of the case study==
The Ems is a large sand-bed river and its floodplains were deforested and used for agriculture purpose. The district Emsland has carried out a LIFE project to restore the Ems floodplains: "naturnahe Flussdynamik an der niedersächsischen Ems" (natural river dynamics in the Ems in Lower Saxony). For more information see the website in German: http://www.ems-life.de/ <br>
The main objectives were to remove the bank fixation to allow for natural channel dynamics and to change land-use on the floodplain to allow for natural sucession and the development of a riparian and flooplain forest. Moreover a ramp was build at a dam near the city of Listrup to enhance river continuity and the upstream migration of fish.

==Site description==

[[Image:emsgebiet.gif|thumb|left|Map of project area from http://www.ems-life.de/]]

==Measures selection==

==Success criteria==

==Ecological response==

==Hydromorphological response==

==Monitoring before and after implementation of the project==
A monitoring has been carried out according to the information given on the website (http://www.ems-life.de/).

==Socio-economic aspects==

==Contact person within the organization==

==Extra background information==
 

==References==
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== Related Measures ==

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== Related Pressures ==

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