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Sand and gravel extraction

04. Morphological alterations

General description

Effect/Impact on (including literature citations)

• HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
• physico - chemical parameters
• Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)

Case studies where this pressure is present

• Millingerwaard
• Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen_-_Living_Rhine_floodplain_near_Karlsruhe_(LIFE04_NAT/DE/000025
• Conservation_of_Atlantic_Salmon_in_Scotland_(LIFE_04/NAT/GB/000250)
• Klebach_-_Side_channel
• Bouxweerd
• Blenheim_Palace_Project
• River_Wensum_Rehabilitation_Project
• Asseltse_Plassen_-_Bank_erosion
• Vreugderijkerwaard_-_Side_channel
• Rijkelse_Beemden_-_River_bed_widening
• Zújar.
• Buiten_Ooij_-_Sluice_operation_
• Improvement_of_aquatic_habitat_of_Segre_River__at_Alòs_de_Balaguer
• Karlsruhe_–_Living_Rhine_floodplain_near_Karlsruhe_(LIFE04_NAT/DE/000025)
• IJssel
• River_Rhine_-_IJsseluiterwaarden_Olst
• Rhine_-_Meinerswijk
• Rhine_-_Nebenrinne_Bislich-Vahnum_(LIFE08_NAT/D/000007)
• Rhine_-_Emmericher_Ward_(LIFE10_NAT/DE/000010)
• Lower_Traun
• Drava_-_Kleblach
• Enns_-_Aich

Possible restoration, rehabilitation and mitigation measures

• Improve continuity of sediment transport
• Add sediments
• Reduce impact of dredging
• Reduce undesired sediment input
• Reduce erosion

Useful references

Other relevant information