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Revision as of 14:14, 13 July 2010
Contents
- 1 Reconnect backwaters and wetlands
- 1.1 General description
- 1.2 Applicability
- 1.3 Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):
- 1.4 Temporal and spatial response
- 1.5 Pressures that can be addressed by this measure
- 1.6 Cost-efficiency
- 1.7 Case studies where this measure has been applied
- 1.8 Useful references
- 1.9 Other relevant information
Reconnect backwaters and wetlands
Reconnect backwaters and wetlands08. Floodplains/off-channel/lateral connectivity habitats improvement
General description
Reconnect backwaters (oxbows, side channels) and wetlands refers to measure aiming to restore lateral connectivity between the main river channel and its floodplain. [1]
Applicability
-The measure is applicable for medium sized rivers and large rivers, in tropical and temperate waters as well (Tockner et al. 2000);
Expected effect of measure on (including literature citations):
- HYMO (general and specified per HYMO element)
- physico � chemical parameters
- Biota (general and specified per Biological quality elements)
Temporal and spatial response
Pressures that can be addressed by this measure
Cost-efficiency
Case studies where this measure has been applied
- Gameren
- Regelsbrunner Aue
- Renaturierung Untere Havel
- Vén Duna - side arm reopening
- Regge Velderberg
- Nansa River. Morphological and functional restoration of the Nansa River at Muñorrodero
- Opijnen - Side Channel
- Vreugderijkerwaard - Side channel
- Klebach - Side channel
- Popina
- Uilenkamp - Meander reconnection
- River Wensum Rehabilitation Project - Billingford
- Warta Middle River Valley
- River Skerne EU-LIFE project
- Beneden-Leeuwen - Side channel
- Stream valleys in the Arnsberger forest (LIFE project)
- Drava - Kleblach
- Segre - Improvement of aquatic habitat of Segre River at Alòs de Balaguer
- Haselünne
- Bakenhof - Dyke relocation
- Enns - Aich
- River Rhine - IJsseluiterwaarden Olst
- Rhine - Nebenrinne Bislich-Vahnum (LIFE08 NAT/D/000007)
- Rhine - Ontpoldering Noordwaard
- Donau - Rührsdorf-Rossatz (LIFE03 NAT/A/000009)
- Donau - Aggsbach (LIFE03 NAT/A/000009)
- Rhine - Emmericher Ward (LIFE10 NAT/DE/000010)
- Lower Traun
- Lippeaue Klostermersch
