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The Oosterschelde Estuary - A Case Study of a Changing Ecosystem (Hardcover)
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The Oosterschelde Estuary - A Case Study of a Changing Ecosystem (Hardcover)
Series: Developments in Hydrobiology, v. 97
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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.
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