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RESTORING ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONSIN A HEAVILY DISTURBED ESTUARY
Tom Maris, Stijn Temmerman & Patrick Meire
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GENT
BOOM
LIERTEMSE
ZEMST
DUFFELITEGEM
SCHELLELOKEREN
VIERSEL
MECHELEN
WETTEREN
OOSTERLO
WERCHTER
ANTWERPEN
VILVOORDE
ZANDVLIET
DENDERMONDE
GROBBENDONK
TIDE Excursion map
Port of Antwerpen tour
Lippenbroek
KBR
Saeftinge
Ecology: CRT
- Introducing estuarine ecosystem
- Tidal regime in area
- Two times a day!
Ring Dike Lowered FCA dike
FCA estuary
Outlet
polder
Concept FCA – CRT safety, ecology and a new ecosystem
Safety: FCA
- Lowered dike stretch
- Critical tides: whole storage capacity
- Only few times/year!
Ring Dike Lowered FCA dike
CRT estuary
Outlet
Inlet
polder
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1
2
3
4
5
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7
7/04 12/04 17/04 22/04 27/04 2/05 7/05
date
leve
l (m
TA
W)
Lippenbroek
Schelde (De Plaat)
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2
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7
7/04 12/04 17/04 22/04 27/04 2/05 7/05
date
leve
l (m
TA
W)
Lippenbroek
Schelde (De Plaat)
Introducing macrotidal regime
Reduction of high water level by 3meter No reduction of spring – neap variation
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
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5.0
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0 2 4 6 8 10 12Time (hour)
Wat
er le
vel (
m T
AW
)
Polder
Estuary
sluice 4.7
Start inflow
stagnant
HW Maximum inflowStop inflowStart outflow
Introducing macrotidal regime
Tide - Sedimentation
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2
4
6
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10
12
14
0 20 40 60 80 100
inundation frequency (%)
accr
etio
n ra
te (
cm/y
ear) Lippenbroek
"De Plaat"
Tide - Sedimentation
-2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0 20 40 60 80 100
inundation frequency (%)
accr
etio
n ra
te (
cm/y
ear) Lippenbroek
"De Plaat"
Low
Mean
High
Sediment(cm)
100000
200000
Spring 2006 Winter 2008100000
200000
Spring 2006 Winter 2008
100000
200000
spring 2006 Winter 2008
High
Mean
Low
Aquatic species+ insects
Aquatic species + insects
Terrestric species + Insects+ others
Max densityin fine sediments200000 / m²
Zoobenthos
0
5
10
15
20
Colonising species (40)Low inundation frequency:
30 species
-Wetland + ruderal species
-Salix and Phragmites potentiallydominant
Averaged inundation frequency:
27 species
-Ruderal + wetland species
-Salix, Phragmites, Typha: pot. dominant
-High inundation frequency:
10 species
- typical wetland species
- Typha potentially dominant
Phragmitesaustralis
Ranunculusrepens
Salix sp.
Lythrumsalicaria
Typha latifolia Irispseudacorus
Callitriche sp. Veronicabeccabunga
Alismaplantago-aquatica
Vegetation: colonisation of bare sites
02468
101214
16/0
5/20
06
3/07
/200
6
11/0
9/20
06
25/1
0/20
06
20/0
3/20
07
21/0
3/20
07
4/06
/200
7
5/06
/200
7
1/10
/200
7
DSi
(mg/
l SiO
2)
-10
0
10
20
30
40
DSI
(kg
SiO
2)
Si inflow conc. Si retention
Water quality: Silica
Delivery when DSi is limiting
Water quality: Nitrogen
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
16/0
5/20
06
3/07
/200
6
11/0
9/20
06
25/1
0/20
06
20/0
3/20
07
21/0
3/20
07
4/06
/200
7
5/06
/200
7
1/10
/200
7
volu
me
(m_)
0
5
10
15
20
TDIN
(kg)
tidal volume N retention
On average 1 kg N retention per ha per tide
Sedimentation
Flattening of the areaChanging inundation frequencies: decrease of accretion?
2.25
2.50
2.75
3.00
3.25
jan
06
apr 0
6
jul 0
6
okt 0
6
jan
07
apr 0
7
jul 0
7
okt 0
7
jan
08
apr 0
8
datum
hoog
telig
ging
(m
TA
W)
S2
S4
S5
S7
S9
S10
S4
2.40
2.50
2.60
2.70
2.80
jan
06
apr 0
6
jul 0
6
okt 0
6
jan
07
apr 0
7
jul 0
7
okt 0
7
jan
08
apr 0
8
jul 0
8
okt 0
8
jan
09
apr 0
9
jul 0
9
datum
hoog
telig
ging
(m
TA
W)
S4
???
future
date
Elev
atio
n (m
TA
W)
Development of cross-section 1 (main channel)
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5
3
3,5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Distance along cross-section (m)
Ele
vati
on
(m
TA
W)
T0T1T2
Development of cross-section 2 (main channel)
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5
3
3,5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Distance along cross-section (m)
Ele
vati
on
(m
TA
W)
T0T1T2
Development of cross-section 5 (main channel)
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5
3
3,5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Distance along cross-section (m)
Ele
vati
on
(m
TA
W)
T0T1T2
Development of cross-section 6 (main channel)
0,5
1
1,5
2
2,5
3
3,5
0 5 10 15 20 25
Distance along cross-section (m)
Ele
vati
on
(m
TA
W)
T0T1T2
Erosion
Tidal marsh restoration in area belowMHW is possible
Tidal regime and sedimentation can betuned
Sedimentation rate can be reduced topreserve storage capacity
Sedimentation rate can be maximased toprepare a low site for succesful managedrealignment
Lippenbroek conclusion
Tidal marsh restoration in area belowMHW is possible
Tidal regime and sedimentation can betuned
Tidal marsh restoration in area belowMHW is possible
Tidal regime and sedimentation can betuned
Sedimentation rate can be reduced topreserve storage capacity
Tidal marsh restoration in area belowMHW is possible
Tidal regime and sedimentation can betuned
Sedimentation rate can be reduced topreserve storage capacity
Ecosystem Goals-accessability-safety-ecology
Specific targets
Current situation
SYSTEM MONITORINGgeneral knowlegde
nutrient cycling
hydro/morfo-dynamics
Food web
RESEARCH MONITORINGKnowlegde gaps
PROJECT MONITORINGCausal relations
Projected measures-accessability-safety-ecology
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