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Ecological study underwater nourishment Belgian coast [Ecologische studie onderwatersuppletie Belgische Kust]

Description
This study clarifies how nourishments in the near future can contribute to a natural coastal safety in relation to nature conservation and nature. The ecological functioning of the beach and surf zone is unclear. During the study we apply the benthic indicators to allow the assessment of the environmental impacts, and we develop a predicting model for nourishment effects

Scope
Themes:
Environmental quality/pollution > Site assessments/surveys
Keywords:
Marine/Coastal, Beach nourishment, Belgium, Belgian Coast

Geographical coverage
Belgium, Belgian Coast [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
From 2013 on [In Progress]

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Landbouw en Visserij; Instituut voor landbouw- , visserij en voedingsonderzoek; Kenniseenheid: Dier; Aquatisch Milieu en Kwaliteit, moredata creator

Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2015-10-06
Information last updated: 2015-10-06
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