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How do TIDE estuaries function as a filter for nutrients?
What are the important factors controlling ecosystem functioning?
What is important in establishing a zonation for estuaries?
What parameters should be used to define and evaluate measure targets?
Which measures are suitable to improve the physical characteristics and chemical water quality?
Which variables limit estuarine primary production?
An interestuarine comparison for ecology in TIDE
Table of content
- 1. Introduction
- 1a. Biogeochemical processing for N, P and Si in Northern temperate estuaries
- 1b. Nutrient fluxes
- 1c. Primary production
- 1d. Differences and similarities between Elbe, Scheldt, Humber and Weser
- 2. Material and methods
- 2a. Study area & period
- 2b. Physics
- 2c. Biogeochemistry
- 3. Results
- 3a. Physics 2
- 3b. Biogeochemistry 2
- 4. Discussion
- 4a. Estuarine patterns
- 4b. Different sink and source functions for nutrients
- 4c. Oxygen deficiencies
- 4d. Primary production 2
- 5. Conclusion
- 5a. What are the important factors controlling ecosystem functioning within the TIDE estuaries?
- 5b. How do TIDE estuaries function as a filter for nutrients?
- 5c. How can we avoid oxygen deficiency situations in the TIDE estuaries?
- 5d. Which variables limit primary production in the TIDE estuaries?
- 5e. Lessons learnt from TIDE: towards ecosystem services and measures, recommendations for further estuarine management
- 6. References
Authors:
by Geerts L, Maris T, Meire P
With contributions of Beauchard O, Schöl A, Vandenbruwaene W., Van Damme S, Wolfstein K, Manson S, Saathoff S, Soetaert K, Cox T, Meire A, (February 2013)
by Geerts L, Maris T, Meire P
With contributions of Beauchard O, Schöl A, Vandenbruwaene W., Van Damme S, Wolfstein K, Manson S, Saathoff S, Soetaert K, Cox T, Meire A, (February 2013)
1. Introduction
Important to know
Reports / Measures / Tools
| Report: | Zonation of the TIDE estuaries (Functioning) |
|---|---|
| Report: | Interestuarine comparison: Hydro-geomorphology (Functioning) |
Management issues
How can we avoid oxygen deficiency situations?How do TIDE estuaries function as a filter for nutrients?
What are the important factors controlling ecosystem functioning?
What is important in establishing a zonation for estuaries?
What parameters should be used to define and evaluate measure targets?
Which measures are suitable to improve the physical characteristics and chemical water quality?
Which variables limit estuarine primary production?