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MNO Follow-up developments Ketenissepolder following the leveling to intertidal area in 2002 [MNO Opvolging evoluties na de afgraving van de Ketenissepolder tot slik- en schorgebied in 2002]

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Description
This dataset includes data collected on morphology, sediment, benthos, vegetation, breeding birds and waterfowl on Ketenissepolder, a brackish water intertidal area on the left bank of the Scheldt. more

The 'Ketenisse polder' is a former intertidal brackish marsh of 30 ha situated between the fortress of Liefkenshoek and Kallo sluice. During construction of the Liefkenshoek tunnel in the late eighties, the excavated soil was dumped between the summer dike and the dike of the marsh. The area was restored in 2002 as compensation for the construction of the North Sea container terminal on an intertidal mud flat in 1994-1995. The rubble of the summer dike and the dumped material were removed, the area was leveled with a weak slope just below mean high water level creating the starting conditions for new intertidal mudflats and marshes. The developments of this new intertidal area are monitored in cooperation with the University of Antwerp (UA) and the Administration of waterways and maritime affairs (AWZ). Sedimentation, erosion, the formation of channels and the creek system, benthic settlement, vegetation, water birds and breeding birds are observed. Six transects with sedimentation-erosion plots and piëzometers were placed perpendicular to the shoreline. Monitoring mainly takes place along these transects. Every fortnight sedimentation/erosion is measured and the top-layer of the sediment is analyzed for sediment composition, organic matter and chlorophyll-a content. The benthic settlement is monitored monthly and vegetation development is measured by means of permanent quadrates once during growing season. The University of Antwerp examines in detail the settlement and senescence of the vegetation using digital photography. Aerial photography and topographical surveying will complete this monitoring with data on geomorphological developments and vegetation settlement. In conclusion the use of the area by water birds and breeding birds is monitored.

Scope
Themes:
Biology, Biology > Benthos, Biology > Birds, Biology > Plants, Coastal studies (e.g. shores, estuaries), Geography, Geology - Geophysics - Sedimentation, Geology - Geophysics - Sedimentation > Sediments - rocks - pore waters
Keywords:
Brackish water, Aquatic birds, Breeding birds, Intertidal environment, Macrobenthos, Morphology (coastal), Mud flats, Nature development, Nature restoration, Polders, Salt marshes, Sediment analysis, Vegetation cover, ANE, Scheldt Estuary, Belgium, Zeeschelde, Ketenissepolder, Amphipoda, Anatidae Vigors, 1825, Bivalvia, Charadriiformes, Decapoda, Diptera, Gastropoda, Isopoda, Oligochaeta, Polychaeta

Geographical coverage
ANE, Scheldt Estuary [Marine Regions]
Belgium, Zeeschelde, Ketenissepolder [Marine Regions]

Temporal coverage
From June 2002 on [In Progress]

Taxonomic coverage
Amphipoda [WoRMS]
Anatidae Vigors, 1825 [WoRMS]
Bivalvia [WoRMS]
Charadriiformes [WoRMS]
Decapoda [WoRMS]
Diptera [WoRMS]
Gastropoda [WoRMS]
Isopoda [WoRMS]
Oligochaeta [WoRMS]
Polychaeta [WoRMS]

Parameters
% Total nitrogen (N) Methodology
Apolar Hydrocarbons Methodology
Aquatic birds density
Arsenic (As) Methodology
Benthos density
Breeding birds density
Cadmium (Cd) Methodology
Chromium (Cr) Methodology
Copper (Cu) Methodology
Extractable organic halogen (EOX) Methodology
Goose density
Granulometric variables Methodology
Height Methodology
Lead (Pb) Methodology
Mercury (Hg) Methodology
Nickel (Ni) Methodology
Oligochaeta density
Pesticides Methodology
Pigment analysis
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) Methodology
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) Methodology
Profiles Methodology
Sedimentation/erosion Methodology
Stable organic chlorine pollutants (SOCP) Methodology
Total phosphorus (P) Methodology
Vegetation Methodology
Zinc (Zn) Methodology
% Total nitrogen (N): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)

% Total nitrogen (N): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Apolar Hydrocarbons: PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Arsenic (As): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)

Arsenic (As): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Cadmium (Cd): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Chromium (Cr): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)

Chromium (Cr): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Copper (Cu): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Extractable organic halogen (EOX): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Granulometric variables: Grain-size analysis
Grain size is determined using a Malvern Master Sizer
Height: DHM
Lead (Pb): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Mercury (Hg): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Nickel (Ni): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)

Nickel (Ni): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Pesticides: PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Profiles: Theodo-lite and level-meter
Sedimentation/erosion: Sedimentation-erosion plots
A sedimentation-erosion plot exists out of 3 cores that are fixed into the mudflat. The 1,5 m long cores are set up in a triangular position, 1500 mm h.o.h. (length is 1500mm). The cores form a horizontal reference plane of which the reference height TAW is known. When strong sedimentation or erosion has taken place, the cores are prolonged or shortened. Core 1 and core 2 are connected by means of a measurement row, so the distance to the bottom can be measured each 20 cm. After that core 2 an
Stable organic chlorine pollutants (SOCP): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Total phosphorus (P): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)
Vegetation: Permanent squares (PQ)
Along the river, spread over the different vegetation types, a large number of permanent squares are marked.
Zinc (Zn): PIH laboratory analyses
Some of the sediment analysis is put out to the PIH laboratory (Provinciaal Instituut voor Hygiene, Provincie Antwerpen)

Contributors
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Leefmilieu, Natuur en Energie; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek; Afdeling Biodiversiteit en Natuurlijk Milieu; Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteemdiversiteit, more
Vlaamse overheid; Beleidsdomein Omgeving; Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek (INBO), moredata owner

Related datasets
(Partly) included in:
MNO-2 Monitoring the nature development along the Zeeschelde - macrobenthos, more
MNO-5 Monitoring the nature development along the Zeeschelde - bottomquality, more
Following version:
ME-5c Permanent Quadrats Scheldt Database, more

Project
Monitoring van het macrobenthos in de Zeeschelde, more
Effects of impoldering Ketenissepolder, more
Monitoring van ontwikkelingen in slik- en schorgebieden in de Zeeschelde in het kader van : 1) de baggerstortvergunning op de platen van Doel en Boomke; 2) het afgraven van de Ketenissepolder, more

Publication
Based on this dataset
Verbessem, I. et al. (2007). Sediment characteristics and sedimentation-erosion processes on Ketenisse polder one year after levelling Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management 10(1): 87-92. dx.doi.org/10.1080/14634980701194027, more
Van den Neucker, T. et al. (2006). Analyse van de monitoringsresultaten van natuurontwikkelingsprojecten in het Schelde-estuarium. Concept-versie.. Interne rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, 2006(20). Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek: Brussel. 128 pp., more
(2003). Schelde Nieuwsbrief 37. Schelde Nieuwsbrief, 37[s.n.][s.l.]. 8 pp., more
Describing this dataset
Van den Bergh, E. et al. (2005). Tidal wetland restoration at Ketenisse polder (Schelde Estuary, Belgium): developments in the first year, in: Herrier, J.-L. et al. (Ed.) (2005). Proceedings 'Dunes and Estuaries 2005': International Conference on nature restoration practices in European coastal habitats, Koksijde, Belgium 19-23 September 2005. VLIZ Special Publication, 19: pp. 521-533, more

Dataset status: In Progress
Data type: Data
Data origin: Monitoring: field survey
Metadatarecord created: 2004-08-11
Information last updated: 2009-03-30
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