De ontwikkelingen in de polder Breebaart resultaten van de monitoring in 2003 en 2004 en een vergelijking met 2001 en 2002

In January 2001 a reduced tidal regime was introduced in Polder Breebaart, a polder located in the northern-east part of the Province of Groningen (The Netherlands). This reduced tidal regime was achieved by building a culvert in the seawall, connecting the polder with the seawater from the Dollard, a part of the Ems-estuary. The aim was (1)to...

Living off the tides: Strategies for the integration of conservation and sustainable resource utilization along mangrove coasts

Mangroves are productive ecosystems, that sustain important fisheries, provide a variety of forest products and harbour millions of resident and migratory birds as well as endangered mammals and reptiles. Reclamation for aquaculture and agriculture is currently considered the main way to achieve development of mangrove areas. These types of...