Biogeomorphology in the field: bedforms and species, a mystic relationsip

V. van Lancker; J.S. Houziaux; M. Baeye; D. van den Eynde; M. Rabaut; K. Troost; T. Vermaas; T.A.G.P. van Dijk

Biogeomorphology in the field: bedforms and species, a mystic relationsip

V. van Lancker, J.S. Houziaux, M. Baeye, D. van den Eynde, M. Rabaut, K. Troost, T. Vermaas, T.A.G.P. van Dijk

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Fine-scale seabed mapping (Results showed that highest abundances of some ecosystem engineering species (e.g. the tubeworm Owenia fusiformis, and the razor clam Ensis directus) occur near bedload convergence zones resulting from a mutually evasive flood- and ebb-dominant channel system. Such zones are at the end of the channels, hence also finegrained sediments, food and larvae are trapped. The combination of the coarser-grained bedload with the deposition of fines is indeed the optimum for a lot of suspension and detritus feeders. Still, highest abundances occur at the fringes of such a system where stress levels are intermediate. Hypotheses were successfully tested along the Dutch coastal zone. Those insights are important to assess changes in seafloor integrity and hydrographic conditions, two descriptors to define Good Environmental Status within Europe’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	MARID 2013
Subtitle of host publication	4th International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics. Bruges, Belgium, 15-17 April 2013
Editors	V. van Lancker, T. Garlan
Place of Publication	Oostende, Belgium
Publisher	VLIZ
Pages	277-284
ISBN (Print)	978-2-11-128352-7
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2013
Event	MARID IV Marine and River Dune Dynamics 2013 - Provinciaal Hof, Brugge, Belgium Duration: 15 Apr 2013 → 17 Apr 2013 Conference number: 4

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Name	VLIZ Special publication
Publisher	VLIZ
Volume	65
ISSN (Print)	1377-0950

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Workshop	MARID IV Marine and River Dune Dynamics 2013
Abbreviated title	MARID IV
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Brugge
Period	15/04/13 → 17/04/13
Other	15-04-2013 - 17-04-2013

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van Lancker, V., Houziaux, J. S., Baeye, M., van den Eynde, D., Rabaut, M., Troost, K., Vermaas, T., & van Dijk, T. A. G. P. (2013). Biogeomorphology in the field: bedforms and species, a mystic relationsip. In V. van Lancker, & T. Garlan (Eds.), MARID 2013: 4th International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics. Bruges, Belgium, 15-17 April 2013 (pp. 277-284). (VLIZ Special publication; Vol. 65). VLIZ.

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Biogeomorphology in the field: bedforms and species, a mystic relationsip. / van Lancker, V.; Houziaux, J.S.; Baeye, M. et al.
MARID 2013: 4th International Conference on Marine and River Dune Dynamics. Bruges, Belgium, 15-17 April 2013. ed. / V. van Lancker; T. Garlan. Oostende, Belgium: VLIZ, 2013. p. 277-284 (VLIZ Special publication; Vol. 65).

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