The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands
Abstract The coast of The Netherlands is protected by nourishing sand. Generally, two different techniques are used, beach nourishment and shoreface nourishment. The latter technique supplies sand at a water depth of about 5 to 8 metres in the surf zone, and has been used on a regular basis since 19...
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fttrinitycoll:oai:tara.tcd.ie:2262/43615 2023-05-15T17:10:56+02:00 The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands 2010-12-14T19:17:24Z http://hdl.handle.net/2262/43615 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.03.003 en eng Elsevier 01411136 (ISSN) S0141-1136(09)00030-0 (PII) S0141-1136(09)00030-0 (publisherID) http://hdl.handle.net/2262/43615 68 1 doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.03.003 Marine Environmental Research (abbrev) 2009 12 months Shoreface nourishment Spisula subtruncata Melanitta nigra North Sea Seabirds Benthos Sediments 2010 fttrinitycoll https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marenvres.2009.03.003 2020-02-16T13:49:45Z Abstract The coast of The Netherlands is protected by nourishing sand. Generally, two different techniques are used, beach nourishment and shoreface nourishment. The latter technique supplies sand at a water depth of about 5 to 8 metres in the surf zone, and has been used on a regular basis since 1997 with increasing volumes since 2001. Observations on the bivalve mollusc Spisula subtruncata that was abundant before 1997 and a key food species for wintering seaduck show a decline since 2001. This coincided with a decrease in the abundance of the Common Scoter Melanitta nigra, the most numerous wintering seaduck off the Dutch coast. These observations raised concern about shoreface nourishments. This study analyses the timing and locations of shoreface nourishments in combination with S. subtruncata abundance and spatial distribution. Against the expectation, no causal relationship was found between the decline of S. subtruncata and shoreface nourishments. Other causes, such as climate change, fisheries, unsuccessful settlement or predation of spatfall are more likely behind the decline of Spisula along the Dutch coast. correspondance: Corresponding author. (Baptist, M.J.) Martin.Baptist@wur.nl (Baptist, M.J.) Wageningen IMARES--> , Location Texel--> , PO Box 167--> , 1790 AD Den Burg--> - NETHERLANDS (Baptist, M.J.) Wageningen IMARES--> , Location Texel--> , PO Box 167--> , 1790 AD Den Burg--> - NETHERLANDS (Leopold, M.F.) NETHERLANDS Received: 2007-12-30 Revised: 2009-03-03 Accepted: 2009-03-04 Other/Unknown Material Melanitta nigra The University of Dublin, Trinity College: TARA (Trinity's Access to Research Archive) Marine Environmental Research 68 1 1 11 |
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Abstract The coast of The Netherlands is protected by nourishing sand. Generally, two different techniques are used, beach nourishment and shoreface nourishment. The latter technique supplies sand at a water depth of about 5 to 8 metres in the surf zone, and has been used on a regular basis since 1997 with increasing volumes since 2001. Observations on the bivalve mollusc Spisula subtruncata that was abundant before 1997 and a key food species for wintering seaduck show a decline since 2001. This coincided with a decrease in the abundance of the Common Scoter Melanitta nigra, the most numerous wintering seaduck off the Dutch coast. These observations raised concern about shoreface nourishments. This study analyses the timing and locations of shoreface nourishments in combination with S. subtruncata abundance and spatial distribution. Against the expectation, no causal relationship was found between the decline of S. subtruncata and shoreface nourishments. Other causes, such as climate change, fisheries, unsuccessful settlement or predation of spatfall are more likely behind the decline of Spisula along the Dutch coast. correspondance: Corresponding author. (Baptist, M.J.) Martin.Baptist@wur.nl (Baptist, M.J.) Wageningen IMARES--> , Location Texel--> , PO Box 167--> , 1790 AD Den Burg--> - NETHERLANDS (Baptist, M.J.) Wageningen IMARES--> , Location Texel--> , PO Box 167--> , 1790 AD Den Burg--> - NETHERLANDS (Leopold, M.F.) NETHERLANDS Received: 2007-12-30 Revised: 2009-03-03 Accepted: 2009-03-04 |
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The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands |
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The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands |
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The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands |
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The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands |
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The effects of shoreface nourishments on Spisula and scoters in The Netherlands |
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