Wetlands of recent Dutch embankments |
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Authors: | W Joenje B Verhoeven |
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Institution: | (1) Agricultural University, Bornsesteeg 69, 6709 PD Wageningen, The Netherlands;(2) Waterkant 83, 8307 AZ Ens, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Wetlands of new embankments are characterized with respect to soil and hydrological regime and the processes of desalination
and vegetation succession. Soil- and height gradients, the lack of local drainage and the generally low nutrient content provide
conditions for dynamic mesoseries (groundwatertable low in summer, saturated in winter) and locally for stable mesoseries (relatively high in summer, saturated in winter).
Relations between vegetation and herbivores (gees, ducks, cattle) are discussed. |
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Keywords: | wetland polder drainage desalination colonization vegetation-succession groundwater regimes meso-series |
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