Hydro-ecological relations in the Delta Waters
Hydro-ecological relations in the Delta Waters
Hydro-ecological relations in the Delta Waters
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NUWBER OF BREEDING PAIRS<br />
70<br />
Fieure 5 Development of three breed<strong>in</strong>g bird populations on <strong>the</strong><br />
Hompelvoet, a newly created island <strong>in</strong> Lake Oreuel<strong>in</strong>gen.<br />
Crosses: Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandr<strong>in</strong>us); triangles:<br />
Redsbank (Tr<strong>in</strong>ga totanus); circles: Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus<br />
trocNus). Data k<strong>in</strong>dly submitted hy 6.J. Slab,<br />
National FQrest Service <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands, Goes.<br />
HEAN SEA LEVR<br />
FRESH BRACKISH SALT<br />
Figure 6 Distribution of some vegetation types <strong>in</strong> relation to height and<br />
tidal flood<strong>in</strong>g before <strong>the</strong> construction of <strong>the</strong> <strong>Delta</strong> Works. The<br />
follow<strong>in</strong>g vegetation types are <strong>in</strong>dicated (Westhoff and Den Held,<br />
1969) :<br />
Fresh: a. Scirpus, b. Phragmites, c. Salicion alhae;<br />
Brackish: a. Scirpus. b. Phragmitas, c. grassland (Lolio-<br />
PotentFUIon):<br />
Sdt: a. Salicarnion, b. Spart<strong>in</strong>ion, c. Pucc<strong>in</strong>ellion,<br />
d. Armerion