Monitoring the fish fauna of the Zeeschelde and adjacent overflow areas
Dutch title: Opvolging van het visbestand van de Zeeschelde en bijhorende overstromingsgebieden Funder identifier: P103/3E962192 (Other contract id) Period: January 1997 till April 1998 Status: Completed
Within the scope of this project a biomonitoring program is presented for the Upper Zeeschelde. The resulting data will be used to describe the ecosystem changes and to estimate the importance of the river as a migration route. In addition, fish sampling starts in controlled overflow areas along the Zeeschelde. The question arises wether these areas act during controlled flood regimes as a nursery or as a feeding ground for migrating species. In a final case study the actual situation of the river lamprey is studied in detail.
