Creating new littoral zones in a shallow lake to forward-restore an aquatic food web

CHA Van Leeuwen, JJ de Leeuw, JJJ Volwater… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current rates of habitat loss require science-based predictions on how to restore or newly
create lost habitat types. In aquatic ecosystems, littoral zones are key habitats for food web …

Enhancing ecological integrity while preserving ecosystem services: Constructing soft‐sediment islands in a shallow lake

CHA Van Leeuwen, RJM Temmink… - Ecological Solutions …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ecosystems are increasingly managed to provide multiple benefits to humans, which often
degrades their ecological integrity. This strongly applies to aquatic ecosystems, in which …

Plant-specific effects of iron-toxicity in wetlands

RM Saaltink, SC Dekker, MB Eppinga, J Griffioen… - Plant and Soil, 2017 - Springer
Background and aims Understanding the potential effects of iron toxicity on plant
development is important when constructing new wetland from iron-rich sediment. We aim to …

[HTML][HTML] Longshore sediment transport by large-scale lake circulations at low-energy, non-tidal beaches: A field and model study

AM Ton, V Vuik, SGJ Aarninkhof - Coastal Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Low-energy, non-tidal lake beaches are known to be subject to longshore morphodynamics,
but little is known about how they are driven by wind and wave-driven currents. Lake …

Erodibility of soft freshwater sediments in Markermeer: the role of bioturbation by meiobenthic fauna

MA de Lucas Pardo, M Bakker, T van Kessel, F Cozzoli… - Ocean Dynamics, 2013 - Springer
The Markermeer is a large and shallow man-made freshwater lake in the Netherlands,
characterized by its high turbidity. As part of a study aiming to mitigate this high turbidity, we …

Fine sediment dynamics in a shallow lake and implication for design of hydraulic works

T Vijverberg, JC Winterwerp, SGJ Aarninkhof, H Drost - Ocean Dynamics, 2011 - Springer
Lake Markermeer is a large (680 km 2), shallow body of water in the middle of the
Netherlands, with a mean water depth of 3.6 m. One of the major problems in the lake is its …

Modelling dynamics of the estuarine turbidity maximum and local net deposition

RF Hesse, A Zorndt, P Fröhle - Ocean Dynamics, 2019 - Springer
Net deposition in estuaries is often linked to the estuarine turbidity maximum zones, in which
fine, cohesive sediments accumulate due to residual transport by the estuarine circulation …

Wind‐induced resuspension in a shallow lake from Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) full‐resolution reflectances

MA Eleveld - Water resources research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
A lack of empirical evidence impedes assessment of the spatial and temporal extent of
critical conditions for recurring high turbidity in large wind‐exposed shallow lakes. Here …

Effect of algae on flocculation of suspended bed sediments in a large shallow lake. Consequences for ecology and sediment transport processes

MA de Lucas Pardo, D Sarpe, JC Winterwerp - Ocean Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
Lake Markermeer, a large shallow lake in The Netherlands, suffers from turbidity and
ecology problems. As part of a study aiming to mitigate these problems, we study …

[HTML][HTML] Vegetation growth and sediment dynamics in a created freshwater wetland

RM Saaltink, SC Dekker, J Griffioen, MJ Wassen - Ecological Engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding how the hydrological regime in relation to sediment type interferes with
ecosystem development is important when wetlands are created with soft muddy material …