Possibilities for forest development in a zone of controlled inundation in Kruibeke (Eastern Flanders) [Belgium] by means of a geographical information system
1996
Nachtergale, L. | Schrijver, A. de | Lust, N. (Gent Univ., Melle (Belgium). Lab. of Forestry) | Troch, P.
As an area of 750 hectares is going to be constructed as a controlled inundation zone of the river Scheldt, a preliminary study of the environmental changes and the possible shifts in forest types was done by the Laboratory of Forestry and the Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Management, both of the University of Ghent. Based on a digital elevation model and the relation between water height in the river and the amount of water entering the area for a given height of the dikes, for each place in the inundation zone the frequency of inundation was determined. These frequencies, in combination with the data layers soil texture, soil drainage, substrate, current land use and historical vegetation data allowed to determine the potentially natural vegetation according to Van Der Werf (1991) and to do a prediction of the forest communities most likely to occur now and for the inundation scenario. Because the very common use of poplar cultivars, also the future possibilities of these trees were considered. As a synthesis, a number of management suggestions could be worked out
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