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Oberwerries - Optimisation of the pSCI “Lippe floodplain between Hamm and Hangfort” (LIFE05/NAT/D/000057)

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Key features of the case study

Site description

Measures selection

Success criteria

Ecological response

Hydromorphological response

Monitoring before and after implementation of the project

Socio-economic aspects

Contact person within the organization

Extra background information

References

Related Measures

• Increase flood frequency and duration in riparian zones or floodplains
• Link flood reduction with ecological restoration
• Initiate natural channel dynamics to promote natural regeneration
• Remove bank fixation
• Adjust land use to develop riparian vegetation
• Revegetate riparian zones
• Remove bank fixation
• Remove non-native substratum
• Lower river banks or floodplains to enlarge inundation and flooding
• Restore wetlands
• Retain floodwater
• Improve backwaters
• Construct semi-natural/articificial wetlands or aquatic habitats

Related Pressures

• Hydrological regime modification
• Artificial barriers downstream from the site
• Channelisation / cross section alteration
• Alteration of riparian vegetation
• Alteration of instream habitat
• Embankments, levees or dikes
• Loss of vertical connectivity