Rehabilitating large regulated rivers
Lowland River Rehabilitation Conference, September 29 -
October 3, 2003, Wageningen, The Netherlands
(Large Rivers Vol. 15)
Ed.: A.D. Buijse; F. Klijn; R.S.E.W. Leuven; H. Middelkoop; F. Schiemer; J.H. Thorp; H.P. Wolfert
2005. XVIII , 738 pages, 239 figures, 109 tables, 25x16cm, 1620 g
Language: English
(Large Rivers, Vol. 15)
ISBN 978-3-510-66043-8, paperback, price: 180.00 €
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This special issue "Rehabilitating large regulated rivers" of the
Large Rivers supplement series of Archiv für Hydrobiologie
comprehensively documents the presentations given at the International
Conference "Lowland River Rehabilitation 2003", held in Wageningen
(the Netherlands), September 29 to October 2, 2003. The Netherlands
Centre for River Studies (NCR) and the Institute for Inland Water
Management and Wastewater Treatment RIZA organized the
conference. More than 50 oral contributions and over 40 posters were
presented, 45 of which, from 14 different countries, are published as peer-reviewed high-quality
papers in this issue.
Below we present a brief outline of this conference describing the scope, objectives, target groups and focal points and hope this special issue will find its way to the right target groups and will contribute to further large river rehabilitation and restoration.
Scope and objectives of the conference
Regulating rivers has reduced the natural dynamic processes, altered the landscape and its biodiversity. Along large rivers that serve manifold functions, rehabilitation attempts have recovered stretches or certain features, but complete restoration probably will be a utopia. Key questions are e.g. how sustainable or effective are we so far; how well did we assess our achievements; what are the costs and benefits, opportunities and constraints, the end-points?Target groups
Target groups were scientists, managers, policy makers and environmental NGOs affiliated with river rehabilitation. Participants have been invited and selected by topic of their presentations, geographic region (Europe / North America), or the role or expertise in river rehabilitation (scientist, manager, policy maker, environmental NGO, etc.) to achieve a balanced composition in presentations and parti- participants. The programme covered 3 days of presentations and a mid-conference excursion focussing on river rehabilitation and other large river functions (see photos).Large rivers with multiple functions in Europe and North America
The conference focused on large temperate lowland rivers and their floodplains in Europe and North America, with the aim of building upon advancements made in both continents. Although Europe and North America are equally faced by the logistical, socio-political, and economic challenges of rehabilitating their many environmentally degraded rivers, there has been insufficient exchange of information experiences and techniques in rehabilitation. The conference focused on large rivers because they share similar functions (navigation, flood protection, hydropower), which set boundary conditions to ecological rehabilitation. Our goal is to incorporate a general understanding of large river functioning into the practice of river rehabilitation by: (a) defining tangible and attainable endpoints deduced from ecologically intact or pristine references; (b) developing prognostic tools to link abiotic processes and patterns and biotic response at the appropriate spatial and temporal scales; and (c) optimizing rehabilitation within the multitude of functions large rivers fulfil and considering the heavily modified condition of most regulated large rivers.The special issue is consequently divided into three sections, which we consider crucial to advance large river rehabilitation:
1. References and end-points for rivers and their floodplains: References and endpoints are the essential framework for rehabilitation. References are based on historical data or are obtained from other comparable, but (semi-)pristine river systems. End-points are our targets for rehabilitation derived from such references taking boundary conditions from other functions into consideration.
2. Assessing achievements of rehabilitation: The step from visionary plans to actual rehabilitation is often a long and winding road. For policy makers and managers is not self-evident that those projects should be properly documented and learned from. Our present expertise is insufficiently transferred to and applied by end users. Expressing costs and benefits is in its infancy especially at various spatial and temporal scales.
3. Integrating rehabilitation into river management: Rehabilitation interferes with other user functions. There are win-win options when other than technical solutions are considered. There seems little future for substantial rehabilitation without a solid socio-economic foundation.
The issue concludes with a synthesis paper that gives an overview of recent progress in Europe and North America structured along these three themes, addressing the management needs and making recommendations for a future research agenda on rehabilitation of large regulated rivers.
In 46 Artikeln präsentieren Forschergruppen aktuelle Ergebnisse der
Revitalisierung großer Flüsse wie Ems, Elbe, Rhein, Donau und Mississippi.
Diese in englischer Sprache abgefassten Berichte zeugen von den
weltweiten Aktivitäten zur Regeneration von Fluss-Auen. Dabei
wird die Bedeutung und das Monitoring einzelner Lebensgemeinschaften
(u.a. Fische, Pflanzen, Kleintiere) genauso behandelt, wie
der Sedimenttransport und die Integration unterschiedlicher
Revitalisierungsmaßnahmen in ein Flussgebietsmanagement. Die
interessante Zusammenstellung der aktuellen Forschungsergebnisse aus
verschiedenen Flusseinzugsgebieten gibt einen guten Überblick über
verschiedene Ansätze der Flussregeneration. Auch die Darstellung
praktischer Beispiele mit ihren ökologischen und ökonomischen
Auswirkungen kommt nicht zu kurz.
(T.L.)
Otter-Post 4/05
Preface (With 11 photos) IX
List of participants XVIII
Section 1: References and end-points for rivers and their floodplains
Wasklewicz, T., Franklin, S. & Grubaugh, J.: Assessing the use of the
Upper Mississippi River as a model for rehabilitation of the Lower
Mississippi River. (With 4 figures and 2 tables) 1
Jungwirth, M., Haidvogl, G., Hohensinner, S., Muhar, S., Schmutz, S. &
Waidbacher, H.: Leitbild-specific measures for the rehabilitation of
the heavily modified Austrian Danube River. (With 7 figures and 2
tables) 17
Wolter, C., Bischoff, A. & Wysujack, K.: The use of historical data to
characterize fish-faunistic reference conditions for large lowland
rivers in northern Germany. (With 2 figures and 2 tables) 37
Haasnoot, M. & Van Der Molen, D. T.: Impact of climate change on
ecotopes of the rivers Rhine and Meuse. (With 1 figure and 1 table) 53
Middelkoop, H., Schoor, M. M., Wolfert, H. P., Maas, G. J. &
Stouthamer, E.: Targets for ecological rehabilitation of the lower
Rhine and Meuse based on a historic-geomorphologic reference. (With 10
figures and 3 tables) 63
Middelkoop, H., Schoor, M. M., Babich, D. B., Alabyan, A. M., Shoubin,
M. A., van den Berg, J. H., de Kramer, J. & Dijkstra, J.:
Bio-morphodynamics of the Lower Volga river ± a reference for river
rehabilitation in The Netherlands. (With 8 figures and 1 table) 89
Wissel, B. & Fry, B.: Sources of Particulate Organic Matter in the
Mississippi River, USA. (With 4 figures and 1 table) 105
Lenders, H. J. R. & Knippenberg, L.: The temporal and social
dimensions of river rehabilitation: towards a multi-dimensional
research perspective. (With 2 figures) 119
Section 2: Assessing achievements of rehabilitation Strayer, D. L.,
Blair, E. A., Caraco, N. F., Cole, J. J., Findlay, S., Nieder, W. C.
& Pace, M. L.: Interactions between alien species and restoration of
large-river ecosystems. (With 3 figures and 1 table) 133
Amoros, C., Elger, A., Dufour, S., Grosprêtre, L., PieÂgay, H. &
Henry, C.: Flood scouring and groundwater supply in rehabilitated
side-channels of the RhÖne River, France: sedimentation and aquatic
vegetation responses. (With 7 figures and 3 tables) 147
Chovanec, A., Waringer, J., Straif, M., Graf, W., Reckendorfer, W.,
Waringer-Löschenkohl, A., Waidbacher, H. & Schultz, H.: The
Floodplain Index ± a new approach for assessing the ecological status
of river/floodplain- systems according to the EU Water Framework
Directive. (With 2 figures and 5 tables) 169
Comín, F. A., Rosas, V. & Ciancarelli, C.: Assessment of water
quality changes in floodplains of the Ebro River (NE Spain). (With 6
figures and 3 tables) 187
Aggenbach, C.J.S. & Pelsma, T.A.H.M.: Hydro-ecological assessment of
vegeta- tion of Dutch river habitats. (With 3 figures and 1 table) 199
Chovanec, A., Straif, M., Waidbacher, H., Schiemer, F., Cabela, A. &
Raab, R.: Rehabilitation of an impounded section of the Danube in
Vienna (Austria) ± evaluation of inshore structures and habitat
diversity. (With 5 figures and 2 tables) 211
Lamsodis, R. & Vaikasas, S.: The potential to retain nitrogen in
beaver ponds and delta floodplains of the River Nemunas. (With 6
figures and 6 tables) 225
Stroh, M., Kratochwil, A., Remy, D., Zimmermann, K. & Schwabe, A.:
Rehabilitation of alluvial landscapes along the River Hase (Ems
river basin, Germany). (With 6 figures and 4 tables) 243
Coops, H. & van Geest, G. J.: Extreme water-level fluctuations
determine aquatic vegetation in modified large-river
floodplains. (With 5 figures and 2 tables) 261
Kesminas, V. & Repecka, R.: Human impact on fish assemblages in the
Nemunas River, Lithuania. (With 7 figures and 2 tables) 275
Reemer, M., Kok, F., de Bruyne, R. H., Kalkman, V. J. & Turin, H.:
Suitability of different groups of terrestrial invertebrates for
assessment of heterogeneity of terrestrial parts of lowland
floodplains. (With 4 figures and 3 tables) 289
Storm, C., van der Velden, J. A. & Kuijpers, J. W. M.: From nature
conservation towards restoration of estuarine dynamics in the heavily
modified Rhine-Meuse estuary, The Netherlands. (With 2 figures and 3
tables) 305
Kleinwächter, M., Eggers, T. O., Henning, M., Anlauf, A., Hentschel,
B. & Larink, O.: Distribution patterns of terrestrial and aquatic
invertebrates influenced by different groyne forms along the River
Elbe (Germany). (With 5 figures and 5 tables) 319
Baptist, M. J., van den Bosch, L.V., Dijkstra, J.T. & Kapinga, S.:
Modelling the effects of vegetation on flow and morphology in
rivers. (With 8 figures and 3 tables) 339
Van Breen, L. E., Jesse, P. & Havinga, H.: River restoration from a
river manager's point of view. (With 11 figures and 1 table) 359
Van Looy, K., Severyns, J., Jochems, H. & De Smedt, F.: Predicting
patterns of riparian forest restoration. (With 9 figures and 4 tables) 373
De Leeuw, J. J., Buijse, A. D., Grift, R. E. & Winter, H. V.:
Management and monitoring of the return of riverine fish species
following rehabilitation of Dutch rivers. (With 7 figures and 4
tables) 391
De Nooij, R. J. W., Hendriks, H. W. M., Leuven, R. S. E. W., Lenders,
H. J. R. & Nienhuis, P. H.: Evaluation of floodplain rehabilitation: a
comparison of eco- logical and policy-based biodiversity
assessment. (With 4 figures and 2 tables) 413
Hein, T., Reckendorfer, W., Thorp, J. H. & Schiemer, F.: The role of
slackwater areas for biogeochemical processes in rehabilitated river
corridors: examples from the Danube. (With 7 figures and 1 table) 425
Van Der Molen, D. T. & Buijse, A. D.: An evaluation of the benefits of
lowland river-floodplain rehabilitation (the Rhine, the
Netherlands). (With 10 figures and 6 tables) 443
Liefveld, W. M. & Schulze, F.: A river habitat simulation model to
quantify ecological effects of low discharges on the River Meuse (the
Netherlands, Bel- gium). (With 9 figures and 3 tables) 465
Tamás, E.A. & Kalocsa, B.: Management-related problems of floodplain
habitats for the Black stork (Ciconia nigra). (With 4 figures and 1
table) 483
Section 3: Integrating rehabilitation into river management Hostmann,
M., Borsuk, M., Reichert, P. & Truffer, B.: Stakeholder values in
decision support for river rehabilitation. (With 5 figures and 2
tables) 491
Holubová, K., Hey, R. D. & Lisický, M. J.: Middle Danube
tributaries: Constraints and opportunities in lowland river
restoration. (With 4 figures and 2 tables) 507
Sparks, R., Ahn, C., Demissie, M., Isserman, A., Johnston, D., Lian,
Y., Nedovic-Budic, Z. & White, D.: Linking hydrodynamics, conservation
biology, and economics in choosing naturalization alternatives for the
Illinois River, USA. (With 4 figures and 2 tables) 521
Faulhaber, P. & Alexy, M.: Artificial bed load supply at the River
Elbe ± investigation and realization. (With 6 figures and 1 table) 539
Reuter, M., Lubinski, K., West, P., Blodgett, D. & Khoury, M.: The
Nature Conservancy's approach to conserving and rehabilitating
biological diversity in the Upper Mississippi River system. (With 4
figures and 1 table) 549
Purps, J., Damm, C. & Neuschulz, F.: Re-establishing floodplain
forests and dike relocation: a model project carried out at the Elbe
River, Germany. (With 2 figures) 561
Kerkhofs, M. J. J., Tiebosch, T., van der Velden, J. A. & Kuijpers,
J. W. M.: Alternative management of the Haringvliet sluices: first
step towards major rehabilitation of the Rhine-Meuse estuary. (With 1
figure and 1 table) 569
Scholten, M., Anlauf, A., Büchele, B., Faulhaber, P., Henle, K.,
Kofalk, S., Leyer, I., Meyerhoff, J., Purps, J., Rast, G. & Scholz,
M.: The River Elbe in Germany ± present state, conflicting goals, and
perspectives of rehabilitation. (With 3 figures and 3 tables) 579
Remmelzwaal, A.J., Van Der Molen, D.T., Platteeuw, M. & Geilen,
E.F.M.: Guiding principles for choices in floodplain
rehabilitation. (With 1 figure and 2 tables) 603
Reckendorfer, W., Schmalfuss, R., Baumgartner, C., Habersack, H.,
Hohensinner, S., Jungwirth, M. & Schiemer, F.: The Integrated River
Engineering Project for the free-flowing Danube in the Austrian
Alluvial Zone National Park: contradictory goals and mutual
solutions. (With 13 figures and 1 table) 613
Winn, P. J. S., Edwards, A. M. C., Young, R. M., Waters, R. & Lunn,
J.: A strategic approach to flood defence and habitat restoration for
the Humber estuary. (With 2 figures and 1 table) 631
Peter, A., Kienast, F. & Woolsey, S.: River rehabilitation in
Switzerland: scope, challenges and research. (With 2 figures and 3
tables) 643
Leuven, R.S.E.W., Wijnhoven, S., Kooistra, L., de Nooij, R.J.W. &
Huijbregts, M. A. J.: Toxicological constraints for rehabilitation of
riverine habitats: a case study for metal contamination of floodplain
soils along the Rhine. (With 8 figures and 2 tables) 657
Iordache, V., Bodescu, F. & Dumitru, M.: Elements sustaining the lobby
for the restoration of Big Island of Braila, Danube floodplain. (With
4 figures and 3 tables) 677
Kotenko, T.: Nature conservation and shipping in the Danube Delta and
Biosphere Reserve (Ukraine): weighing ecological values against
economic interests. (With 1 figure and 7 tables) 693
Synthesis
Buijse, A.D., Klijn, F., Leuven, R. S. E. W., Middelkoop, H.,
Schiemer, F., Thorp, J. H. & Wolfert, H. P.: Rehabilitation of large
rivers: references, achievements and integration into river
management. (With 1 table) 715