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| Title | Measures to improve eco-hydrological conditions fen-meadow in Kraaigraaf |
| Group | Soil Physics and Land Management group |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | George Bier |
| Examiner(s) | George Bier |
| Contact info | george.bier@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2018/04/01 |
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| Description | Introduction
The Geldersch Landschap & Kastelen (GLK) manages a large number of (natural) sites, including Natura 2000 areas. Eco-hydrological conditions are of great importance for the preservation of the natural values for many sites. These conditions are under pressure for a number of these sites. GLK requests a hydrological model research carried out for these sites in order to gain insight into the current eco-hydrological conditions, to identify possible causes of deterioration of the natural values and how potential measures can be carried to restore these conditions. Kraaigraaf is a nature area north west of Twello which contains fen-meadows (NL:blauwgrasladen) which depend heavily on wet conditions (upward seepage) of good quality. Although the terrain is small (19 hectares) the fen-meadows have good potential in further development and expansion. Objective An analysis of the hydrological system, through modeling, to obtain insight in the current hydrological conditions and investigate measures to improve the conditions to extend the area with fen-meadows. |
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