Paardenschor - Belgium

Basic Information
Site Name
Paardenschor
Short name
DO
Country
Belgium
Site Description
Managed realignment in the brackish part of the Scheldt Estuary. Realised since April 2004. A formal sand stock was removed to allow tidal influence.
Relationships to other sites
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Last modified
2023-07-25 09:07:30

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
2004
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Projects
Natura 2000
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.33388889 Longitude: 4.255

Size
ca. 12.00ha
Elevation (average)
5.04msl
Elevation (min)
6.50msl
Elevation (max)
-1.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Ecosystem Type
Coastal
Marine
Temperate shelfs and seas
Rivers
Large river deltas
Biogeographical Region
Atlantic Bio-geographical Region
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Estuaries (X01)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
10.50°C
Precipitation Annual
852.40mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Observation devices » Measurement tower » No tower on site
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » No data transmission from site
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » No within site data transmission
Equipment notes
sedimentation erosion measurement frames
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
footpath/trail
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
365
Maintenance Interval
365
LTER Site Classification
LTSER