Ecosystem services in the Schorerpolder

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The area between Middelburg-Vlissingen and Sloehaven, the harbour along the Western Scheldt estuary, is used as agricultural land and forms a bufferzone between the urban environment and port activities. One small part called Schorerpolder is owned by North Sea Port (NSP). NSP is planning to use the polder for nature compensation as part of a port development plan. The plan is to bring seawater back into the polder by constructing an opening in the dyke. In that way, the polder can develop into a valuable intertidal habitat, an important habitat for the Western Scheldt estuary which is under pressure.

In this project you will work in a team of students from different disciplines (civil engineering, delta management, and aquatic eco-technology), under supervision of a team of experts form the BwN research group and external partners. The task is to identify furture ecosystem services that may develop once Schorerpolder is under tidal influence. You will be asked to think about opportunities to enhance ecosystem services by using eco-engineering principle. You will be ask to use your research skills and creativity for the development of ambitious, but feasible polder designs.

Research type: field research, desk analysis (GIS), stakeholder meetings

Research level: graduation bachelor thesis, master River Delta Development project

Prerequisite: interest in ecology and nature compensation, civil engineering, morphology, transition management

Partners: North Sea Port, Zeeuwse Milieuferderatie, Staatsbosbeheer, WMR, NIOZ, Deltares,

Client: Joost Stronkhorst (HZ)

Project summary

Create opportunities for new ecosystem services in a polder

Research type: field research, desk analysis (GIS), stakeholder meetings

Research level: graduation bachelor thesis, master River Delta Development project

Prerequisite: interest in ecology and nature compensation, civil engineering, morphology, transition management

Start date:	februari 1, 2019
End date:	juli 1, 2019

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Participant	Role
Paul Vader	Project leader
mireille martens	Project leader Projectleider

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	Page name	Title	Author(s)	Date
Bestand:Abiotic resources.pdf	Bestand:Abiotic resources.pdf	Abiotic resource_sediment	Sinke, Melanie, Alexander Noordegraaf, Htun Thiri Naing, Yifei Song	juni 14, 2018
Bestand:Bird Foraging Habitat Schorerpolder.pdf	Bestand:Bird Foraging Habitat Schorerpolder.pdf	Bird foraging habitat	Burger, Jan, Hassan Al-bahri, Lorenzo Franzoni, David Gooren, Jort Rootlieb	juni 14, 2018
Bestand:Hard substrate biodiversity.pdf	Bestand:Hard substrate biodiversity.pdf	Biodiversity on hard substrate	Metekohij, Tamarindo, Elleke de Koeijer, Han Cao, Jochem Rozinga	juni 14, 2018
	Bestand:Infographic ESS Schorerpolder 3.JPG	Artist impression of ecosystem services in Schorerpolder	Hilde van Lerberghe	juni 6, 2018
Bestand:Infographic ESS schorrepolder versie 4 nederlands ESS.pdf	Bestand:Infographic ESS schorrepolder versie 4 nederlands ESS.pdf	Infographic	Martens, M.	augustus 29, 2018
Bestand:Nursery for Fish.pdf	Bestand:Nursery for Fish.pdf	Nursery for Fish Eel	Lee, June and Lies Hamelink	juni 14, 2018
Bestand:Poster CO2 student 2018.pptx	Bestand:Poster CO2 student 2018.pptx	Poster CO2 emissie studenten 2018	Mol, Yoni, Pjotr Carelse and Tigli Maddalena	juni 14, 2018
Bestand:Water purification capacity.pdf	Bestand:Water purification capacity.pdf	Water purification capacity Schorerpolder	Correa, Ximena, Pamela Morales , Lorenzo Somai, Melle den Toonder, Leonardo Gemelli	juni 14, 2018
	Bestand:Welbeing in delta's.jpg	Wellbeing in delta's	Kruizinga, Peter	juni 14, 2018

Lessons learned

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Mijn geleerde les	LL Test Hans 1	Mijn geleerde les	Ik heb veel van deze ervaring geleerd.

@@ Regel 1: / Regel 1: @@
-Between Oost-Souburg and the port of Zeeland Seaports the area is used for agricultural purposes. One the polders in this part of Walcheren is the Schorerpolder, the owner of the polder is Zeeland Seaports (ZSP). ZSP is planning to use the polder for nature compensations, as part of a port development plan. The main idea is to bring seawater back into the polder by constructing an opening in the dyke. In that way the polder of 28 ha, can develop in a low dynamic intertidal habitat, an important habitat for the Western Scheldt which is under continues pressure.
+The area between Middelburg-Vlissingen and Sloehaven, the harbour along the Western Scheldt estuary, is used as agricultural land and forms a bufferzone between the urban environment and port activities. One small part called  Schorerpolder is owned by North Sea Port (NSP). NSP is planning to use the polder for nature compensation as part of a port development plan. The plan is to bring seawater back into the polder by constructing an opening in the dyke. In that way, the polder can develop into a  valuable intertidal habitat, an important habitat for the Western Scheldt estuary which is under pressure.
-In this project you will work in a team of students from different disciplines (civil engineering, delta management, and aquatic eco-technology), under supervision of a team of experts form the BwN research group and external partners. The task is to identify the present ecosystem services in the Schorerpolder, and also quantify these services. Secondly you will determine new ecosystem services for different development (four) plans in the polder. You will be asked to think about opportunities to increase the ecosystem services by using eco technological principle. The development of the plans are part of the group work of the whole team, in close collaboration with the client (ZSP). You will be ask to use your creativity for the development of ambitious, but feasible polder designs.
+In this project you will work in a team of students from different disciplines (civil engineering, delta management, and aquatic eco-technology), under supervision of a team of experts form the BwN research group and external partners. The task is to identify furture ecosystem services that may develop once Schorerpolder is under tidal influence. You will be asked to think about opportunities to enhance ecosystem services by using eco-engineering principle. You will be ask to use your research skills and creativity for the development of ambitious, but feasible polder designs.
 Research type: field research, desk analysis (GIS), stakeholder meetings
-Research level: minor, internship or graduation bachelor thesis project
+Research level: graduation bachelor thesis, master River Delta Development  project
-Prerequisite: interest in ecology, morphology, policy, natural compensation, Natura2000
+Prerequisite: interest in ecology and nature compensation, civil engineering, morphology, transition management
-Partners: WMR, NIOZ, Deltares, Scheldestromen and Zeeland Seaports
+Partners: North Sea Port, Zeeuwse Milieuferderatie, Staatsbosbeheer, WMR, NIOZ, Deltares,
 Client:  Joost Stronkhorst (HZ)
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 Research type: field research, desk analysis (GIS), stakeholder meetings
-Research level: minor, internship or graduation bachelor thesis project
+Research level: graduation bachelor thesis, master River Delta Development project
-Prerequisite: interest in ecology, morphology, policy, natural compensation, Natura2000
+Prerequisite: interest in ecology and nature compensation, civil engineering, morphology, transition management
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