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The realignment of the area ‘Wrauster Bogen’ was carried out 1991 in order to compensate the strengthening of the main dykes within the City of Hamburg, which caused a loss of marsh habitat. A tidal creek and additional marsh habitat providing ecologically valuable area for aquatic flora and fauna were established.