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The 210 ha Tegeler Plate – formerly used as agricultural land – was converted into a tidal habitat with creek systems, shallow water areas and reed. After the building measures have been finished in 1997, the project area (Figure 2) was almost completely left to natural succession.
One focal point of the compensation measure was to optimize or create tidally influenced habitats and associated fauna and vegetation features of the brackish water zone of the Weser. Another focal point was to promote typical water regime conditions as well as characteristic soil formation and sedimentation processes.
To initiate the development of mudflat structures, creek systems, shallow water zones and tidal reeds, the following measures were carried out:
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Tegeler Plate
Table of content
- 1. Measure description
- 1a. Measure description
- 1b. Monitoring
- 1c. Monitoring results
- 2. Execution of main effectiveness criteria
- 2a. Effectiveness according to development targets of measure
- 2b. Impact on ecosystem services
- 2c. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according to uses
- 3. Additional evaluation criteria in view of EU environmental law
- 3a. Degree of synergistic effects and conflicts according to WFD aims
- 3b. Degree of synergistic effects according to Natura 2000 aims
- 4. Crux of the matter
- 5. Literature
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Measure description
The measure ‘Tegeler Plate – Development of tidally influenced brackish water habitats’ was designed and implemented as a compensation measure after national environmental law for the third container terminal expansion (Container Terminal III, CT III) in the overseas port of Bremerhaven. The building measures for CT III were realized between 1994 and 1997.The 210 ha Tegeler Plate – formerly used as agricultural land – was converted into a tidal habitat with creek systems, shallow water areas and reed. After the building measures have been finished in 1997, the project area (Figure 2) was almost completely left to natural succession.
One focal point of the compensation measure was to optimize or create tidally influenced habitats and associated fauna and vegetation features of the brackish water zone of the Weser. Another focal point was to promote typical water regime conditions as well as characteristic soil formation and sedimentation processes.
To initiate the development of mudflat structures, creek systems, shallow water zones and tidal reeds, the following measures were carried out:
- Replacement of agricultural use by natural succession over large areas
- Opening of summer dikes
- Making a connection to the river by creating a new creek system in the north and expanding an existing creek system in the south of the project area
- Creating small, tidally influenced standing waters and wider shallow water areas
- Deconstruction of buildings, streets and supply lines