Reference : Design of a watercourse and riparian strip monitoring system for environmental management

	Document type :	Scientific journals : Article
	Discipline(s) :	Life sciences : Aquatic sciences & oceanology Life sciences : Environmental sciences & ecology Life sciences : Agriculture & agronomy
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/20925

Title :	Design of a watercourse and riparian strip monitoring system for environmental management
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Debruxelles, N. [> >]
	Claessens, Hugues [Université de Liège - ULg > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech >]
	Lejeune, Philippe [Université de Liège - ULg > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech >]
	Rondeux, Jacques [Université de Liège - ULg > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech > Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech >]
Publication date :	2009
Journal title :	Environmental Monitoring & Assessment
Publisher :	Kluwer Academic Publishers
Volume :	156
Audience :	International
ISSN :	0167-6369
City :	Dordrecht
Country :	The Netherlands
Keywords :	[en] Belgium ; Monitoring ; Riparian corridors ; River ; Survey ; Water management
Abstract :	[en] Watercourses are complex ecosystems where numerous economic, ecological and heritage issues converge. To ensure their efficient management it is essential to have a full description of these multifunctional ecosystems and to know their evolution over time. This paper describes a method for monitoring watercourses and their riparian strips developed in Wallonia (southern Belgium). It is based on an inventory constructed by stratified random sampling comprising 1,071 sampling plots distributed over a total length of 24,600 km of watercourses covered from their source. Each sampling plot is surveyed and measurements and fine observations are made on watercourse segments 50 m long. The method developed, which was applied on a regional scale, could easily be transposed to other entities, from large river basins, to an entire country. Examples of results obtained from a first inventory phase demonstrate the utility of this tool designed to supply qualitative and quantitative information to assist watercourse management.
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; Others
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/2268/20925

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