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LIMNOLOGICA
Volume 34, Issue 3, Pages 176-186Publisher
ELSEVIER GMBH
DOI: 10.1016/S0075-9511(04)80043-4
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river habitat assessment; running water; ecology; geomorphology; Brandenburg; Germany
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A habitat assessment of 1,707 kin of rivers in the Federal State of Brandenburg, Germany, was undertaken using the desk-based 'overview method'. This method includes the analysis of different sources such as topographic and thematic maps, reports, remote sensing data, and interviews with authorities. It compares actual habitat conditions with natural conditions, and assesses the human disturbances using a seven-step scale. Results show, that in Brandenburg more than 50% of surveyed river units are heavily (class 5) to totally disturbed (class 7) and only slightly more than 20% are undisturbed (class 1) to little disturbed (class 2). Main human disturbances are canalization, bank stabilizations, flood control, migration barriers, and agricultural and urban development in the floodplain. All survey data and maps are embedded in a geographical information system (GIS) that not only allows future analysis and use in river restoration management by experts, but also serves as information for the public. The river habitat map of Brandenburg is part of the river habitat map of the entire Germany.
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