Use of hydrodynamic models for the management of the Danube Delta wetlands: The case study of Sontea-Fortuna ecosystem |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Neurology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;2. NeuroCure Clinical Research Center, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany;3. UCL Institute of Neurology, Department of Molecular Neuroscience, Queen Square, London, United Kingdom;1. Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Analytical, Pleinlaan 2, BE-1050 Brussels, Belgium;2. Université catholique de Louvain, Institute of Mechanics, Materials and Civil Engineering (IMMC), 4 Avenue G. Lemaître, bte L4.05.02, BE-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;3. Université catholique de Louvain, Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research (TECLIM), Place Louis Pasteur 2, bte L4.03.08, BE-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;4. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Biogéochimie et Modélisation du Système Terre (BGéoSys) —Océanographie Chimique et Géochimie des Eaux, Campus de la Plaine —CP 208, Boulevard du Triomphe, BE-1050 Brussels, Belgium;5. Université catholique de Louvain, Earth and Life Institute (ELI), Georges Lemaître Centre for Earth and Climate Research (TECLIM), Place Louis Pasteur 2, bte L4.03.08, BE-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium;1. Department of Natural Resources Management and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, Athens 11855, Greece;2. Laboratory Aquatic Biology, KU Leuven Kulak, E. Sabbelaan 53, Kortrijk 8500, Belgium;3. Department of Biology, Faculty of Art and Science, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey;4. Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gaziantep University, Gaziantep 27310, Turkey |
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| Abstract: | Due to its high biodiversity the Danube Delta, in Romania, is recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Natural Site and it is listed as a RAMSAR wetland. The Danube River variable discharges have a great impact on the habitats and the overall ecological status of the delta. One of its most vulnerable parts, from both hydrodynamic and morphological point of view is the Sontea-Fortuna wetland located in the upstream of the Danube Delta. Sontea-Fortuna wetland is susceptible to both floods and droughts. On a long term, decision makers in the area need to know which measures to implement and how these will impact/improve the environment.This article presents how a 3D hydrodynamic model can be used as support for making sound decisions regarding the management of deltaic ecosystems. In particular, the methodology is applied on the Sontea-Fortuna wetland. The case study is part of a wider research in the area, which was developed within the EnviroGRIDS EU FP7 research project. EnviroGRIDS aimed at building capacity for scientists, decision-makers and the general public in the Black Sea Catchment, through collection and sharing of environmental data and models at the basin scale. |
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| Keywords: | Danube Delta Hydrodynamic modelling Decision making Delft3D EnviroGRIDS Wetlands |
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