Historic land reclamation in the intertidal wetlands of the Shannon estuary, western Ireland

There is abundant landscape evidence for extensive land reclamation conducted within the Shannon estuary wetlands. To date, little published research is available which identifies how much reclamation has occurred, its timing and the likely environmental implications. This paper addresses these ques...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of coastal research 2002-03, Vol.36 (sp1), p.365-373
Hauptverfasser:	Healy, Michael G., Hickey, Kieran R.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aquatic habitats Archives & records Brackishwater environment Cartography drainage Drainage channels Embankments Energy dissipation Energy exchange Environmental impact Estuaries Estuarine dynamics Flood management Flood protection Gravity concentrators historical evidence Hydrodynamics land claim Land reclamation Landscape Lowlands Morphometry Ordnance Potential energy Reclaimed land reclamation Sluices Storage capacity Storage conditions Water storage Wetlands
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