1. IP PROJECT: RIVER DELTA
SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND
MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE
JOUKE HERINGA

2. PROGRAM
INTRODUCTION PROGRAM SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2
• Practical announcement
• River Continuüm Concept
• Measurement plan
• Group formation

3. STREAM ORDER

4. RIVER CONTINUUM concept
• POM = Particulair
Organic Material
• CPOM = coarse POM
• FPOM = fine POM

5. FEED STRATEGIES
INTRODUCTION PROGRAM SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2
Shredders : feeding on
gross organic material
Grazers: scraping algae
from stones and
branches and filtrating
water (zooplankton)
Collectors: feeding on
dead organic material
Predators

7. RIVER CONTINUUM
INTRODUCTION PROGRAM SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2
Upper Course:
• Low production (shadow)
• Much coarse organic material (leafs)
• Shredders
Lower Course:
• Deeper water
• More silt
• More filtrators

8. MEASUREMENT PLAN
• System Analysis: Description of how the Guadelete water
system works and what the problems are
• Measurements help you to get to know the system better
• However … you first have to know what you
want to know
• Subquestions are important
• Integration is important