"Danube power plant Freudenau" ecosystem-response 15 years after construction; limnology
Abstract
The river power plant „Freudenau“ is operating since 1998 and the endmost Danube power plant on Austrian state territory. With erection of the power plant several environmental specifications were defined within the governmental notification. The survey of seasonal and spatial patterns of benthic and fish biocoenosis as well as the controlling of functionality of implemented measures after construction were compulsory. A limnological survey in the Danube and surrounding water bodies was conducted before erection of the power plant Freudenau (1993 – 1994). Upon completion changes in ecological data were for the first time documented in a project running from 1999 to 2001. Within the new project a limnological survey in the surroundings of the power plant Freudenau will be done 15 years after construction. Findings from these samplings will be compared with earlier results to determine changes in the ecosystem and for defining possible environmental measures. In cooperation with other institutes respectively with external experts the diverse topics will be worked on. In this sub-project sediment, plankton and microbial processes will be investigated.
keywords water management Hydrochemistry river sediment impoundment large river
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Project staff
Thomas Hein
Univ.Prof. Dr. Thomas Hein
thomas.hein@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81201, 81229
BOKU Project Leader
01.12.2013 - 30.06.2016
BOKU partners
External partners
Wassercluster Lunz - biologische Station GmbH
none
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