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New method systematises algae
20.01.2012
For the first time in Danish waters, a chemical method is being used to classify and chart the algae in the Feh-marnbelt. This is both inexpensive and efficient.
Read more »Monitoring birds in flight
03.12.2010
Around 100 seabirds in and around the Fehmarnbelt are tagged with radio and satellite transmitters in order for experts to monitor their flight paths and diving patterns. This provides a detailed insight into the life of the birds and forms part of the planning for the fixed link.
Read more »Diverse piscifauna in Fehmarnbelt
03.12.2010
Fehmarnbelt is a border area between the saline Kattegat and Baltic’s brackish waters and is home a rich fish population. As part of the Fehmarnbelt project, close to 60 species of fish have been registered here.
Read more »Legislation ensures biodiversity
13.08.2010
Certain animals, plants and habitats enjoy special protection under Natura 2000 legislation, the EU’s main defence against endangered nature.
Read more »Biologists map eel migration
13.08.2010
Eels in Danish and German waters are being tagged to enable biologists to monitor their migration through the inner Danish waters. The project forms part of the investigations prior to the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link.
Read more »A diversity of life at the disused railway area
13.08.2010
When people leave, the insects move in. That’s the story behind the old railway site at Rødbyhavn which is now a paradise for new species.
Read more »Porpoises gather in Fehmarnbelt
13.08.2010
Sightings of large numbers of porpoises in the Fehmarnbelt have surprised marine biologists and highlighted the area’s importance to these small toothed whales.
Read more »Birds are observed in all kinds of weather
29.04.2010
Every month for two years, the birdlife around the Fehmarnbelt will be observed from the air and the water. This will form part of the environ-mental studies that takes place before the construction of the fixed link.
Read more »Danish and German biologists in the field together
27.04.2010
Environmental impact assessments (EIAs) are traditionally approached rather differently in Denmark and Germany. This is why Danish firm COWI and German firm TGP, who are surveying the environment on either side of the Fehmarnbelt, have been exchanging ideas and experiences.
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