Case study:Restoration of riparian zone in Aragon River

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Location: 42° 20' 1.35" N, 1° 41' 49.67" W

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Project overview

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Status	Complete
Project web site	http://www.gavrn.com/areas/biodiversidad/biodiversidad_rios-vison-life-gerve.aspx
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Country	Spain
Main contact forename	Fernando
Main contact surname	Mendoza
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Contact organisation	Gestión Ambiental Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra, S.A.
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This is a parent project encompassing the following projects	No

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The Soto of El Estajado has an area of 64 hectares. The main surface was occupied by old black poplar plantations and little bad conserved areas of Community Interest Areas 92A0 and 92D0. The area was used for inappropriate cattle. The actuation area limits with an important community of European mink (Mustela lutreola). The actuations are aimed at preserving this protected species. The main objective of this project is to increase the quality of habitat in Community Interest Areas, with special attention to European mink (Mustela lutreola). There are other secondary objectives: Creating new habitats for otter (Lutra lutra) and turtle (Emys orbicularis); quality improvement of habitats 92A0 (willow and black poplar plantation) and 92D0 (tamarisk plantation); spatial planning for cattle; restore the natural riparian vegetation in Aragon River. The project has a total budget of 152.948,34€ and is financed by GERVE-LIFE project, INTERREG GIRE project, "Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra, S.A." and Government of Navarre.

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Catchment

River basin district	Ebro
River basin	Aragón

Subcatchment

River name	Aragón
Area category	1000 - 10000 km²
Area (km2)
Maximum altitude category	200 - 500 m
Maximum altitude (m)	350 m0.35 km <br />35,000 cm <br />
Dominant geology
Ecoregion	Ibero-Macaronesian
Dominant land cover	Extensive agriculture
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Name	"Soto de El Estajado", Municipality of Caparroso
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Pre-project morphology	Sinuous
Reference morphology	Sinuous
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Local/regional site designations	Natura 2000
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Project started	2005/08/01
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Works completed	2006/12/01
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Total cost category	100 - 500 k€
Total cost (k€)	152 k€152,000 € <br />
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Funding sources	Government of Navarra, Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra S.A., LIFE GERVE

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Phase	cost category	cost exact (k€)	Lead organisation	Contact forename	Contact surname
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Works and works supervision			Gestión Ambiental, Viveros y Repoblaciones de Navarra S.A.
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Reasons for river restoration

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Mitigation of a pressure
Hydromorphology	Channel pattern/planform, Structure & condition of riparian zones
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Other reasons for the project	High quality habitat for European mink (Mustela lutreola)

Measures

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Structural measures
Bank/bed modifications	New bioengineering elements in order to stabilize slope banks
Floodplain / River corridor	Construction new habitats for otter (Lutra lutra) and European turtle (Emys orbicularis), Recovery riparian vegetation
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Management interventions	Improve forest management and agricultural
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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
	Before measures	After measures	Qualitative	Quantitative
Channel pattern/planform	Yes	Yes	Yes			Improvement
Structure & condition of riparian zones	Yes	Yes	Yes			Improvement

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Element	When monitored		Type of monitoring		Control site used	Result
	Before measures	After measures	Qualitative	Quantitative
High quality habitat for European mink (Mustela lutreola)	Yes	Yes	Yes			Improvement

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