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 | | On the other hand, ecologists fear the changes in the biocoenosis of the river and its banks to which groynes may lead. |
 | | However, the complex relationships between the biocoenosis and the ecological factors characterizing a groyne field are only poorly understood so far. |
 | | Therefore, a research project has been launched in Germany 1998, with the objective to investigate those relationships, and to prepare a knowledge base for a decision support system to be used when the construction of further groynes will be planned in the future. |
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