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| The Wadden Sea of the North Sea extends along a 500 km (312,5miles) stretch between the Dutch Den Helder and the Danish Esbjerg. With usually more than 10 km (6.25miles) of width and a total area of about 8000 square km (3088 square miles) it is the world biggest coherent habitat of its kind and one of the last unspoilt countrysides in Europe. Many observers think that the Wadden Sea is a lifeless, dead area, where only the tides take place. But they are wrong, because there are many varied and extensive symbioses in the Wadden Sea. Likewise a lot of people understand by Wadden Sea just the area, which falls periodically dry at low tide and gets flooded again. But there is much more to be found. The Wadden Sea includes the salt marshes along the coast line as well as the islands and dunes of the North Sea. Therefore we want to divide the entire habitat of the Wadden Sea into three partial habitats: |
