Abstract
The Ems-Dollard estuary receives large amounts of organic waste from the hinterland and there is importedi organic material from the North Sea. Taken together the amount of allochthonous organic material is about 800 g C/m2/year in the Dollard. This import results in a very high turbidity, a low primary production of phytoplankton as well as phytobenthos, and a low standing stock of macrobenthos. The role of imported organic material as a source of food for this fauna is discussed.
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