A5011111541- Botany and Plant Ecology Studies
- Environmental Conservation and Management
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Forest Management and Policy
- Bryophyte Studies and Records
- Plant and animal studies
- Lichen and fungal ecology
- Dutch Social and Cultural Studies
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Comparative and International Law Studies
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Marine and coastal plant biology
- Land Use and Ecosystem Services
- Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
Ghent University
2009-2024
Research Institute for Nature and Forest
2009-2023
Biofuel Research Team
2018-2023
Brønnøysund Register Centre
2015-2017
Nederlands Instituut Voor Zuivel Oonderzoek
2017
Flanders Environment Agency
2017
Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
2016-2017
Province of Antwerp
2017
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
2017
Ziekenhuis Rivierenland
2016
In the southeastern part of Netherlands many Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) trees show signs yellowing. To investigate whether there is a relation between this phenomenon and high ammonium deposition, needle soil samples were analyzed. Soil from discoloured forests contained more extractable nitrogen than healthy stands, whereas differences in pH values small. Needles yellow had higher levels total needles green as well severe imbalances Mg, K + P relative to N. The amount leaf pigments...
Plant communities are often dispersal‐limited and zoochory can be an efficient mechanism for plants to colonize new patches of potentially suitable habitat. We predicted that seed dispersal by ungulates acts as ecological filter – which differentially affects individuals according their characteristics shapes species assemblages the varies (endozoochory, fur‐epizoochory hoof‐epizoochory). conducted two‐step individual participant data meta‐analyses 52 studies on plant in fragmented...
Changes in traditional agricultural systems Europe recent decades have led to widespread abandonment and colonization of various habitats by shrubs trees. We combined several vegetation databases test whether patterns changes plant diversity after land different followed similar pathways. The impacts subsequent woody on composition traits were studied five semi-natural open two arable six regions Europe. For each habitat, surveys carried out stages succession using either permanent or...
The phenolic content of leaves 40 aquatic and semi‐aquatic plant species, collected from stands distributed over the Netherlands was investigated. Species with submerged showed a significantly lower than species emergent or floating leaves; latter two showing no significant differences. Possible explanations for observed differences are discussed in relation to defence strategies.
Epizoochory and endozoochory are well‐recognized long‐distance seed dispersal mechanisms, yet their relative importance has hardly been studied before. Here, epi‐ were compared on donkeys foraging in a species‐rich 100 ha coastal dune ecosystem, through vitro germination of zoochorous material obtained by fur brushing dung collection. We identified 6675 seedlings 66 plant species, covering 20% the species recorded study area. Of only 16 occurred both samples, demonstrating complementarity...
Abstract Grazing mammals are regarded as major vectors in seed dispersal of grassland plants, through ingestion and subsequent excretion (endozoochory). The (evolutionary) ecology underlying this mode is relatively poorly understood because there limited data, among others, on how attributes perform process (and could thus be selected for). For mortality following ingestion, contrasting patterns described for the role simple traits seem partly due to inadequate comparative analytical...
Abstract Aim In several ecosystems, the diversity of functional species traits has been shown to have a stronger effect on ecosystem functioning than taxonomic alone. However, few studies explored this idea at large geographical scale. multisite experiment, we unravelled relationship between function and completeness assemblages using dung beetles as model group, focusing removal secondary seed dispersal. Location Seventeen grassland locations across Western Palaearctic. Methods We used...
Abstract Dung removal by macrofauna such as dung beetles is an important process for nutrient cycling in pasturelands. Intensification of farming practices generally reduces species and functional diversity terrestrial invertebrates, which may negatively affect ecosystem services. Here, we investigate the effects cattle-grazing intensification on field experiments replicated 38 pastures around world. Within each study site, measured managed with low- high-intensity regimes to assess...
The habitat choice of the small hindgut fermenter, European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.), was studied in relation to sward height, forage quality, population size fluctuations and spatial distribution burrows a temperate grassland. In multi-phase differential clipping experiment with alternating short tall vegetation strips, rabbits tended graze near closest situations equal heights, while clear preference for swards found during summer (July). this period, general crude protein content...