Research projects
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BONSAI - Boosting flood resilience in estuarine systems
The BONSAI project strengthens flood resilience in estuarine areas, by anticipating climate change. It focuses on developing short- and long-term strategies for water and dike management in Northwest Europe.
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Future Dikes - Phase 2
In Phase 2, we are investigating how species-rich dikes can be constructed, adapted and managed so that they are both strong and biodiverse. Developing practical guidelines for construction, adaptation and management is central to this work.
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The PaluWise project
Understanding all paludiculture options is crucial, as each farmer faces unique challenges and operates under different business models. PaluWise addresses these challenges through four paludiculture demonstration sites.
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Carbon Connects
Carbon Connects is an Interreg North-West Europe initiative with a primary focus on peatland restoration. Originally slated for a four-year period commencing in 2018, the project's timeline has now been extended to December 2023.
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Future Dikes
The Future Dikes project investigates how we can strengthen dikes with a species-rich grass covering.
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Restoration of ancient oak forests with stone meal
Ancient oak forests are threatened by nitrogen deposition and are now on the verge of collapse. Stone meal restores acidification and mineral imbalance. We combine soil and plant chemistry with soil biology and microbiology, among other things.
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DIGS
Quantifying greenhouse gas emissions from surface waters with the aim to unravel their drivers and develop mitigation measures using field measurements, experiments and modelling approaches.
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Environmental impact of inland aquaculture in Brazil
In this research we aim to quantify greenhouse gas emissions and nutrient budgets of aquaculture ponds in Brazil and relate them to management practices.
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Effects of bioturbation on microbial CH4 production, accumulation and emission from inland waters
This research focuses on providing a mechanistic understanding of how bioturbating organisms affect greenhouse gas (GHG) production (through microbial communities), its rates of emission and emission pathways from aquatic ecosystems.
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Effects of bioturbators in greenhouse gas emissions from shallow inland waters
The overall aim of the project is to unravel the role of bioturbators on GHG emissions in shallow fresh waters under different scenarios (e.g.: temperature, sediments, bioturbators densities).
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AZOPRO - Azolla farming on rewetted agricultural lands
The AzoPro project investigates the potential of Azolla for phosphate removal from former agricultural lands in transition to nature.
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Living Lab Ooijpolder
In recent years, scientists have experimented with innovative forms of biodiversity restoration in the Ooijpolder in Gelderland. The Living Lab looks at how the existing pilot schemes and initiatives have improved biodiversity in this region.