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Forest & Nature Lab @Ghent University
Prof Kris Verheyen in the news on the masting year of oaks!
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
#mastjaar
#sciencecommunication
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Zie jij ook opvallend veel eikels liggen? Uitzonderlijk 'mastjaar' voor eiken | VRT NWS: nieuws
Zomer- en wintereiken verliezen opvallend veel eikels dit jaar. Dat komt omdat ze in een uitzonderlijk 'mastjaar' zitten. Dat is een periode waarin een boom of plant meer vruchten draagt dan gemiddeld...
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/10/15/veel-eikels-eik-boom-mastjaar/
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New paper out!
@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social
We test whether optical fibres can be used to measure microclimate temperatures in the forest, and investigate what we can learn from it. 🧵👇 The full article is published Open Access:
besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Continuous quantification of forest microclimate temperatures in space and time using fibre‐optic technology
Most species experience microclimate temperatures, that is, variable and fine-grained thermal conditions determined by atmospheric conditions interacting with biotic and abiotic components of the ...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/2041-210X.70151
25 days ago
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Tijdens de 🌳Week van het Bos🌳 belichten we het vaak onzichtbare bodemleven, met de regenwormen als sleutelspelers! 🪱🌿 Deze bodembewoners dragen bij aan een gezonde bodemstructuur, bevorderen waterdoorlaatbaarheid en spelen een centrale rol in de circulatie van voedingsstoffen.
youtu.be/M98rEx6eAzE
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Na de pissebedden een paar jaar terug, nu regenwormen 🪱 in de Week van het Bos!! 😍 regenworm poster! Trek het bos in met het lespakket voor kleuter- en lagere scholen,
www.weekvanhetbos.be
#wetenschapscommunicatie
#anekoregenwormenwerkgroep
#bodemleven
@fornalab.bsky.social
@bosplus.bsky.social
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🌳Week van het bos🌳 In het Aelmoeseneiebos onderzoeken we hoe bossen reageren op complexe uitdagingen zoals klimaatverandering, luchtvervuiling, ... Onze collega's namen
@eoswetenschap.bsky.social
journalist Kim Verhaeghe mee in dit levend openluchtlaboratorium.
www.eoswetenschap.eu/natuur-milie...
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Een levend laboratorium
Door klimaatverandering, luchtvervuiling, ziekten en plagen worden bossen steeds kwetsbaarder. Tegelijk vormen ze een van de krachtigste bondgenoten in de st...
https://www.eoswetenschap.eu/natuur-milieu/een-levend-laboratorium
about 1 month ago
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The recent issue of the journal
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focusses on sustainable forests. Postdoc at our lab Pallieter De Smedt took an EOS reporter into the forest to discover the importance of litter dwelling fauna for ecosystem functioning.
www.tijdschriftenwinkel.be/collections/...
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EOS editie 10/2025
Dossier: Duurzame bossen · Het bos van morgen: Kunnen onze inheemse bomen de klimaatopwarming aan, of moeten we inzetten op zuidelijke soorten? · In een handvol bosgrond lever meer dieren dan ...
https://www.tijdschriftenwinkel.be/collections/eos/products/eos-editie-10-2025
about 1 month ago
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Stephanie Schelfhout
2 months ago
Bravo
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colleague
@ellendevrieze.bsky.social
with her talk “European cities manage their green space for people and biodiversity: a chance for urban (or ecosystem) restoration?” - collaboration with
@valentinecology.bsky.social
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2 months ago
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Colleague
@eeraertsmaxime.bsky.social
in action at the
@gfoesoc.bsky.social
conference in Würzburg with his Synthesis of apple pollination research reveals positive contributions from wild bees relative to those of honeybees. Surprising results depending on the metric!
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Simon Tierney
2 months ago
Fresh global-analysis admirably lead by
@eeraertsmaxime.bsky.social
(+
@oliviabernauer.bsky.social
PhD data) indicates native bee pollination services leads to higher-quality apples = improved weight & seed set. How do you like them apples? 🍎
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Global synthesis of apple pollination research highlights general pollen limitation and positive contributions of wild bees compared to honeybees
Our study highlights that pollen limitation is common in this global crop. While managed honeybees are dominant pollinators, a diverse community of wild bees contributes significantly to apple pollin...
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70155
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📣 new paper! 🌳🌱 We present a novel experimental platform showing that light and post-agricultural soil promote graminoid growth more than tree seedlings & the interaction with graminoids significantly affects seedling growth. New platform to study understory grassification!
doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...
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🌳🪲New paper out in Insect Conservation & Diversity!🪲🌳 Our new study explores how urbanisation affects the rusty click beetle (Elater ferrugineus) - a near-threatened saproxylic species related to old trees and deadwood-rich ecosystems. 📖
doi.org/10.1111/icad...
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Functional trait variation of an emblematic saproxylic beetle along rural‐to‐urban gradients across Europe
Urbanisation reduced the local abundance of Elater ferrugineus L., but tree cover increases it. This deadwoods species can persist even in highly urbanised areas. The traits of E. ferrugineus do not...
https://doi.org/10.1111/icad.12856
3 months ago
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What are the benefits of mixing tree species? Kris, Pieter, Lander,
@habenblondeel.bsky.social
, and Leen shared all their scientific insights during the meeting of the Forest Research User Platform facilitated by
@inbo.be
See also:
treedivnet.ugent.be/experiments/...
4 months ago
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NEW research!📣 Abundance & functional traits of Elater ferrugineus along rural-urban gradients ! Paper led by Astrid Van den Bossche in collab with many great scientists across EU 🎉
@pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
@jonlen.bsky.social
@inbo.be
@fspicher.bsky.social
@kvanmeerbeek.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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4 months ago
Onze Pieter Vangansbeke schreef samen met Pallieter De Smedt (UGent) een artikel en natuurbericht over de invloed van bosranden en open plekken in het bos op
#nachtvlinders
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www.natuurpunt.be/nieuws/nacht...
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ForNaLab at @nerdland.be festival 2025! The results are now online on our website:
canopychange.ugent.be/Nerdland.htm...
🌡️ Microclimate mapping of the festival island! 🔬 Stomata counting for a citizen science experiment! ✨ BK Worm Charming!! 🍂 Soil fauna safaris!
#citizenscience
#burgerwetenschap
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Nerdland – CanopyChange
Op Nerdland festival voerden we een experiment uit tezamen met meer dan 400 festivalbezoekers! We stelden onszelf de vraag of zomereiken een verschillend aantal huidmondjes op hun bladeren hebben afhankelijk van het microklimaat dat ze ervaren. Een zomereik die op een parking staat, ervaart andere temperaturen dan een zomereik die in een bosje op een eiland staat. Zomereiken die op de parking van het provinciaal domein Puyenbroeck staan zullen in de zomermaanden warmere temperaturen ervaren omdat ze in volle zon staan omgeven door asfalt. Zomereiken in een bosje op een eiland van het provinciaal domein zijn daarentegen omringd door andere bomen, staan in de schaduw en zijn omgeven door water. Wanneer bomen droogtestress ervaren sluiten ze hun huidmondjes, de poriën in het blad waarmee ze CO2 opnemen, maar ook waterdamp verliezen. Zo houden ze meer water vast en kunnen ze vermijden dat blaadjes verwelken. De hypothese luidde daarom dat zomereiken op de parking sneller hitte- en droogtestress ervaren vergeleken met zomereiken op het festivaleiland en bijgevolg verwachten we dat bomen op de parking meer huidmondjes hebben om hun waterverlies efficiënter te regelen.
https://canopychange.ugent.be/Nerdland.html#nerdland-festival-2025
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Are structurally complex forests better for pollinators? 🌳🐝 We tested the Structural Complexity Index (SCI) in 19 forest plots to predict wild bee and syrphid abundance and diversity. 🧵 👇 Full text:
rdcu.be/epFkH
@wimds.bsky.social
#ForestEcology
#Pollinators
#Biodiversity
#ForestManagement
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The effect of forest structural complexity on wild pollinator communities
https://rdcu.be/epFkH
5 months ago
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5 months ago
Today we had the first meeting of the CLOVER project focusing on Climate Overshoot. Inspiring discussions from the start: it will be an interesting two years to come! More 👇
@fornalab.bsky.social
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🌳 New paper out in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology! After a year of measuring the temperature and humidity below 200+ solitary tree crowns all over Europe, we found some interesting stuff! Find out more:
doi.org/10.1016/j.ag...
@fbwugent.bsky.social
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Redirecting
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2025.110585
5 months ago
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💧 Bruges is becoming more intelligent with water – and we are thinking along! 🌱 @fbwugent.bsky.social is working on 'Waterwijs': a large-scale European project that focuses on smart management of water and climate-robust greenery. More 👉
lnkd.in/dCpdXn74
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Brugge | EUI
We support urban areas of all sizes with innovative actions, capacity and knowledge building, policy development and communication on sustainable urban development.
https://www.urban-initiative.eu/ia-cities/brugge/about-projects
5 months ago
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Kim Verhaeghe, science journalist for
@eoswetenschap.bsky.social
magazine, took a close look at the Aelmoeseneie Forest and the fascinating research we’re conducting there with ForNaLab. Kris, Eline, and
@karen-depauw.bsky.social
told him more about our forest research and took him into the woods!
5 months ago
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We were on
@nerdland.be
festival and it was FANTASTIC! ✨ Belgian Championship Worm Charming 🍂 Soil fauna safari's 🔬 Microclimate & stomata discovery Thanks everyone for sharing the science enthusiasm!
@stephschelfhout.bsky.social
@karen-depauw.bsky.social
@wimds.bsky.social
@fbwugent.bsky.social
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The strength of photographs in ecological research! 📸 How can we use pictures to map vegetation changes in the Norwegian mountains? Find out in this article in
@eoswetenschap.bsky.social
:
www.eoswetenschap.eu/natuur-milie...
#ecologicalresearch
#popularscience
#photography
#remotesensing
#tundra
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Planten bestuderen vanuit de lucht
Luchtfoto's kunnen een betrouwbare bron zijn om plantengroei snel en grootschalig in kaart te brengen. Dat blijkt uit een pilootproject van Belgische en Nede...
https://www.eoswetenschap.eu/natuur-milieu/planten-bestuderen-vanuit-de-lucht
5 months ago
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🌿 How does climate change affect biodiversity in forest & cities? In
#FOURCAST
, we study wood anemone's response to climate change at @Plantentuin & Fornalab. Help with our fieldwork 👉
lnkd.in/e5NiNZzQ
Share photos on
waarnemingen.be
(Life Stage info)! More info:
lnkd.in/epXGtyGi
5 months ago
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Samenwerking ForNaLab, dept Fysica UGent en Nationaal Park Brabantse Wouden in het nieuws op
@vrtnws.be
!
www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/20...
@fbwugent.bsky.social
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20 vrijwilligers op fiets met sensoren meten verkoelend effect Zoniënwoud op steden | VRT NWS: nieuws
Jean-Marie Dour (69) uit Linkebeek is een van de 20 vrijwilligers die deze zomer al fietsend gegevens zal verzamelen over het Zoniënwoud. Een wit bakje met sensoren meet onder andere de luchttemperatu...
https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2025/06/03/20-vrijwilligers-gevonden-die-door-zonienwoud-gaan-fietsen/
5 months ago
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European Research Council (ERC)
6 months ago
It's
#Natura2000Day
! Natura2000 imperatives helped prompt Kris Verheyen to create a user-friendly tool predicting key understorey plant performance indicators across diverse environmental contexts, plus overstorey tree management. More from
@fornalab.bsky.social
👉
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/8...
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Ja hoor! Iemand nog een didgeridoo ook? Haal je beste regenworm charming skills boven komend weekend op Nerdland !! Zien we jullie daar?
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5 months ago
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5 months ago
Word nu zaterdag Belgisch Kampioen Worm Charming! Jawel! 25 teams vangen niet-gravend regenwormen en maken kans op de vetcoole Bronzen spade! Eeuwige roem aan alle deelnemers. Organisatie door ANEKO en
@fornalab.bsky.social
op
@nerdland.be
Festival!
www.nerdlandfestival.be/nl/programma...
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Nerdland Festival — BK Worm Charming
Laat je beste wormencharmes zien en probeer met creatieve technieken zoveel mogelijk regenwormen naar boven te lokken, zonder te graven!
https://www.nerdlandfestival.be/nl/programma/bk-worm-charming
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New research out! 🌳🌾 Together with ILVO and Belgian Soil Science Service, we developed CARAT, a free and easy-to-use tool to simulate carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems! 🔗 Article:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
🧪 Tool:
www.agroforestryvlaanderen.be/nl/nieuws/ko...
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CARAT: an innovative tool for quantifying carbon sequestration in agroforestry systems - Agroforestry Systems
Agroforestry is widely recognized as a sustainable land-use practice that integrates agricultural production with numerous environmental benefits. Notably, the potential of agroforestry systems to seq...
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10457-025-01162-3
6 months ago
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🌲🔍 Exciting vacancies at ForNaLab! 🔍🌲 We're looking for 3 (!) passionate PhD candidates to explore the effects of global change on forest biodiversity.
#PhD
#ForestResearch
#CanopyChange
#Trees4Adapt
#Biodiversity
www.ugent.be/bw/environme...
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And if you want to work with us in Trees4Adapt - first recruitments are starting already: PhD position at
@fornalab.bsky.social
and
@ilmatieteenlaitos.fi
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Visitors at the de-sealing experiment at Campus Sterre!
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6 months ago
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Stephanie Schelfhout
6 months ago
This
#grasslandnerd
is a
#forestgirl
for 2 days. Helping my
@fornalab.bsky.social
colleagues with the Canopy Change fieldwork in the Belgian forest plots. The fieldwork brings them to over 8 countries and lasts for 3 months, so a lot of work for PhD students Fien and Ewout. But also a big adventure🌳
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6 months ago
New publication on the issues with the EU Nature Restoration Law concerning urban biodiversity. Lets set ambitious targets and make them happen!
@fornalab.bsky.social
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6 months ago
Worm charming challenge in Wageningen
@sbl-wur.bsky.social
the funniest event of the year. We went dressed as Belgian Badgers 🦡 and played didgeridoo to get the worms out. Enjoyed it very very much
@fornalab.bsky.social
and ANEKO regenwormenwerkgroep. Next month we organize it
@nerdland.be
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Colleague Ellen went back to Ruhr University Bochum in April and had a great time!
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6 months ago
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Eline Lorer defended very succesfully her PhD on global change effects on undersotrey phenology! Big congratulations Eline!! 🥂🎉
6 months ago
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Jonathan Lenoir 🌳🌲🌴
6 months ago
We monitored air 🌡 & vapour pressure deficits below the crown of >200 large solitary trees
#LSTs
🌳 along rural-to-urban gradients for 3 tree species (oak, ash, and lime) across 9 European cities 🏫 We found that
#LSTs
shape their own species-specific microclimate to host 🐝🦋🐿🦇🌾☘️🌻🌼
shorturl.at/3xPRd
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FNL @Nerdland festival! Welcome in the wonderful world of microclimate. Experiment with an IR camera & discover how sensors map the microclimate of the festival. Under the microscope, you can see how plants adjust their stomata to the microclimate Tickets
www.nerdlandfestival.be
@nerdland.be
8 months ago
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ForNaLab wins the Sustainability Research Award Rudi Verheyen 2024! FNL was selected by a jury for its work on 'Forest conservation and restoration in a changing world'. Kris Verheyen, Lander Baeten,
@pieterdefrenne.bsky.social
& Jan Mertens received the price & gave an inspiring talk together.
8 months ago
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8 months ago
Collega Jutta Crois wint de thesisprijs voor agro-ecologie! rol van CSA boerderijen voor bestuivers olv
@eeraertsmaxime.bsky.social
@viltnieuws.bsky.social
@fornalab.bsky.social
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Onderzoek naar rol CSA-boerderijen voor bestuivers wint
Jutta Crois, studente aan de Universiteit Gent, heeft de thesisprijs agro-ecologie en biologische landbouw gewonnen. Haar onderzoek naar de rol van CSA-boerderijen in het
https://vilt.be/nl/nieuws/onderzoek-naar-rol-csa-boerderijen-voor-bestuivers-wint-thesisprijs
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8 months ago
🌸🐝🪲🐛🕷️🦋🪱🌳🦅🐭🦔🦊Groepswerk door vooral enkele zeer gedreven
@fornalab.bsky.social
collegae: bijna 2300 soorten in een jaar
#bioblitz
Zeer fier op dit megaresultaat van een jaar ALLES spotten! Biodiversiteitshotspot Aelmoezeneiebos? Een beetje wel ja, mss ook een beetje observer effect 😅
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Wetenschappers vinden 2.300 soorten dieren, planten en paddenstoelen in onderzoeksbos van Gentse universiteit
https://vrtnws.be/p.43lyyJP55
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Kris was asked to give his opinion for the magazine 'Zuurstof' on how to create resilient forests in an era of climate change. Lots of food for thought! 👇
@provincieantwerpen.bsky.social
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Standpunt van Kris Verheyen - Zuurstof 2025-1
https://zuurstof.provincieantwerpen.be/zuurstof-2025-1/standpunt-van-kris-verheyen
8 months ago
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Er gaat een nieuw citizen science project van start rond bosanemonen. Karen vertelt er over op
@vrtnws.be
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9 months ago
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The first pilot of the climate-resilient urban green project in Bruges is starting! 🌿🌍 20 ha of new forest will be planted in Beisbroek along the E40, with test plots to study different plant combinations.
#ClimateResilientGreen
#InterregVlaNed
#Fornalab
#StadBrugge
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Stad Brugge start met proefaanplantingen in Beisbroek: “Bossen van de toekomst klimaatrobuust maken”
Tussen de E40 en Beisbroekdreef wordt binnenkort liefst 10 hectare grond beplant. De extra aanplantingen komen er dankzij een Europees project waar Stad Brugge samen met de Universiteit van Gent aan deelneemt. Het internationaal project wil zo veel mogelijk kennis vergaren over de klimaatrobuustheid van de bossen van de toekomst. “Zo kunnen we de groeistadia van diverse bomen en struiken met elkaar vergelijken”, zegt schepen van Openbaar Domein Franky Demon (CD&V).
https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20250207_95182370
9 months ago
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📣New publication: Intensive agriculture leads to a decline in insects, compromising important ecosystem services such as
#pollination
. In this review we summarize how
#CropDiversification
can be a mitigation strategy to support
#pollinators
& pollination. Led by Thijs Fijen Link below!👇
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Crop diversification for pollinator conservation - Landscape Ecology
Context Intensive agriculture drives insect decline impacting insect-mediated ecosystem services that support production. Crop diversification shows promise in increasing crop productivity and enhanci...
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10980-024-02027-3
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Ik zal regenwormen determinatie workshop geven,
anekoworm.be
werkgroep in actie! 🤓🪱🔬
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Ellen De Vrieze
9 months ago
Having a great time at Ruhr University Bochum for my research stay at the Urban Ecology and Biodiversity lab of
@valentinecology.bsky.social
- Learning a lot - and the coffee breaks are pretty nice too! ☕😊 Big thanks to the team for the warm welcome!
#UrbanEcology
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The CanopyChange team went to the field to test the protocol for the upcoming fieldwork campaign in Europe this spring. We will examine the change in understory plant biodiversity due to drought and canopy disturbance as a result of climate change. It was a cold but very interesting day!
#fieldwork
9 months ago
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Under the Dr.FOREST project, we studied effects of forest biodiversity on human health during four years with a team of ecologists, psychologists and public health experts. We are now happy to share policy briefs that were crafted in collaboration with
@biodiversaplus.bsky.social
! Links 👇
10 months ago
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🌲🔍 Exciting PhD vacancy at ForNaLab! 🔍🌲 We're looking for a passionate PhD candidate to explore the combined effects of N deposition & management on forest plant biodiversity. This position is a collaborative effort between our lab &
@inbo.be
. full vacancy on our website 👇
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https://www.ugent.be/bw/environment/en/research/fornalab/forest-management-and-nitrogen-deposition-effects-on-soil-biogeochemistry-and-understorey-communities-in-temperate-forests.pdf
10 months ago
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