Biodiversity in and on the sea floor
The Belgian North Sea is a small but very interesting area in terms of biodiversity. Much of it is found in and on the sea floor. However, the marine bottom is under pressure from the many activities ...
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Biodiversity and ecosystem services in relation to agriculture
...wth on a field? ILVO together with UGent investigated the link between landscape and functional agrobiodiversity with the help of citizen scientists and their 40 square-meter gardens in the citizen...
Soy
...eforestation is taking place to meet the growing demand for soy. Deforestation causes a loss of biodiversity, erosion problems, climate change, and social problems for the population, leading to in...
Agroecology
...agement of the organic matter content and by stimulating soil life closing nutrient cycles more biodiversity, including those which are functional for agricultural operations reduction of extern...
Desealing
...water infiltration, warmer cities and towns, less CO2 storage by plants and the soil, and a loss of biodiversity. Desealing provides more space for nature and food production, less flooding...
Nitrogen
...gative impact on drinking water quality. Together with phosphates, it causes toxic algal blooms and biodiversity loss in watercourses and coastal areas (eutrophication). Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and a...
Soil: carbon sequestration
...tensive and active soil food web which in turn contributes to improved soil structure, fertility, biodiversity and disease resistance Earthworms are part of the complex soil food web In other words...
Ecosystem-oriented marine modeling and management
...quaculture farms, which may take up a certain area in the sea, affect the fishing activities, biodiversity, etc. in that area. 4. Offshore windfarms As the demand for green and renewable ...
Agroforestry
ILVO studies the impact of agroforestry systems on soil quality, water, climate, biodiversity, and (crop) yield.
Plant health
A changing climate, loss of biodiversity due to human activities, and increased international trade mean that our crops are more threatened by diseases and pests than ever before. At ILVO, we not only...
Soil health
...e numerous additional ecosystem services such as climate regulation, richer below- and above-ground biodiversity, better water management, etc.