Marine ecosystems consist of ecosystem components (fish, benthos, mammals) that interact in a complex and dynamic way. Models of marine ecosystems are analytic reflections of these ecosystem interacti...
...cts is reported. Field birds such as the skylark are also declining sharply in rural areas. Ecosystem services: the services that biodiversity provides us In recent years, it has been s...
...ioneering conditions from which natural reefs could develop. These reefs then form the basis for an ecosystem-based coastal protection. Specifically, three bio-builders were engaged: Marine pla...
ILVO manages and links data in the context of fish stock estimates, management strategies and an ecosystem approach.
...ioneering conditions from which natural reefs could develop. These reefs then form the basis for an ecosystem-based coastal protection.Specifically, three bio-builders were engaged:...
...on the plot. In turn, these fringe benefits can increase crop yield.Food forests are human-designed ecosystems based on the example of a natural forest with a wide variety of (usually perennial) pl...
...distinguish subsystems that are related to each other within large systems. Nature, a society, an ecosystem, the human body, a business or organization, and a family can all be viewed as a system. ...
...pay attention to the impact of measures on the entire agri-ecosystem. ILVO does not want to create a new problem by solving another problem. This is only possible if we use a systemic perspective a...
...eficial biological synergies and interactions between components of an agricultural ecosystem. In practice, this means a continuous search for the best combinations of techniques and strategies.
Ecosystem functioning
...f the various benthic communities in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Monitoring of the benthic ecosystem to track the ecological status There is an enormous amount of activity in the Bel...
The ECOSCOPE project aims at improved fisheries management that balances a healthy marine ecosystem with sustainable fisheries.
Sustainable use and management of marine resources is key for good ecosystem health
...stripping, or demining. But what are the effects of those techniques on the grassland itself and on ecosystem services? Project HERBIOGRAS investigates:1) the feed quality of mowed grass and it...
... Healthy soils not only lead to healthy and productive crops, they also provide numerous additional ecosystem services such as climate regulation, richer below- and above-ground biodiversity, bette...
... a few. Marine spatial planners try to coordinate these activities, taking into account the natural ecosystem.
Linked Research projects: Genetic tool for Ecosystem health Assessment in the North Sea region
...or? The aim is to make a good estimate of the fish populations (stocks), the dynamics of the marine ecosystem, the possible consequences of fisheries management on fish stocks per se and on the mar...
...tial of soils in supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation. Soils provide a vast array of ecosystem services and are thus essential to sustaining our planet's health. However, the effecti...
...the long-term view of fostering synergies between crop production, biodiversity and the delivery of ecosystem services of local, regional and global relevance, the main objective of the SoildiverAg...
...l the animals in samples of the seabed. This task is crucial for monitoring the health of an entire ecosystem. It currently takes 3 full days to identify the animals in one sample of the seabed. In...
...nding of effects of offshore wind farms on different spatial and temporal scales, onto a variety of ecosystem components (from seafloor invertebrates over fish to birds and marine mammals) and also...
...tarfish and crabs) and high physical environmental stress (wave action). Sustainability and ecosystem services built in and monitored Since the North Sea is among one of the roughest se...
Possible effects on benthic ecosystems of fishery exclusion, a review in the frame of windmill farms. Partim sand habitats
...r demonstrator, on open sea fishing, focuses on better monitoring of fish prevalence and the marine ecosystem of the North Sea, improvement of fisheries management via multiple sensors on the ship,...
...esh vegetables and fish. In the second track, "Atelier Biosystems", participants actively learn how ecosystems and micro-organisms can help to design sustainable systems for own nutrient cycling, w...
... adapting to climate change, and further, sustainable agricultural production, the provision of ecosystem services, the prevention and restoration of land and soil degradation and the preservation ...
..., i.e. the broad water system (including interactions with water outside the Oudlandpolder) and the ecosystem. The description in the plan of action is structured as follows: Watershed; meteorologi...
The TURQUOISE project aims at a proactive approach, based on ecosystem functioning, to increase water availability.
...ject will lead to more stable and eco-efficient grassland production with a broadening of grassland ecosystem services (C-storage and water storage capacity).FinancingVLAIO
...nt, socio-economics, farm income and supply chain stability. Our approach analyses the provision of ecosystem services (ES) from MF/AF systems. This analysis will be used in the development and imp...
...d as an extension to this with integration of the possibly-positive contribution in the form of the ecosystem services provided.Relevance/ValorizationAt the conclusion of the project, inter...
...ers who deliberately enhance carbon storage in their agricultural soils and thus stimulate soil ecosystem services. Such payments, whether through public or private means, are already emerging in a...
... working guidance process and to bring people together, digitally and socially, in the data sharing ecosystem within the agri-food industry. The guidance program was developed and tested in close c...
... conventional production, representing innovative foods for Flanders in combination with many other ecosystem services (experience, biodiversity, carbon storage, water retention, cooling ...).