Acronym
Plabiof
Code
41N01212
Duration
01 October 2012 → 30 November 2015
Funding
European funding: framework programme
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Soil sciences, challenges and pollution
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agriculture, land and farm management
Keywords
nitrogen cycling
plant functional diversity
land use and land mangement
Project description
Understanding how human-induced vegetation shifts modify N cycling is essential. In this study, land use patches under different land management will be characterized according to their plant functional diversity. Living plant effects on gross N cycling and microbial community structure will be determined. Links between plant functional diversity and biogeochemical ecosystem functioning will be investigated.