Code
3G050215
Duration
01 January 2015 → 31 December 2020
Funding
Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO)
Promotor
Research disciplines
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Natural sciences
- Ecology
- Environmental science and management
- Soil sciences, challenges and pollution
- Other environmental sciences
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Agricultural and food sciences
- Agriculture, land and farm management
Keywords
vegetation succession
soil nutrients
plant traits
soil biota
nature restoration
Project description
Accumulated nutrients in former agricultural soils are a major bottleneck for the restoration of species-rich semi-natural grasslands. In addition, the lack of a typical soil biota community can further hamper the desired vegetation succession. In this project, an extensive mesocosm experiment is set up to test how plant community development is influenced by nutrient levels in interaction with soil biota.