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Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity SPSD 2

Organization:

  • Responsible(s) Federal Science Policy: Vanderstraeten Martine, Van der Werf Aline, Monteny Frank, Vancauwenberghe Maaike, Cox David
  • Final decision of the Ministers Council: 12/5/2000
  • Duration of the research: 1/12/2000 - 28/2/2005
  • Budget: 33,341,679.08 EUR
  • Research projects: 46

Accompanying committee:

Public Health and Environment, Econ. Soc. & Foreign Aff., Middle Class &Agriculture, Federal Planning Office, Soc. Integr., Walloon Region, Brussels Capital City Region, Flemish Community, French Community

Objectives:

The Second multi-annual scientific support plan for a sustainable development policy - extended over the period 2001-2005 - is clearly linked, as appears from the title, to the first multi-annual scientific support plan, which ended in 2001.


The SPSD II maintains the general objectives of SPSD I, namely :

- to clarify the utmost complex problematic of sustainable development;

- to collect and interpret the scientific basic information, which can give direction to the preparation of a sustainable development policy and its execution;

- to formulate proposals and to elaborate instruments in order to set up, evaluate and direct a sustainable development policy.

Description:

This plan is mainly composed of two complementary parts :

- one part "Sustainable production and consumption patterns"
- one part "Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity"


The second part "Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity" addresses the global environmental issues relating to atmosphere and climate, to ecosystems and to biodiversity, as well as to the effects of the pressure of human activity. The research contributes to a better understanding - via field studies, observation and modelling on various scales - of the flows of water, energy and matter which are generated within and between the environmental compartments earth, sea and atmosphere, as well as the alteration of these flows.


The following three themes are more specifically studied :

1. Atmosphere and climate: including connected Antarctic research;

2. Marine ecosystems and biodiversity;

3. Terrestrial ecosystems and biodiversity: (including wetlands) of the temperate regions.


The following parts are treated within the themes mentioned above :
a. North Sea;
b. Antarctic;
c. Biodiversity.

Research projects:

EV/01: Late Quaternary climate history of coastal Antarctic environments: a multi-proxy approach

EV/02: Climate variability as recorded in Lake Tanganyika (CLIMLAKE)

EV/03: Experimental studies of atmospheric changes II (ESAC-II)

EV/04: Validation of alternative marine calcareous skeletons as recorders of global climate change (CALMARS)

EV/05: Role of oceanic production and dissolution of calcium carbonate in climate change (CCCC)

EV/06: Anthropogenic and biogenic influences on the oxidising capacity of the atmosphere

EV/07: Assessing the sensitivity of the Southern Ocean’s biological carbon pump to climate change (BELCANTO II)

EV/08: Antarctic ice-sheet dynamics and climatic change: modelling and ice composition studies (AMICS)

EV/09: Modelling the evolution of climate and sea level over the third millennium (MILMO)

EV/10: A continuous holocene record of ENSO variability in Southern Chile - A clue to a better understanding of interhemispheric climate teleconnections (ENSO-CHILI)

EV/11: Characterisation and sources of carbonaceous atmospheric aerosols

EV/12: Carbon sequestration potential in different Belgian terrestrial ecosystems: quantification and strategic exploration (CASTEC)

EV/13: Invasion and biodiversity in grasslands and field borders

EV/14: Estimating greenhouse gas fluxes from Belgian ecosystems under global change scenarios (METAGE)

EV/15: XYLOBIOS: Diversity, ecology and roles of saproxylic organisms in Belgian deciduous forests

EV/16: Linking dispersal, connectivity, and landscape structure to produce habitat evaluation/restoration guidelines

EV/17: SISCO:Silica retention in the Scheldt continuum and its impact on coastal eutrophication

EV/18: Management research and budgeting of aggregates in shelf seas related to end-users (MAREBASSE)

EV/19: Advanced modelling and research on eutrophication linking eutrophication and biological resources (AMORE II)

EV/20: Biogeochemical carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus fluxes in the North Sea (CANOPY)

EV/21: Balancing impacts of human activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BALANS)

EV/22: Endocrine Disruption in the Scheldt Estuary: Distribution, Exposure and Effects (ENDIS-RISKS)

EV/23: Effects of pollutants on benthic populations and communities of North Sea organisms (ECOTOX2)

EV/24: Biodiversity of 3 representative groups of the Antarctic Zoobenthos ( BIANZO)

EV/25: Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea (TROPHOS)

EV/26: Conservation and restoration of fragmented biodiversity hot spots: Calcareous grasslands of South-Belgium (BIOCORE)

EV/27: Invasive Plants in Belgium: Patterns, Processes and Monitoring (INPLANBEL)

EV/28: Studying apple biodiversity: opportunities for conservation and sustainable use of genetics resources (MALUS)

EV/29: Integrated management tools for water bodies in agricultural landscapes (MANSCAPE)

EV/30: Status, Control and Rol of the Pelagic Diversity of the Austral Ocean (PELAGANT)

EV/31: Impact assessment and remediation of anthropogenic interventions on fish populations (FISHGUARD)

EV/32: Changes in metal biogeochemistry resulting from wetland creation: bioavailability, toxicity and risk (WETMAT)

EV/33: Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics in the upper reaches of the Schelde basin

EV/34: Algal blooms: Emerging Problems for Health and Sustainable Use of Surface Waters (B-BLOOMS)

EV/35: Mud origin, characterization and human activities (MOCHA)

EV/36: Risk analysis of marine activities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (RAMA)

EV/37: A biological valuation map for the Belgian continental shelf (BWZee)

EV/38: Study of post extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area (SPEEK )

EV/39: Atmospheric nitrogen input into the North Sea: inorganic and organic nutrient fluxes

EV/40: Typology, Reference Condition and Classification of the Belgian Coastal Waters (REFCOAST)

EV/41: Development of an integrated database for the management of accidental spills

EV/42: Belgian Shipwreck: hotspots for marine biodiversity (BEWREMABI)

EV/43: Monitoring programme on air pollution from sea-going vessels (MOPSEA)

EV/44: Emissions of CO2, SO2 and NOx from ships (ECOSONOS)

EV/45: The Hinder banks: yet an important region for the Belgian marine biodiversity?

EV/46: Viability of the Northeast Atlantic harbour porpoise and harbour seal populations (genetic and ecological studies)

Documentation:


CYBERLINKS:

Belgian global change research 1990-2002: Assessment and integration report : Présentation du rapport, synthèse : CD-ROM   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2004 (CD0047)
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Deuxième Plan d'appui scientifique à une politique de développement durable (PADD II). Volet 2 : Global change, ecosystèmes et biodiversité : Kick-off meeting 8/4/2003 - Présentations   Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2003 (SP1130)
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Tweede Plan voor wetenschappelijke ondersteuning van een beleid gericht op
duurzame ontwikkeling (PODO II). Deel 2 : Global change, ecosystemen en biodiversiteit : Kick-off meeting 8/4/2003 - Presentaties
  Brussel : Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2003 (SP1131)
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Second Scientific support plan for a sustainable development policy (SPSD II). Part 2 : Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity : Kick-off meeting 8/4/2003 - Presentations   Brussels : Federal Science Policy Office, 2003 (SP1132)
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Global change, ecosystems and biodiversity   Brussels : Federal Science Policy Office, 2003 (SP1209)
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Tertiary and quaternary Geology of the Belgian Continental Shelf Le Bot, S. - Van Lancker, V.- Deleu, S. ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy Office, 2003 (SP1212)
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Arctique - Antarctique : aventure scientifique belge   Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2004 (SP1276)
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Belgian global change research 1990 - 2002 : assessment and integration report Ceulemans, R. - De Maziere, M. - Nijs, I ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2004 (SP1456)
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Belgian global change research 1990 - 2002 : synthesis of the assessment and integration report den Ouden, G. (ed) - Vanderstraeten, M. (ed) - Raeymakers, P.  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2004 (SP1457)
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Belgisch global change onderzoek 1990 - 2000 : synthese van het assessment- en
integratierapport
den Ouden, G. (ed) - Vanderstraeten, M. (ed) - Raeymakers, P.  Brussel : Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2004 (SP1458)
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La recherche belge sur le global change 1990 - 2002: Synthèse du rapport d’évaluation et d’intégration den Ouden, G. (ed) - Vanderstraeten, M. (ed) - Raeymakers, P.  Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2004 (SP1459)
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Anthropogenic and biogenic influences on the oxidation capacity of the atmosphere : final report Muller, J.-F. - Vinckier, C. - Peeters, J. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2005 (SP1515)
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Antropogene en biogene invloeden op de oxiderende capaciteit van de atmosfeer : samenvatting   Brussel : Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2005 (SP1516)
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Influences anthropiques et biogéniques sur la capacité d'oxydation de l'atmosphère : résumé   Bruxelles : Politique scientifique fédérale, 2005 (SP1517)
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Anthropogenic and biogenic influences on the oxidation capacity of the atmosphere : summary   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2005 (SP1518)
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Scientific support to the tropospheric ozone reduction strategy: Information dossier.
Contribution of the Belgian Science Policy in the framework of the "Federal Plan against acidification and tropospheric ozone"
  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2005 (SP1521)
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Examination and proposals for improvement of existing contingency plans : annex to the final report (Risk analysis of marine activities in the belgian part of the North Sea)   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1674)
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Study of post-extraction ecological effects in the Kwintebank sand dredging area (SPEEK ) : final report Vanaverbeke, Jan - Bellec, Valerie - Bonne, Wendy ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1676)
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Viability of the Northeast Atlantic harbour porpoise and harbour seal populations (genetic and ecological studies) : final report Das, Krishna - Drouguet, Olivier - Fontaine, Michaël ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1677)
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Antarctic ice-sheet dynamics and climatic change: modelling and ice composition studies (AMICS) : final report Lorrain, R. - Souchez, R. - Debecker, F. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian science Policy, 2006 (SP1585)
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Climate variability as recorded in Lake Tanganyika (CLIMLAKE) : final report Descy, J.-P. - Plisnier, P.-D. - Leporcq, B ... et al  Brussels : Belgian science Policy, 2006 (SP1597)
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Validation of alternative marine calcareous skeletons as recorders of global climate changes (calmars) : final report Willenz, Philippe - Berry, Lorraine - Dehairs, Frank ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1606)
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Risk analysis of Marine Activities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea (RAMA) : final report Le Roy, D. - Maes, F.  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1628)
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Experimental studies of atmospheric changes II (ESAC-II) : final report De Maziere, M. - Carleer, M. - Collin, R. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1638)
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Changes in metal biogeochemistry resulting from wetland creation: bioavailability, toxicity and risk "WETMAT" : final report Tack, F. - Janssen, C. - Meire, P.  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1661)
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Assessing the sensitivity of the Southern Ocean’s biological carbon pump to climate change (BELCANTO II) : final report Dehairs, F. - Lancelot, C. - André, L. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1680)
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Advanced modeling and research on eutrophication (AMORE II) : final report Lancelot, Christiane - Rousseau, Véronique - Gypens, Nathalie ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2006 (SP1681)
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Late Quaternary climate history of coastal Antarctic environments: a multi-proxy approach (LAQUAN) : final report Vyverman, Wim - Wilmotte, Annick - Verleyen, Elie ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1690)
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Late Quaternary climate history of coastal Antarctic environments: a multi-proxy approach (LAQUAN) : abstract - samenvatting - résumé   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1716)
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Assessing the sensitivity of the Southern Ocean’s biological carbon pump to climate change (BELCANTO II) : synthesis   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1717)
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Typology, Reference Condition and Classification of the Belgian Coastal Waters (REFCOAST) : final report Van Damme, Stefan - Meire, Patrick, Gommers, Annick ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1728)
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Balancing impacts of human activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BALANS) : final report Maes, F. - Polet, Hans - Vincx, M. ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1729)
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Balancing impacts of human activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea (BALANS) : annexes   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1730)
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Development of an integrated database for the management of accidental spills (DIMAS) : final report   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1732)
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Modelling the evolution of climate and sea level over the third millennium (MILMO) : final report Fichefet, Thierry - Driesschaert, Emmanuelle - Goosse, Hugues ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1755)
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Mud Origin, Characterisation and Human Activities (MOCHA) : final report   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1764)
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A biological valuation map for the Belgian part of the North sea (BWZee) : final report Derous, Sofie - Vincx, Magda - Degraer, Steven ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1765)
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Monitoring programme on air pollution from sea-going vessels (MOPSEA) : final report Gommers, Annick - Verbeeck, Lien - Van Cleemput, Els ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1772)
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Emissions of CO2, SO2 and NOx from ships (ECOSONOS) : final report Maes, Frank - Goerlandt, Floris - De Meyer, Pieter ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1773)
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Higher trophic levels in the Southern North Sea (TROPHOS) : final report Vanaverbeke, J. - Franco, M. - Remerie, T.... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1796)
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Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics in the upper reaches of the Schelde basin (MANUDYN I) : final report   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1821)
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Modelling Ecosystem Trace Gas Emissions : final report   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2007 (SP1822)
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Conservation and restoration of fragmented biodiversity hot spots: Calcareous grasslands of South-Belgium (BIOCORE) : final report Honnay, O. - Roldan-Ruiz, I. - Baguette, M.  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1838)
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Studying apple biodiversity: opportunities for conservation and sustainable use of genetics resources (APPLE) : final report Keulemans, W. - Roldan-Ruiz, I. - Lateur, M. ... et al.  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1839)
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A continuous holocene record of ENSO variability in southern Chile (ENSO-CHILE) : final report De Batist, M. - Fagel, N. - Loutre, M.F. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1854)
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Characterisation and sources of carbonaceous atmospheric aerosols : final report Maenhaut, Willy - Claeys, Magda  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1855)
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Silica retention in the Scheldt continuum and its impact on coastal eutrophication (SISCO) : final report Chou, Lei - Carbonnel, Vincent - Rebreanu, Laura ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1856)
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Endocrine disruption in the Scheldt estuary distribution. Exposure and effects (ENDIS-RISKS) : final report Janssen, C. - Ghekiere, A. - Verslycke, T. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1857)
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Status, control and role of the pelagic diversity of the Austral ocean (PELAGANT) : final report Hecq, Jean-Henri - Volckaert, Filip  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1858)
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Atmospheric nitrogen input into the north sea: inorganic and organic nutrient fluxes : final report Van Grieken, René - Bencs, Laszlo - Krata, Agnieszka ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1859)
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Karakterisering en bronnen van koolstofhoudende atmosferische aërosolen : samenvatting   Brussel : Federaal Wetenschapsbeleid, 2007 (SP1865)
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Characterisation and sources of carbonaceous atmospheric aerosols : summary   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1866)
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Atmospheric nitrogen input into the north sea: inorganic and organic nutrient fluxes : summary   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2007 (SP1867)
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Biochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in the North Sea (CANOPY) : final report Brion, Natacha - Elskens, Marc - De Galan, Sandra ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1878)
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Invasive plants in Belgium: patterns, processes and monitoring (INPLANBEL) : final report Vanderhoeven, S. - Pieret, N. - Tiebre, M.-S. ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1879)
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Biodiversity of 3 representative groups of the Antarctic Zoobenthos: comparative structure, distribution and function ( BIANZO) : final report De Broyer, Claude - Bouquegneau, Jean-Marie - Dauby, Patrick ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1881)
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Management research and budgeting of aggregates in shelf seas related to end-users (MAREBASSE) : final report + DVD Van Lancker, Vera - De Batist, Marc - Fettweis, Michael ... et al.  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1890)
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The Hinder banks: yet an important region for the Belgian marine biodiversity? : final report Houziaux, J.-S. - Kerckhof, F. - Degrendele, K. .. et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 20008 (SP1902)
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Algal blooms: Emerging Problems for Health and Sustainable Use of Surface Waters (B-BLOOMS) : final report Wilmotte, A . - Descy, J.-P. - Vyverman, W.  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1903)
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Belgian Shipwreck : hotspots for marine biodiversity (BEWREMABI) : final report Mallefet, J. - Zintzen, V. - Massin, C. .. et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1904)
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A research project to study patterns, roles and determinants of wood-dependent species diversity in Belgian deciduous forests (XYLOBIOS) : final report Dufrêne, Marc - Grootaert, Patrick - Lebrun, Philippe ... et al  Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1921)
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A research project to study patterns, roles and determinants of wood-dependent species diversity in Belgian deciduous forests (XYLOBIOS) : annexes   Brussels : Belgian Science Policy, 2008 (SP1922)
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Carbon sequestration potential in different Belgian terrestrial ecosystems: quantification and strategic exploration (CASTEC) : final report Beheydt, Daan - Goossens, Annick - Boeckx, Pascal ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy , 2006 (SP1930)
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Invasion and Biodiversity in Grasslands and Field Borders : final report Milbau, Ann - Nijs, Ivan - De Cauwer, Benny ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy , 2008 (SP1931)
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Integrated management tools for water bodies in agricultural landscapes (MANSCAPE) : final report Martens, Koen - Losson, Bertrand - Kestemont, Patrick ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy , 2008 (SP1932)
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Impact assessment and remediation of anthropogenic interventions on fish populations (FISHGUARD) : final report De Boeck, Gudrun - Blust, Ronny - De Charleroy, Daniel ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy , 2007 (SP1933)
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Validation of alternative marine calcareous skeletons as recorders of global climate changes (calmars) : final report   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2009 (SP2042)
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Effects of pollutants on benthic populations and communities of North Sea organisms (ECOTOX2) : final report Dubois, Philippe - Blust, Ronny - Flammang, Robert ... et al  Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2009 (SP2134)
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Characterisation and sources of carbonaceous atmospheric aerosols : final report   Brussels : Federal Science Policy, 2010 (SP2173)
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