Projects Atmosphere and terrestrial and marine ecosystems

	AGACC Advanced exploitation of Ground-based measurements for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate applications Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2005 – 14/12/2007 Phase 2: 15/12/2007 – 14/12/2009 Budget: 1.116.826€ Keywords: source gases, water vapour, aerosols, remote sensing, atmospheric composition Promotors: M. De Mazière, BIRA-IASB - H. De Backer, IRM-KMI - M. Carleer, ULB- E. Mahieu, ULg Contract number: SD/AT/01A - SD/AT/01B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Advanced exploitation of ground-based measurements for atmospheric chemistry and climate applications (AGACC) Summary (phase 1): Advanced exploitation of ground-based measurements for atmospheric chemistry and climate applications (AGACC) Final Report: Advanced exploitation of ground-based measurements for atmospheric chemistry and climate applications (AGACC) Summary of the results: Advanced exploitation of ground-based measurements for atmospheric chemistry and climate applications (AGACC)
	BIOSOL Formation mechanisms, marker compounds, and source apportionment for BIOgenic atmospheric aeroSOLs Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2005 – 14/12/2007 Phase 2: 15/12/2007 – 14/12/2009 Budget: 1.045.872€ Keywords: Isoprene, Biogenic, Secondary Organic Aerosol, Formation Processes, Indicator Compounds, Source Apportionment Promotors: W. Maenhaut, UGent - M. Claeys, UA - I. Janssens, UA - M. Kulmala, FINLAND Contract number: SD/AT/02A - SD/AT/02B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Formation mechanisms, marker compounds and source apportionment for biogenic atmospheric aerosols (BIOSOL) Summary (phase 1): Formation mechanisms, marker compounds and source apportionment for biogenic atmospheric aerosols (BIOSOL) Final Report: Formation mechanisms, marker compounds and source apportionment for biogenic atmospheric aerosols (BIOSOL) Summary of the results: Formation mechanisms, marker compounds and source apportionment for biogenic atmospheric aerosols (BIOSOL)
	IBOOT Impact of Biogenic emissions on Organic aerosols and Oxidants in the Troposphere Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2005 – 14/12/2007 Phase 2: 15/12/2007 – 14/12/2009 Budget: 685.568 € Keywords: Biogenic emissions, secondary organic aerosols, VOC oxidation mechanisms, troposphere, ozone, oxidizing capacity of the atmosphere Promotors: J.F. Muller, BIRA-IASB - J. Peeters, KULeuven - G. Moortgat, GERMANY Contract number: SD/AT/03A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Impact of biogenic emissions on organic aerosols and oxidants in the troposphere (IBOOT) Summary (phase 1): Impact of biogenic emissions on organic aerosols and oxidants in the troposphere (IBOOT) Final Report: Impact of biogenic emissions on organic aerosols and oxidants in the troposphere (IBOOT) Summary of the results: Impact of biogenic emissions on organic aerosols and oxidants in the troposphere (IBOOT)
	BBLOOMS 2 Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2005 – 14/12/2007 Phase 2: 15/12/2007 – 14/12/2009 Budget: 1.081.253€ Keywords: Cyanobacteria blooms, diversity, toxicity, modelling, prediction, management Promotors: Jean-Pierre Descy, FUNDP - Wim Vyverman, UGent - Ludwig Triest, VUB - Annick Wilmotte, ULg - Geoffrey A., Codd University of Dundee Contract number: SD/TE/01A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management Summary (phase 1): Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management Final Report: Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management Summary of the results : Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management
	FRAC WECO Flux-based Risk Assessment of the impact of Contaminants on Water resources and ECOsystems Duration of the project: Phase 1: 01/01/2007 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.091.000€ Keywords: hydrology, ecotoxicology, biogeochemical processes, contaminated sites, vulnerability and risk assessment, socio-economical analysis Promotors: Serge Brouyère / Alain Dassargues, ULg - Jean-Pierre Thomé, ULg - Ludo Diels / Karolien Vanbroekhoven, VITO - Okke Batelaan / Frank Canters, VUB - Cécile Hérivaux, BRGM Contract number: SD/TE/02A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Flux-based Risk Assessment of the impact of Contaminants on Water resources and ECOsystems Summary (phase 1): Flux-based Risk Assessment of the impact of Contaminants on Water resources and ECOsystems Final Report: Flux-based Risk Assessment of the impact of Contaminants on Water resources and ECOsystems Annex
	IMPECVOC Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.123.952€ Keywords: Forest ecology, global climate change, meteorology, BVOC inventory, eddy covariance Keywords: Biofuels, environmental performance, micro-economic analysis, macro-economie analysis, scenario calculations Promotors: Raoul Lemeur, UGent - Jo Dewulf / Herman Van Langenhove, UGent - Crist Amelynck / Niels Schoon / Jean-François Müller, Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy - Marc Aubinet, FUSAGx Contract number: SD/TE/03A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems Summary (phase 1): Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems Final Report: Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems Summary of the results: Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems
	MANUDYN II Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river basins Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 853.480€ Keywords: Nutrient cycling, macrophytes, modeling, heavy metals Promotors: Patrick Meire, UA - Frank Dehairs / Natacha Brion, VUB - Jean-Luc Vasel, ULg - Tjeerd J. Bouma, Netherlands Institute of Ecology Contract number: SD/TE/04A - SD/TE/04B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river basins Summary (phase 1): Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river basins
	VOTES Valuation of Terrestrial Ecosystem Services in a multifunctional peri-urban space Duration of the project: 15/12/09 - 31/01/12 Budget: 359 965€ Keywords: - Promotors: Nicolas Dendoncker, FUNDP - Louis François, ULG - Ann Van Herzele, VUB - Guenaël Devillet, ULG Contract number: SD/TE/05A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Valuation of Terrestrial Ecosystem Services in a multifunctional peri-urban space
	ECOFRESH ECOsystem services of FRESHwater systems Duration of the project: 15/12/09 - 31/01/12 Budget: 360 000€ Keywords: - Promotors: P. Meire, UA - Léo De Nocker , VITO - L. De Meester , KULeuven - Peter Goethals, UGent - Francis Turkelboom, INBO Contract number: SD/TE/06A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: ECOsystem services of FRESHwater systems
	MYCARBIO Mycorrhizae impact on biodiversity and C-balance of grassland ecosystems under changing climate Duration of the project: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Budget: 320.949 € Keywords: Grassland, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, climate change, biodiversity, ecosystem model, carbon Promotors: Stéphane Declerck, UCL - Reinhart Ceulemans / Ivan Nijs, UA Contract number: SD/BD/05A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report: Mycorrhizae impact on biodiversity and C-balance of grassland ecosystems under changing climate
	FORBIO Assessment of the effects of tree species BIOdiversity on FORest ecosystem functioning Cluster of the research projects Fefocon, Econet, Castec, Safe, Belfor, Xylobios, Impecvoc, Belgian Biodiversity Platform Duration of the project:15/12/2007- 31/03/2010 Budget: 99.698€ Keywords: Ecosystem functioning, functional biodiversity, experiments, keystone species, mixed forests, forest conversion. Promotors: Kris Verheyen, UGent Contract number: SD/CL/01 Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final report: Assessment of the effects of tree species BIOdiversity on FORest ecosystem functioning Annex 1: Copy of the publications Annex 1.1: Special FORBIO issue of BosRevue Annex 1.2: Special FORBIO issue of Forêt Wallone Annex 1.3: FORBIO posters presented at the Foire de Libramont Annex 1.4: FORBIO-related contributions for the Scientific Block - Calender 2011 of Natuur & Techniek Annex 2: Minutes of the follow-up committee meetings Annex 2.1: Minutes of the first Follow Up Committee Meeting Annex 2.2: Minutes of the second Follow Up Committee Meeting Annex 2.3: Minutes of the TreeDivNet workshop Annex 3: Announcement of forbio conference on 04/02/11 Annex 4: Media coverage of the forbio-experiment Annex 4.1: UGent Press Release Annex 4.2: Article Laatste Nieuws Annex 4.3: Article Nieuwsblad Summary: Assessment of the effects of tree species BIOdiversity on FORest ecosystem functioning
	CLIMAR Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/01/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.099.925€ Keywords: Climate change impact, adaptation, socio-economic activities, marine ecosystem, evaluation tool Promotors: Dries Van den Eynde, MUMM - Renaat De Sutter, ECOLAS - Frank Maes, UGent - Toon Verwaest; Flanders Hydraulics Research - Hans Polet, ILVO Contract number: SD/NS/01A - SD/NS/01B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities Summary (phase 1): Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities Final Report: Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities
	AMORE III Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and human activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/01/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.116.723€ Keywords: Eutrophication, mussel farming, climate change, Phaeocystis, ecosystem health,ecological modeling Promotors: Christiane Lancelot, ULB - Kevin Ruddick, MUMM - Daan Delbare, ILVO- Philippe Grosjean, UMH Contract number: SD/NS/03A - SD/NS/03B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and human activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health Summary: Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and human activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health Final Report: Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and human activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health
	MICROMET Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/01/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 883.681€ Keywords: Heavy-metals, marine sediments, microorganisms, biodiversity, RNA sequencing, biogeochemistry Promotors: Philippe Dubois / David C. Gillan, ULB - Koen Sabbe, UGent - Willy Baeyens / Martine Leermakers, VUB - Jean-Claude Fischer, USTL Contract number: SD/NS/04A - SD/NS/04B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments Summary (phase 1): Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments Final Report: Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments
	LUSi Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin Duration of the project: 01/01/2007 – 31/07/2009 Budget: 653.782 € Keywords: Land use changes, Si transport, weathering, eutrophication, Scheldt basin Promotors: Patrick Meire, UA - Gerard Govers, KULeuven - Bas Van Wesemael, UCL Contract number: SD/NS/05A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin Summary (phase 1): Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin Final Report: Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin Summary of the results: Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin
	QUEST4D QUantification of Erosion/Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics Duration of the project: Phase 1: 01/01/2007 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.054.905€ Keywords: Physical ecosystem; sea-level rise; long-term impact; erosion/sedimentation; sand/mud balance; sustainable exploitation/management criteria Promotors: Vera Van Lancker, UGent - Michael Fettweis, MUMM - Jaak Monbaliu, KULeuven - Toon Verwaest, Flanders Hydraulics Research - Magda Vincx, UGent Contract number: SD/NS/06A - SD/NS/06B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): QUantification of Erosion/Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics Summary (phase 1): QUantification of Erosion/Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics Final Report: QUantification of Erosion/Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics Annexes
	INRAM Integrated monitoring for risk assessment of micropollutants: linking ecology and human health Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.105.091€ Keywords: Micropollutants; ecological risk assessment; human health effecs; foodchain transfer; monitoring tools; integrated coastal zone management. Promotors: Colin Janssen, UGent - Patrick Roose, MUMM - Hubert De Brabander, UGent - Magda Vincx, UGent - Jan Mees, VLIZ Contract number: SD/NS/02A - SD/NS/02B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): Integrated risk assessment and monitoring of micropollutants in the belgian coastal zone Final Report: Integrated risk assessment and monitoring of micropollutants in the belgian coastal zone
	WESTBANKS WestBanks: understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas Duration of the project: Phase 1: 15/12/2006 – 31/01/2009 Phase 2: 01/02/2009 – 31/01/2011 Budget: 1.149.463€ Keywords: Benthic-pelagic coupling, benthos, demersal fish, dispersal, terns, modeling Promotors: Magda Vincx / Jan Vanaverbeke, UGent - Filip Volckaert, KULeuven - Eric Stienen, INBO - Karline Soetaert, Netherlands Institute of Ecology - Jan Mees, Flanders Marine Institute Contract number: SD/BN/01A - SD/BN/01B Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report (phase 1): WestBanks: understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas Summary (phase 1): WestBanks: understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas Final Report: WestBanks: understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas
	SHIPFLUX Atmospheric deposition fluxes to the Belgian marine waters originating from ship emissions Duration of the project: 1/09/2009 – 31/08/2011 Budget: 179.761 € Keywords: Promotors: René Van Grieken, UA - Clemens Mensink, VITO Contract number: SD/NS/07A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Atmospheric deposition fluxes to the Belgian marine waters originating from ship emissions
	WAKO II An integrated impact assessment of trammel net and beam trawl fisheries Duration of the project: 1/05/2009 – 30/11/2011 Budget: 178.424 € Keywords: Promotors: Jochen Depestele, ILVO - Eric Stienen, INBO - Steven Degraer, MUMM - Magda Vincx UGent Contract number: SD/NS/08A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report: An integrated impact assessment of trammel net and beam trawl fisheries
	EnSIS Ecosystem sensitivity to invasive species Duration of the project: 1/03/2009 – 28/02/2011 Budget: 179.778 € Keywords: Promotors: Steven Degraer, MUMM - Magda Vincx, UGent, Mar Biol - Eric Stienen, INBO -Vera Van Lancker, MUMM - Johan Craemeersch, IMARES (NL) Contract number: SD/NS/09A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Ecosystem sensitivity to invasive species
	OSERIT Development of an integrated software for forecasting the impacts of accidental oil pollution Duration of the project: 1/09/2009 – 31/08/2011 Budget: 179.410 € Keywords: Promotors: Sébastien Legrand, MUMM Contract number: SD/NS/10A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Development of an integrated software for forecasting the impacts of accidental oil pollution
	LECOFISH An ecosystem approach in sustainable fisheries management through local ecological knowledge Duration of the project: 1/07/2009 – 30/06/2011 Budget: 177.250 € Keywords: Promotors: Frank Maes, Ugent, Contract number: SD/NS/11A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: An ecosystem approach in sustainable fisheries management through local ecological knowledge Book: An ecosystem approach in sustainable fisheries management through local ecological knowledge in Belgium (LECOFISH). Maps
	AS-MADE Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurrence and effects Duration of the project: 1/07/2009 – 30/06/2011 Budget: 179.619 € Keywords: Promotors: Colin Janssen, Ugent - Jan Mees, VLIZ - Eric Stienen, INBO Contract number: SD/NS/12A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurrence and effects
	BOREAS Belgian Ocean Energy Assessment Duration of the project: 1/06/2009 – 31/05/2011 Budget: 179.351 € Keywords: Promotors: Julien De Rouck, Ugent - Jaak Monbaliu, KULeuven - Dries Van den Eynde, MUMM - Toon Verwaest , WLH Contract number: SD/NS/13A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Report: Belgian Ocean Energy Assessment
	PMPZ-DB II Resuscitation of the data collected during the first years of modern oceanography in Belgium Duration of the project: 1/08/2009 – 31/07/2011 Budget: 130.226 € Keywords: Promotors: Serge Scory, MUMM Contract number: SD/NS/14A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Resuscitation of the data collected during the first years of modern oceanography in Belgium

	AGACC II Advanced exploitation of Ground-based measurements for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate applications) Duration of the project: 15/12/2010 – 31/03/2015 Budget: 1.194.472€ Keywords: Ground-based remote sensing; atmospheric composition, climate change, spectrometry Promotors: Martine De Mazière, BIRA-IASB - Hugo De Backer, IRM-KMI - Jean Vander Auwera, ULB - Emmanuel Mahieu , ULg Contract number: SD/CS/07A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports:
	BIOSERF Sustainability of tropical forest biodiversity and services under climate and human pressure Duration of the project: 15/12/2010 – 31/03/2015 Budget: 798.888 € Keywords: Biodiversity, ecosystem services, Congo Basin forests, climate change, social change, modelling Promotors: Alain Hambuckers, ULG - Nicolas Dendoncker, FUNDP - Louis François, ULG - Roseline Beudels, KBIN-IRSNB - Patrick Van Damme, UG Contract number: SD/AR/03A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final reports: Sustainability of tropical forest biodiversity and services under climate and human pressure Annex 1 Annex 2
	CHOLTIC Cholera outbreaks at Lake Tanganyika induced by Climate Change? Duration of the project: 15/12/2010 – 31/03/2015 Budget: 797.413 € Keywords: Cholera, epidemiology, bacteriology, limnology, climate change, phytoplankton, zooplankton, numerical simulation, Lake Tanganyika, Africa. Promotors: Pierre-Denis Plisnier, MRAC-KMMA - Yves Cornet, ULg - Christine Cocquyt, JB Meise - Jan Jacob, Inst tropical médecine - Eric Deleersnijder, UCL Contract number: SD/AR/04A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports:
	COBAFISH Congo basin: From carbon to fishes Duration of the project: 15/12/2010 – 31/03/2015 Budget: 460.812 € Keywords: Congo River, ecosystem functioning, biogeochemistry, biodiversity, food web Promotors: Erik Verheyen, KBIN/IRSNB - Alberto Borges, Ulg - Steven Bouillon, KULeuven - Christine Cocquyt, JB Meise - Jos Snoeks, MRAC-KMMA Contract number: SD/AR/05A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Congo basin: From carbon to fishes COBAFISH Annex
	COBIMFO Congo basin integrated monitoring for forest carbon mitigation and biodiversity Duration of the project: 15/12/2010 – 31/03/2015 Budget: 909.796 € Keywords: Congo basin, Carbon, biodiversity, REDD+, remote sensing Promotors: Pascal Boeckx, UG - Hans Verbeeck, UG - Hans Beeckman, MRAC-KMMA - Jan Bogaert, ULB - Pierre Defourny, UCL - Steven Dessein, JB Meise - Erik Verheyen, IRM-KMI - Herwig Leirs, UA Contract number: SD/AR/01A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Congo basin integrated monitoring for forest carbon mitigation and biodiversity
	EAGLES East African Great Lake Ecosystem Sensitivity to changes Duration of the project: 15/12/2010 – 31/03/2015 Budget: 799.781 € Keywords: Lake Kivu, environmental change, biogeochemistry, productivity, sediment archives, climate, modelling Promotors: Jean-Pierre Descy, FUNDP - Luc André, MRAC-KMMA - Steven Bouillon, KULeuven - Alberto Borges, Ulg - Wim Vyverman, Ugent - Yves Cornet, Ulg - Nicole Van Lipzig & Matthias Demuzere, KULeuven Contract number: SD/AR/02A Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: East African Great Lake Ecosystem Sensitivity to changes Annex 1 Annex 2
	BEES BElgium Ecosystem Services - A new vision for society-nature interactions Cluster of the research projects WETMAT - MANUDYN I & II - ADAPT - LUSI Other: Ccaspar - Climate change And changes in SPAtial structures in Flanders(SBO-IWT) - ECOPLAN - Planning for ecosystem services (voortraject SBO-IWT) Duration of the project:: 15/12/2012- 31/01/2012 Budget Phase 1: 99.227€ Keywords: Promotors: Patrick Meire, UA - Inge Liekens, VITO - Francis Turkelboom, INBO - Luc De Meester, KUL - Edwin Zaccaï / Tom Bauler / Lé Sebastien, ULB - Alain Peeters, RHEA Contract number: SD/CL/005 Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: BElgium Ecosystem Services - A new vision for society–nature interactions
	BE- REDDi Development of Belgian REDD Information Systems Cluster of the research projects NEA Forest: Forest monitoring for greenhouse gas information in Northeastern Asia (ESA). Method development and model adjustments for expanding the environmental costing model with greenhouse gases (project for Department Environment, Nature and Energy). Saint Lucia forests inventory for validating REDD credits (VITO funded project, presented at side event UNFCCC conference Bonn June 2009). Duration of the project:: 15/12/2012- 31/01/2012 Budget Phase 1: 99.844€ Keywords: Promotors: Tom Dauwe, VITO - Else Swinnen, VITO - Eric Lambin, UCL - Bruno Verbist, KUL - Jan Nyssen, UG Contract number: SD/CL/010 Documentation Technical sheet Project website Final reports: Final Report: Belgian platform for REDD+ information

About this website

Cookies policy

Personal data

Projects Atmosphere and terrestrial and marine ecosystems

Projects Atmosphere and terrestrial and marine ecosystems

AGACC Advanced exploitation of Ground-based measurements for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate applications

BIOSOL Formation mechanisms, marker compounds, and source apportionment for BIOgenic atmospheric aeroSOLs

IBOOT Impact of Biogenic emissions on Organic aerosols and Oxidants in the Troposphere

BBLOOMS 2 Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management

FRAC WECO Flux-based Risk Assessment of the impact of Contaminants on Water resources and ECOsystems

IMPECVOC Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems

MANUDYN II Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river basins

VOTES Valuation of Terrestrial Ecosystem Services in a multifunctional peri-urban space

ECOFRESH ECOsystem services of FRESHwater systems

MYCARBIO Mycorrhizae impact on biodiversity and C-balance of grassland ecosystems under changing climate

FORBIO Assessment of the effects of tree species BIOdiversity on FORest ecosystem functioning

CLIMAR Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities

AMORE III Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and human activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health

MICROMET Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments

LUSi Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin

QUEST4D QUantification of Erosion/Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics

INRAM Integrated monitoring for risk assessment of micropollutants: linking ecology and human health

WESTBANKS WestBanks: understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas

SHIPFLUX Atmospheric deposition fluxes to the Belgian marine waters originating from ship emissions

WAKO II An integrated impact assessment of trammel net and beam trawl fisheries

EnSIS Ecosystem sensitivity to invasive species

OSERIT Development of an integrated software for forecasting the impacts of accidental oil pollution

LECOFISH An ecosystem approach in sustainable fisheries management through local ecological knowledge

AS-MADE Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurrence and effects

BOREAS Belgian Ocean Energy Assessment

PMPZ-DB II Resuscitation of the data collected during the first years of modern oceanography in Belgium

AGACC II Advanced exploitation of Ground-based measurements for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate applications)

BIOSERF Sustainability of tropical forest biodiversity and services under climate and human pressure

CHOLTIC Cholera outbreaks at Lake Tanganyika induced by Climate Change?

COBAFISH Congo basin: From carbon to fishes

COBIMFO Congo basin integrated monitoring for forest carbon mitigation and biodiversity

EAGLES East African Great Lake Ecosystem Sensitivity to changes

BEES BElgium Ecosystem Services - A new vision for society-nature interactions

BE- REDDi Development of Belgian REDD Information Systems

AGACC
Advanced exploitation of Ground-based measurements for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate applications

BIOSOL
Formation mechanisms, marker compounds, and source apportionment for BIOgenic atmospheric aeroSOLs

IBOOT
Impact of Biogenic emissions on Organic aerosols and Oxidants in the Troposphere

BBLOOMS 2
Cyanobacterial blooms: toxicity, diversity, modelling and management

FRAC WECO
Flux-based Risk Assessment of the impact of Contaminants on Water resources and ECOsystems

IMPECVOC
Impact of phenology and environmental conditions on BVOC emissions from forest ecosystems

MANUDYN II
Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river basins

VOTES
Valuation of Terrestrial Ecosystem Services in a multifunctional peri-urban space

ECOFRESH
ECOsystem services of FRESHwater systems

MYCARBIO
Mycorrhizae impact on biodiversity and C-balance of grassland ecosystems under changing climate

FORBIO
Assessment of the effects of tree species BIOdiversity on FORest ecosystem functioning

CLIMAR
Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities

AMORE III
Combined Effect of Changing Hydroclimate and human activity on Coastal Ecosystem Health

MICROMET
Microbial diversity and metal fluxes in contaminated North Sea sediments

LUSi
Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin

QUEST4D
QUantification of Erosion/Sedimentation patterns to Trace the natural versus anthropogenic sediment dynamics

INRAM
Integrated monitoring for risk assessment of micropollutants: linking ecology and human health

WESTBANKS
WestBanks: understanding benthic, pelagic and air-borne ecosystem interactions in shallow coastal seas

SHIPFLUX
Atmospheric deposition fluxes to the Belgian marine waters originating from ship emissions

WAKO II
An integrated impact assessment of trammel net and beam trawl fisheries

EnSIS
Ecosystem sensitivity to invasive species

OSERIT
Development of an integrated software for forecasting the impacts of accidental oil pollution

LECOFISH
An ecosystem approach in sustainable fisheries management through local ecological knowledge

AS-MADE
Assessment of Marine Debris on the Belgian Continental Shelf: occurrence and effects

BOREAS
Belgian Ocean Energy Assessment

PMPZ-DB II
Resuscitation of the data collected during the first years of modern oceanography in Belgium

AGACC II
Advanced exploitation of Ground-based measurements for Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate applications)

BIOSERF
Sustainability of tropical forest biodiversity and services under climate and human pressure

CHOLTIC
Cholera outbreaks at Lake Tanganyika induced by Climate Change?

COBAFISH
Congo basin: From carbon to fishes

COBIMFO
Congo basin integrated monitoring for forest carbon mitigation and biodiversity

EAGLES
East African Great Lake Ecosystem Sensitivity to changes

BEES
BElgium Ecosystem Services - A new vision for society-nature interactions

BE- REDDi
Development of Belgian REDD Information Systems