Species rich grasslands provide ecosystem services such as floral and faunal diversity, livestock forage, carbon sequestration and water regulation. However, the best combinations of sward diversity and management intensity to achieve the above-mentioned ecosystem services are not fully known. To address …

Meadows and pastures are maintained by the influence of human activities (such as annual mowing) and grazing by livestock. When these influences disappear or change, it has an impact on the vegetation. In Herrevadskloster the amount, species and breed of livestock have changed in conjunction with land …

The majority of Dutch peatlands are drained and used intensively as grasslands for dairy farming. This delivers high productivity but causes severe damage to the provisioning of ecosystem services. Peatland rewetting is the best way to reverse the damage, but high water levels do not fit with intensive …

De Noordwaard is a recently established highwater flow area located near the Brabantse Biesbosch. In this area, dykes have been adapted and creeks have been dug, some of which are connected to the Hollands Diep and are subject to tidal influence. A large part of theagricultural land has been transformed …

Heathland, with its frail character, has always been one of the most essential habitats for almost all indigenous reptile species in the Netherlands. Situated in the Drents-Friese Wold National Park, the Doldersummerveld ranks as one of the best developed heathland areas of Western Europe and counts …

In het kader van het vraagstuk over kostencompensatie en terugverdienen door efficiënte benutting van biomassa, is binnen het beheertraject van Rijkswaterstaat – Oost een onderzoek uitgevoerd in de uiterwaarden van de IJssel en de Twentekanalen. Centrale vraag vanuit de opdrachtgever is welke locaties …

Conventional dairy husbandry systems acknowledge animal welfare guided by Brambel’s five freedoms. The concept of natural, or normal behaviour would in contrast to Brambel’s convention, be based on stability through chance and offers a less anthropocentric and more naturalistic approach. The present …

Alterra maakt deel uit van het consortium dat golfoverslagproeven en metingen uitvoert. De belangrijkste taak van Alterra is om de effecten, die beheer en bodemtype van het dijkgrasland hebben op de doorwortelings- en vegetatiekenmerken, te onderzoeken. Deze factoren hangen uiteindelijk samen met de …