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  1. Live-in bacteria protect plants against infections

    Press release
    Micro-organisms living inside plant roots team up to boost the plant’s growth and tolerance to stress. This research is featured this week in the scientific journal Science.
    Zaailingen van suikerbieten, links goed groeiend door micro-organismen, rechts minder goed groeiend zonder micro-organismen

  2. Bringing nature into the city

    We aim for maximum biodiversity on and around our building. But what can we do to increase it?
    Dwergvleermuis in volle vlucht

  3. Multifunctional grounds

    Besides the latest ecotechnology, the grounds also feature aviaries, ponds, greenhouses and experimental gardens.
    Overzicht van multifunctioneel terrein

  4. Plants provide power

    Need a place to recharge your phone? Our roof features 25 m2 of energy-producing green!
    Planten op het groene dak van NIOO-KNAW

  5. Learning from nature: Using plant-soil feedback effects to improve disease control and sustainability in greenhouse cut-flowers

    Blog
    In this post I will look back on our past project on using plant-soil feedbacks to improve the growth of Chrysanthemum, an important cut flower crop in The Netherlands.
    Red chrysanthemum blooming in greenhouse

  6. Caterpillars retrieve 'voicemail' by eating soil

    Press release
    Leaf-feeding caterpillars greatly enrich their intestinal flora by eating soil. It's even possible to trace the legacy effects of plants that previously grew in that soil through bacteria and fungi in the caterpillars.
    Kooluil op boerenkool

  7. Backswimmer most counted water animal during Dutch Ditch Days

    Press release
    This past weekend, thousands of people took part in the first nationwide 'citizen science' ditch survey in the Netherlands. The most counted water animals was the backswimmer (a.k.a. water boatsmen).
    Bootsmannetje

  8. New NIOO department head Suzanne McGowan: "Water networks are the world’s waste disposal system"

    News
    New head of Aquatic Ecology Suzanne McGowan comes to NIOO with a passion for lakes, wide experience working across disciplines and a research and teaching record that includes Malaysia and Greenland.
    Suzanne McGowan

  9. Common insecticide linked to extreme decline in freshwater insects

    News
    Thiacloprid, a widely-used pesticide, can cause a large-scale decline in freshwater insects. This was discovered by a team of researchers from Leiden University, including current NIOO-director Geert de Snoo.
    Libelle

  10. NIOO Theme Biodiversity

    In order to protect, or restore biodiversity, it is crucial to consider all forms of life within their entire context. The strength of NIOO-based research is that it integrates all of the different levels and scales that make up biodiversity, from genetic diversity to species diversity, from small to large organisms, from trophic interactions to communities and ecosystems, and in a wide range of terrestrial and aquatic habitats. Therefore, NIOO is in the right position to make a substantial and scientifically important contribution to the societal goal of the SDGs.
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