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  1. Can we train soil microbial communities to promote plant growth?

    Blog
    Microbial communities are vital for ecosystem functions, and utilizing their diversity, particularly in phosphate-solubilising microbial communities, can provide sustainable solutions for agriculture. However, constructing and optimizing these communities present challenges due to complex interactions among microorganisms.
    Eiko Kuramae greenhouse

  2. Seasonal timing

    Species can adapt over the course of time. As the lives of species are altered by climate change, a different seasonal timing could make them adapt to an early spring, for example. How does this work, and what are the limits to such adaptations?
    Koolmees in de sneeuw

  3. Jos Raaijmakers new member KHMW: ‘Build a bridge between science and society’

    News
    The Royal Holland Society of Sciences and Humanities (KHMW) has appointed Jos Raaijmakers, professor of Microbial Interactions and diversity, as a new scientific member.
    Jos Raaijmakers

  4. Honorary fellows of NIOO-KNAW

    The Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) collaborates with many researchers in the Netherlands and abroad. The honorary fellows are a special category in this respect. From within their own institute or university, they collaborate with NIOO colleagues to strengthen the working field by sharing knowledge and ideas. Consequently, they also regularly conduct joint research at NIOO, set up new projects or publish research results together. We currently have ten talented honorary fellows.
    Groepsfoto van NIOO medewerkers voor het gebouw

  5. Dina in 't Zandt

    People
    Researcher

  6. Luis Felipe Guandalin Zagatto

    People
    PhD Candidate

  7. Ciska Veen

    People
    Head of department

  8. Biodiversity on the NIOO terrain

    At NIOO we strive to stimulate the biodiversity on the green roofs and the terrain. On the occasion of NIOO’s 68th birthday, colleagues launched a yearly BioBlitz: a period of biological surveying to record the living species within a designated area.
    Biodiversity on the NIOO terrain

  9. Adaptation of species

    During recent centuries, human activities have dramatically changed the habitats of wild animals, plants and micro-organisms. Ecologists at NIOO are interested in how species can adapt to these rapid changes, for example through (micro)evolution. The ability of organisms to do this has a major impact on biodiversity and the functioning of ecosystems.
    House sparrow in spring

  10. Dealing with bluegreen algae

    Worldwide, excessive nutrient loads in lakes and reservoirs have led to the rapid increase of harmful cyanobacteria. Blooms of these algae block the use of surface water for drinking, irrigation and recreation. Climate change is expected to further increase the frequency, duration, and magnitude of cyanobacterial blooms. Aquatic ecologists from NIOO are busy gaining more detailed insights into cyanobacterial blooms across scales, in future climates and in respect to toxicity.
    Blauwalgenbloei