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Exposition 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water and Women'
This month at NIOO: the art exhibitionĀ 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water, and Women'. This exhibition illustrates how the problems associated with climate change differentially affect women in many parts of the world. -
Expositie 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water and Women'
Deze maand te zien bij het NIOO: de expositie 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate Water and Women'. Hier wordt klimaatverandering bekeken door de ogen van vrouwen die ermee te maken hebben.
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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. -
Omgaan met blauwalgen
Wereldwijd heeft een grote aanvoer van voedingsstoffen in meren en andere wateren geleid tot overmatige groei van blauwalgen. De 'bloei' van deze algen kan ervoor zorgen dat oppervlaktewater niet meer te gebruiken is als drinkwater, voor irrigatie en recreatie. Klimaatverandering vergroot naar verwachting de frequentie, duur en intensiteit van de algenbloei. Aquatisch ecologen van het NIOO zijn op zoek naar meer kennis over de bloei van blauwalgen in het huidige en toekomstige klimaat, en hun giftigheid. -
Broeikasgassen
De uitstoot van broeikasgassen versterkt klimaatverandering. Bij het NIOO zoeken we uit hoe gassen zoals methaan, CO2 en lachgas ecosystemen beĆÆnvloeden. De uitstoot kunnen verminderen is een groot goed. Onze kennis van de koolstof- en stikstofkringlopen geeft inzicht in het mogelijke succes van maatregelen. In een Nederlands zoetwatermeer of de bodem van een tropisch regenwoud. -
Greenhouse gases
Climate change is amplified by greenhouse gas emissions. At NIOO, we work on the fundamental understanding of how gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide influence ecosystems. Our knowledge of carbon and nitrogen cycles provides insight into the potential of greenhouse mitigation tools. In a Dutch freshwater lake or the soil of a tropical rain forest. -
Microbial Networks controlling soil greenhouse gases emissions
Soils are considered principally non-renewable resources. Soil ecosystem services have a large impact on numerous societal demands and are of high economic importance. Within the area of sustainable agriculture, it is expected that agricultural production will increasingly rely on the natural nutrient retention and recycling capabilities of soil. This project seeks to provide a fundamental scientific understanding of soil functioning and the resulting ecosystem services in Brazilian and Dutch bio-economies based on innovative microbial ecology and soil science studies. Focus is in sugarcane crop production systems by linking soil microbial composition and functioning, waste residues recycling, fertilizers, soil factors and greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions through integrating and complementing the strong expertise of Brazilian and Dutch researchers from different areas of agronomy, soil sciences, plant nutrition, biogeochemistry, soil ecology, microbial ecology, ecological genomics, molecular ecology and bioinformatics. We will quantify the microbial functional groups and microbial abundance of C and N cycle genes and measure GHG emissions (CO2, CH4 and N2O) from soils during the productive cycle of the plant under different management practices and verify the temporal and spatial variability of these emissions in the evaluated treatments with different concentrations of sugarcane vinasse residue combined with N mineral fertilizers in combination with straw additions, and determine the conditions under which such GHG emissions can be counteracted, or minimized most. The proposed project will enhance fundamental scientific understanding of the interactive role of the microbial networks operating in soil and the consequences of bio-based agricultural management practices for the functioning of soil systems. -
Carbon storage in nature
Carbon storage is a hot item. Almost literally, as it is closely linked to climate warming. NIOO researchers discover more and more about the role of the living soil within our planet's carbon cycle. That role is: very influential, invaluable and essential for a sustainable climate policy. -
Koolstofopslag in de natuur
Koolstofopslag is een hot item. Bijna letterlijk, vanwege de link met de opwarming van het klimaat. NIOO-onderzoekers ontdekken steeds meer over de rol van het bodemleven bij de koolstofkringloop. Die rol is: zeer invloedrijk, onmisbaar en doorslaggevend voor duurzaam beleid. -
'It depends': soil organic matter doesn't automatically increase crop yield
More organic matter in the soil may be beneficial for the climate, but contrary to what's been assumed it doesn't automatically increase crop yield. The amount is not the only factor, concludes research by NIOO's Stijn van Gils: it also depends on the context.