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Project 'De Droge Delta' wins Henri van de Velde design research award
"De Droge Delta" is an innovative research initiative aimed at addressing water scarcity and drought in Flanders.
Vegetation key to climate resilient coastal wetlands
Vegetation stimulates formation of a channel network, allowing the marsh to co-develop with sea level rise.
More persistent weather changes soil microbes
The alternation of longer dry and wet periods profoundly changes the soil fungi communities, while soil bacterial communities are little affected. However, these changes in the soil do not seem to adapt the ecosystem to these new climate regimes.
Light pollution puts birds on the wrong track
Biologists first to prove the effect of skyglow on wildlife behaviour