Search Results - "Grootjans, Ab P."

Ecological restoration of rich fens in Europe and North America: from trial and error to an evidence-based approach by Lamers, Leon P. M., Vile, Melanie A., Grootjans, Ab P., Acreman, Mike C., van Diggelen, Rudy, Evans, Martin G., Richardson, Curtis J., Rochefort, Line, Kooijman, Annemieke M., Roelofs, Jan G. M., Smolders, Alfons J. P.

“…ABSTRACT Fens represent a large array of ecosystem services, including the highest biodiversity found among wetlands, hydrological services, water purification…”
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Zero methane emission bogs: extreme rhizosphere oxygenation by cushion plants in Patagonia by Fritz, Christian, Pancotto, Veronica A., Elzenga, Josephus T. M., Visser, Eric J. W., Grootjans, Ab P., Pol, Arjan, Iturraspe, Rodolfo, Roelofs, Jan G. M., Smolders, Alfons J. P.

“…Vascular wetland plants may substantially increase methane emissions by producing root exudates and easily degradable litter, and by providing a low-resistance…”
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Wet meadow restoration in Western Europe: A quantitative assessment of the effectiveness of several techniques by Klimkowska, Agata, Van Diggelen, Rudy, Bakker, Jan P., Grootjans, Ab P.

“…Techniques such as rewetting, topsoil removal, diaspore transfer or combinations of these are increasingly applied in fen meadow and flood meadow restoration…”
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Are we restoring functional fens? - The outcomes of restoration projects in fens re-analysed with plant functional traits by Klimkowska, Agata, Goldstein, Klara, Wyszomirski, Tomasz, Kozub, Łukasz, Wilk, Mateusz, Aggenbach, Camiel, Bakker, Jan P, Belting, Heinrich, Beltman, Boudewijn, Blüml, Volker, De Vries, Yzaak, Geiger-Udod, Beate, Grootjans, Ab P, Hedberg, Petter, Jager, Henk J, Kerkhof, Dick, Kollmann, Johannes, Pawlikowski, Paweł, Pleyl, Elisabeth, Reinink, Warner, Rydin, Hakan, Schrautzer, Joachim, Sliva, Jan, Stańko, Robert, Sundberg, Sebastian, Timmermann, Tiemo, Wołejko, Lesław, van der Burg, Rob F, van der Hoek, Dick, van Diggelen, Jose M H, van Heerden, Adrie, van Tweel, Loekie, Vegelin, Kees, Kotowski, Wiktor

“…In peatland restoration we often lack an information whether re-established ecosystems are functionally similar to non-degraded ones. We re-analysed the…”
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On the hydrological relationship between Petrifying-springs, Alkaline-fens, and Calcareous-spring-mires in the lowlands of North-West and Central Europe; consequences for restoration by Ab P. Grootjans, Lesław Wołejko, Hans de Mars, Alfons J.P. Smolders, Gijs van Dijk

“…Petrifying-springs and Calcareous-spring-mires are threatened ecosystems in Europe and are protected under the Natura 2000 Habitats Directive. In European and…”
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The threat of groundwater pollution for petrifying springs; defining nutrient threshold values for an endangered bryophyte dominated habitat by de Mars, Hans, van Dijk, Gijs, van der Weijden, Bas, Grootjans, Ab P., Wołejko, Lesław, Farr, Gareth, Graham, Jonathan, Oosterlynck, Patrik, Smolders, Alfons J.P.

“…Eutrophication by human activities is increasingly affecting ecosystem functioning and plant community composition. So far, studies mainly focus on the effects…”
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Eutrophication alters Si cycling and litter decomposition in wetlands by Emsens, Willem-Jan, Schoelynck, Jonas, Grootjans, Ab P., Struyf, Eric, van Diggelen, Rudy

“…Anthropogenic eutrophication of wetlands may have a significant impact on the global biogeochemical silicon (Si) cycle, as Si filtering by wetland vegetation…”
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Vegetation Re‐development After Fen Meadow Restoration by Topsoil Removal and Hay Transfer by Klimkowska, Agata, Kotowski, Wiktor, Van Diggelen, Rudy, Grootjans, Ab P, Dzierża, Paulina, Brzezińska, Kamila

“…We investigated the effects of different restoration treatments on the development of fen meadow communities: (1) depth of topsoil removal, with shallow (circa…”
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Buoyancy-driven flow in a peat moss layer as a mechanism for solute transport by Rappoldt, C, Pieters, G.J.J.M, Adema, E.B, Baaijens, G.J, Grootjans, A.P, Duijn, C.J. van

“…Transport of nutrients, CO2, methane, and oxygen plays an important ecological role at the surface of wetland ecosystems. A possibly important transport…”
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Prospects for fen meadow restoration on severely degraded fens by Klimkowska, Agata, Van Diggelen, Rudy, Grootjans, Ab P., Kotowski, Wiktor

“…The majority of fens in Europe have been transformed for agricultural purposes and have disappeared or become degraded. Fen meadows that developed under…”
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Restoration of Wet Dune Slacks on the Dutch Wadden Sea Islands: Recolonization After Large-Scale Sod Cutting by Grootjans, Ab P., Everts, Henk, Bruin, Kees, Fresco, Latzi

“…The effects of sod cutting were studied in a dune area on the Dutch Wadden Sea Island of Texel. Sod cutting was carried out in a range of different dune slacks…”
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Ecohydrological analysis of a South African through-flow mire: Vankervelsvlei revisited by Samuel R. Mandiola, Althea T. Grundling, Piet-Louis Grundling, Jan van der Plicht, Ben C.W. van der Waal, Ab P. Grootjans

“…The Vankervelsvlei mire has one of the thickest peat deposits (more than 10 m) in South Africa, which started accumulating before 7000 BP. Two previous studies…”
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Prospects of fen restoration in relation to changing land use—An example from central Poland by Klimkowska, Agata, Dzierża, Paulina, Grootjans, Ab P., Kotowski, Wiktor, VAN Diggelen, Rudy

“…We carried out an eco-hydrological analysis to evaluate the most important effects of land use changes on the hydrological functioning of a fen system in…”
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Effects of Microbial Mats on Germination and Seedling Survival of Typical Dune Slack Species in the Netherlands by Adema, Erwin B., Elzinga, Jelmer A., Grootjans, Ab P.

“…The role of microbial mats in wet dune slack succession is often discussed. We tested if presence of microbial mats may retard dune slack succession by…”
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Restoration of Natural and Semi-Natural Wetland Systems in Central Europe: Progress and Predictability of Developments by Klötzli, Frank, Grootjans, Ab P.

“…After almost 40 years of experience in wetland restoration in Central Europe in which vegetation changes have been monitored by means of permanent plots or…”
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Geochemistry and flooding as determining factors of plant species composition in Dutch winter-flooded riverine grasslands by Beumer, Victor, van Wirdum, Geert, Beltman, Boudewijn, Griffioen, Jasper, Grootjans, Ab P., Verhoeven, Jos T.A.

“…Dutch water policy aims for more frequent, controlled flooding of river valley floodplains to avoid unwanted flooding elsewhere; in anticipation of increased…”
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Possible Positive-Feedback Mechanisms: Plants Change Abiotic Soil Parameters in Wet Calcareous Dune Slacks by Adema, Erwin B., Grootjans, Ab P.

“…In this paper the results are presented from a mesocosm study of the effects of typical dune slack plants on the soil solution nutrient contents. In dune slack…”
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Enhanced nitrogen loss may explain alternative stable states in dune slack succession by Adema, Erwin B., Van de Koppel, Johan, Meijer, Harro A. J., Grootjans, Ab P.

“…Ecological theory emphasizes competitive interactions between plant species when explaining primary succession in plants. Ecosystem processes, such as nutrient…”
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Reed die-back related to increased sulfide concentration in a coastal mire in eastern Hokkaido, Japan by Hotes, Stefan, Adema, Erwin B, Grootjans, Ab P, Inoue, Takashi, Poschlod, Peter

“…A drastic decline of Phragmites australis was observed along the middle reaches of Ichibangawa River in Kiritappu Mire, eastern Hokkaido, Japan, during the…”
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Landscape‐level vegetation conversion and biodiversity improvement after 33 years of restoration management in the Drentsche Aa brook valley by Liu, Weier, Fritz, Christian, Nonhebel, Sanderine, Everts, Henk F., Grootjans, Ab P.

“…Effects of restoration management on peatlands formerly used for intensive agriculture are rarely evaluated or discussed over larger spatial and temporal…”
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