Van Eekeren, N, Bommele, L, Bloem, J, Schouten, T, Rutgers, M, De Goede, R, ...
Insight is needed into how management influences soil biota when sustainable grassland systems are developed. A crop rotation of grass and maize can be sustainable in terms of efficient nutrient use....
Soil quality assessment in rice production systems: establishing a minimum data set. (2008)
Rodrigues De Lima, A.C., Hoogmoed, W.B., Brussaard, L.
Soil quality, as a measure of the soil's capacity to function, can be assessed by indicators based on physical, chemical, and biological properties. Here we report on the assessment of soil quality...
Soil ecosystem profiling in the Netherlands with ten references for biological soil quality (2008)
Rutgers, M., Mulder, C., Schouten, A.J., Bloem, J., Bogte, J.J., Breure, A.M., ...
Biodiversidade do Solo em Ecossistemas Brasileiros (2008)
Moreira, F.M.S., Siqueira, J.O., Brussaard, L.
Biodiversidade do Solo em Ecossistemas Brasileiros R,00 O solo é considerado o ecossistema mais complexo e dinâmico do planeta, cuja heterogeneidade de habitats, que varia na escala de nanômetros...
Biodiversiteit van de bodem in beeld - 10 jaar meten aan biologische bodemkwaliteit (2008)
Rutgers, M., Mulder, C., Bloem, J., Schouten, A.J., Brussaard, L.
Hoeveel regenwormen en andere organismen moet ik in de grond hebben, als ik optimaal gebruik wil maken van de diensten die een gezonde bodem biedt? Deze vraag van boeren en andere bodemgebruikers...
Bommele, L., Bloem, J., Schouten, T., Rutgers, M., ...
Insight is needed into how management influences soil biota when sustainable grassland systems are developed. A crop rotation of grass and maize can be sustainable in terms of efficient nutrient use....
Ouédraogo, E., Stroosnijder, L., Mando, A., Brussaard, L., Zougmoré, R.
A field experiment was conducted in Gampela (Burkina Faso) in 2000 and 2001 to assess the impact of organic and mineral sources of nutrients and combinations thereof in optimising crop production in...
Soil fauna and soil function in the fabric of the food web (2007)
Brussaard, L., Pulleman, M.M., Ouédraogo, E., Mando, A., Six, J.
Over the last four decades, spanning David Coleman's career, and in no small measure thanks to him, soil ecologists have made tremendous progress in describing and understanding the overwhelming...
Fungal biomass in pastures increases with age and reduced N input. (2007)
Bloem, J., Brussaard, L., Hoffland, E.
Previous studies have shown that soil fungal biomass increases towards more natural, mature systems. Shifts to a fungal-based soil food web have previously been observed with abandonment of...
Soil biodiversity for agricultural sustainability (2007)
We critically highlight some evidence for the importance of soil biodiversity to sustaining (agro-)ecosystem functioning and explore directions for future research. We first deal with resistance and...
Management of soil biodiversity in agricultural systems (2007)
Brown, G.G., Swift, M.J., Bennack, D.E., Montánez, A., Brussaard, L.
Postma-Blaauw, M.B., Bloem, J., Faber, J.H., Brussaard, L.
Knowledge of the effects of species diversity within taxonomic groups on nutrient cycling is important for understanding the role of soil biota in sustainable agriculture. We hypothesized that...
Fungal/bacterial ratios in grassland with contrasting nitrogen management (2006)
Hoffland, E., Bloem, J., Brussaard, L.
It is frequently hypothesized that high fungal/bacterial ratios are indicative for more sustainable agricultural systems. Increased F/B ratios have been reported in extensively managed grasslands. To...
Fungal/bacterial ratios in grassland with contrasting nitrogen management (2006)
Hoffland, E., Brussaard, L., Bloem, J.
It is frequently hypothesised that high soil fungal/bacterial ratios are indicative for more sustainable agricultural systems. Increased F / B ratios have been reported in extensively managed...
Kanmegne, J., Smaling, E.M.A., Brussaard, L., Gansop-Kouomegne, A., Boukung, A.
The flows and balances of N, P and K were studied in 20 farms in the Campo Ma'an area in Cameroon between March and August 2002 to assess the nutrient dynamics in smallholder farms. Data were...
Restoring soil fertility in semi-arid West-Africa: assesment of an indigenous technology (2006)
Mando, A., Fatondji, D., Zougmoré, R., Brussaard, L., Bielders, C.L., Martius, C.
Soil macrofauna affect crop nitrogen and water use efficiencies in semi-arid West Africa. (2006)
Brussaard, L., Mando, A., Ouédraogo, E.
It is increasingly recognised that soil fauna have a significant role in soil processes affecting nutrient availability and crop performance. A field experiment was conducted in southern Burkina Faso...
Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: saving natural capital without losing interest (2006)
Perrings, C., Jackson, L., Bawa, K., Brussaard, L., Brush, S., Gavin, T., ...
Old-growth forest of the Hoh River Valley, Olympic National Park, Washington (U.S.A.). For decades the U.S. Pacific Norwest has been a center of controversy over logging and endangered species. This...
Postma-Blaauw, M.B., Bloem, J., Faber, J.H., Brussaard, L.
Knowledge of the interactions between organisms within trophic groups is important for an understanding of the role of biodiversity in ecosystem functioning. We hypothesised that interactions between...
Mando, A., Ouattara, B., Sédogo, M., Stroosnijder, L., Ouattara, K., Brussaard, L., ...
Human-induced degradation of natural resources in general and of soil in particular, is a major problem in many regions, including the Sudano-Sahelian zone. The combined effects of tillage and manure...
Ouedraogo, E., Brussaard, L., Mando, A., Stroosnijder, L.
A field experiment was laid out in Burkina Faso (West Africa) on an Eutric Cambisol to investigate the interaction of organic resource quality and phosphate rock on crop yield and to assess the...
Vulnerability to global change of ecosystem goods and services driven by soil biota (2004)
Wardle, D.A., Brown, V.K., Behan-Pelletier, V., St. John, M., Wojtowicz, T., Bardgett, R.D., ...
Trophic interactions in a changing world: modelling aboveground-belowground interactions (2004)
Schröter, D., Brussaard, L., Poveda, K., Brown, V.K., Berg, M.P., ...
The rate and scale of human-driven changes can exert profound impacts on ecosystems, the species that make them up and the services they provide that sustain humanity. Given the speed at which these...
Matching supply with demand (2004)
Murphy, D.V., Stockdale, E.A., Hoyle, F.C., Smith, J.U., Fillery, I.R.P., Milton, N., ...
Vulnerability to global change of ecosystem goods and services driven by soil biota. (2004)
Wardle, David A., Brown, V. K., Behan-Pelletier, V., St. John , M., Wojotowicz, T., Bardgett, Richard D., ...
On-farm impact of cattle slurry manure management on biological soil quality (2003)
The effects of dairy cattle slurry management on soil biota, soil respiration and nitrogen (N) mineralization were evaluated in a farm trial across 12 farms and a field experiment on 2 farms located...
Meijs, J.A.C., Booij, R., Brussaard, L., Proost, M.D.C., Wijnands, F.G., Meeusen, M.J.G.
Dit rapport is een update van het eerste rapport uit 2000. Het is voortgekomen uit het werkplan van het LNV-onderzoeksprogramma `Koepelprogramma Biologische Landbouw¿, waarin LNV vraagt onder andere...
Ecologische kwaliteit van de bodem (2003)
Breure, A.M., Rutgers, M., Bloem, J., Brussaard, L., Didden, W.A.M., ...
On-farm impact of cattle slurry manure management on biological soil quality (2003)
Brussaard, L., Akkermans, A.D.L.
The effects of dairy cattle slurry management on soil biota, soil respiration and nitrogen (N) mineralization were evaluated in a farm trial across 12 farms and a field experiment on 2 farms located...
Verantwoorde toepassing van rundermest in graslandbodems (2003)
Verhoeven, F.P.M., Temminghoff, E.J.M., Bloem, J., ...
Melkveehouders verenigd in de Friese milieucoöperaties VEL en VANLA hebben in samenwerking met Wageningen UR een model ontwikkeld dat erin moet voorzien dat zij de door de overheid gestelde...
Diversity of soil macro-invertebrates in grasslands under restoration succession (2002)
In grasslands under restoration succession, the effect of nutrient impoverishment on the vegetation has been intensively studied. The invertebrate soil animal community has, however, rarely been...
Verschoor, B.C., Brussaard, L.
We have examined the interaction between plant parasitic nematodes and plant species from different stages of grassland succession. In these grasslands, fertiliser application was stopped in order to...
Verschoor, B.C., Pronk, T.E., Brussaard, L.
1 We examined the effects of plant-feeding nematodes on competition between Holcus lanatus and Anthoxanthum odoratum. In the Drentse A nature reserve, the Netherlands, a relatively productive...
Brussaard, L., Bloem, J., Faber, J.H., ...
Bardgett, Richard D., Anderson, J. M., Behan-Pelletier, V., Brussaard, L., Coleman, D. C., Ettema, C., ...
The boundaries between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, known as critical transition zones (CTZ), are dynamic interfaces for fluxes of water, sediment, solutes, and gases. Moreover, they often...
We analysed data from descriptive and experimental studies on the possible relationships between plants, nematodes and mycorrhizal fungi in (successional) plant communities in The Netherlands. A key...
Earthworms as a resource in tropical agroecosystems (2001)
Lavelle, P., Barois, I., Brown, G.G., Blanchart, E., Brussaard, L., Decaëns, T., ...