A. Saïdou, D. Kossou, L. Brussaard, P. Richards, T.W. Kuyper
Farmers’ perceptions of earthworm activities were studied in the transitional zone of Benin and linked to scientific explanations of earthworm casting activities. Earthworm activity was assessed in...
Trends in soil organic matter contents in Dutch grasslands and maize fields on sandy soils (2009)
Hanegraaf, M.C., Hoffland, E., Kuikman, P.J., Brussaard, L.
There is considerable concern in Europe that soil organic matter (SOM) contents are declining, which would threaten both agriculture and the environment. We performed a trend analysis of SOM contents...
Biological measurements in a nationwide soil monitoring network (2009)
Rutgers, M., Schouten, A.J., Bloem, J., ...
In the Netherlands soil biological measurements are undertaken in a nationwide monitoring programme. The measurements are combined in the Biological Indicator of Soil Quality (BISQ). About 300...
Boer, H., Bloem, J., Schouten, T., Rutgers, M., ...
We studied the effect of five fertilizers (including two adjusted manure slurries) and an untreated control on soil biota and explored the effect on the ecosystem services they provided. Our results...
Liere, D., Rutgers, M., Brussaard, L.
The introduction of N2-fixing white clover (Trifolium repens) in grassland is a management measure that may contribute to sustainable grassland systems by making them less dependent on inorganic...
Trade offs between N2O emission and C-sequestration in the soil: the role of earthworms (2008)
Lubbers, I.M., Giannopoulos, G., Bloem, J., Otten, W., Brussaard, L.
The rapidly rising concentrations of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere has spurred the interest in soils as a potential carbon (C) sink. However, there are many reports...
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...
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.
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...
Ouédraogo, 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...
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...
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., ...
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...
T.R. - NJAS Wageningen Journal of Life Sciences (2003)
Wiskerke, J.S.C., Verhoeven, F.P.M., Brussaard, L., Struik, P.C., Wienk, J.F.
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., ...
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., ...
Field research for the authorisation of pesticides (2000)
Brussaard, L., Stein, A., Baerselman, F., Brock, T.C.M., ...
On request of the Dutch government a committee of the Health Council of the Netherlands has reviewed the role that results of field research in its broadest sense (i.e., including multi-species...
Field Research for the Authorisation of Pesticides (2000)
Brussaard, L., Stein, A., Baerselman, F., Brock, T.C.M., ...
Hooper, D.V., Bignell, D.E., Brown, V.K., Brussaard, L., Dangerfield, J.M., Wall, D.H., ...
Assistant professor in the Department of Biology at Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington 98225-9160 10: Professor at the Laboratoire d'Ecologie de Sols Tropicaux, ORSTOM/Université...
Field research for the authorisation of pesticides (2000)
Brussaard, L., Stein, A., Baerselman, F., De Heer, H., Brock, T.C.M., ...
Veldonderzoek voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen (2000)
L. Brussaard, F. Baerselman, E. Van Donk, ...
Veldonderzoek voor de toelating van gewasbeschermingsmiddelen (2000)
L. Brussaard, F. Baerselman, E. Van Donk, ...
Effects of earthworms on soil structure and physical processes (1999)
Blanchart, E., Albrecht, A., Alegre, J., Duboisset, A., Villenave, C., Pashanasi, B., ...
Vreeken-Buijs, M.J., Hassink, J., Brussaard, L.
Soil microarthropods were sampled every 3 months for 1 y at 10 sites in the northern Netherlands, varying in soil type and land use. Microarthropods were divided into seven functional groups and...
Soil and sediment biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. (1998)
Wall, D.H., Brussaard, L., Hutchings, P.A., Palmer, M., Snelgrove, P.V.R.
Earthworms as a resource in tropical ecosystems. (1998)
Lavelle, P., Barois, I., Blanchart, E., Brown, G., Brussaard, L., Decaens, T., ...
Kwaliteitszorg van stages. Rapport in opdracht van het College van Bestuur LUW. (1997)
Brussaard, L., Ooms, G.G.H., Butijn, C.A.A., Hebinck, P.G.M., Kleijn, M., Slangen, L.H.G., ...
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in soil. (1997)
Brussaard, L., Behan-Pelletier, V.M., Bignell, D.E., Brown, V.K., Didden, W.A.M., Folgarait, P.J., ...
Linking biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of soils and sediments. (1997)
Freckman, D.W., Blackburn, H.T., Brussaard, L., Hutchings, P., Palmer, M.A., Snelgrove, P.R.
Effect of mulch quality on earthworm activity and nutrient supply in the humid tropics. (1997)
Tian, G., Kang, B.T., Brussaard, L.
An experiment was conducted in 1990 and 1991 at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan, Nigeria to study the role of earthworms in the decomposition of plant residue...
Effects of termites on infiltration in crusted soil. (1996)
Mando, A., Stroosnijder, L., Brussaard, L.
In northern Burkina Faso (West Africa), a study was undertaken to explore the possibilities of restoring the infiltration capacity of crusted soils through the stimulation of termite activity....
Microarthropod biomass-C dynamics in the belowground food webs of two arable farming systems. (1994)
The relationship between soil macrofauna and tropical soil fertility. (1994)
Lavelle, P., Dangerfield, M., Fragoso, C., Eschenbrenner, V., Lopez-Hernandez, D., Pashanasi, B., ...
Population dynamics in the belowground food webs in two different agricultural systems. (1994)
Zwart, K.B., Bloem, J., Bouwman, L.A., Brussaard, L., Lebbink, G., ...
The relationship between soil macrofauna and tropical soil fertility (1994)
Lavelle, P., Dangerfield, M., Fragoso, C., Eschenbrenner, Vincent, Lopez-Hernandez, D., Pashanasi, B., ...
Changes in soil biota during grassland succession. (1993)
Brussaard, L., Tian, G., Dick, R.P., Hassink, J., Stienstra, A., ...
The CLIMEX project - Climate change experiment. (1993)
Jenkins, A., Wright, R.F., Berendse, F., Brussaard, L., Schulze, E.D., ...
Impacts of earthworms on soil stability. (1990)
Brussaard, L., Coleman, D.C., Crossley Jr., D.A., Didden, W.A.M., Hendrix, P.F., Marinissen, J.C.Y.
Microbial-faunal interactions as they influence soil organic matter dynamics. (1989)
Coleman, D.C., Brussaard, L., Beare, M., Hendrix, P.F., Hassink, J., Heijnen, C.E., ...