Back to profile Contact person for... - prof.dr.ir. PFM (Piet) Verdonschot Dossier Brooks and stream valleys Over the past century, streams all over Western Europe have been straightened, enclosed, dammed up and adapted to handle as much and as fast a flow of... Pages Wetland restoration ecology Guided by ecological theory, we develop knowledge on novel restoration measure-effect relations. Examples include building new islands (Marker Wadden)... Ecological catchment system analysis Our nature-based trans-disciplinary analysis integrates ecology-based water management and spatial land use planning. We use novel tools to bridge... Stream restoration: nature-based solutions Understanding key determinants of stream ecosystem functioning is crucial to biodiversity and to mitigate global and climate change. Our field and... Ecological water management applications Improving biodiversity, reducing management costs and preventing insect nuisance in wetlands can be facilitated by applying ecological knowledge. We... Closing cycles Mirroring self-purification in nature (biomimicry), our innovative Aquafarm concept uses chains of organisms to ‘polish’ effluent and... 12Next News Aquafarm: treating wastewater and harvesting valuable organisms 5 september 2017 | Smarter handling of waste and wastewater is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Wageningen University & Research is working within the...
