Under the Dr.FOREST project, we studied effects of forest biodiversity on human health during four years with a team of ecologists, psychologists and public health experts. We are now happy to share policy briefs that were crafted in collaboration with @biodiversaplus Links 👇

🌲🔍Exciting PhD vacancy at ForNaLab!🔍🌲 We're looking for a passionate PhD candidate to explore the combined effects of N deposition & management on forest plant biodiversity. This position is a collaborative effort between our lab & @INBOVlaanderen link to full vacancy👇

In the latest NatuurFocus, we present this framework, developed for Aelmoeseneiebos, our research forest with high scientific and ecological value. The goal: inspire scientists & nature managers to adopt similar practices & strengthen dialogue to protect nature during research.

Field experiments in natural areas are crucial to study environmental change but can pose risks to these ecosystems and their species. To minimize impacts, we propose a careful framework in NatuurFocus to balance potential damage against scientific value. 📸 by Haben Blondeel

📢New research in FEM on the performance of saplings in recent @BOS_plus forest extension projects shows that the water-holding capacity of the soil determines their survival and growth under drought 🧵 (1/2) @FbwUGent sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

The Dr.FOREST project on forest biodiversity and human health is officially completed! 🌳 This nice animation illustrates what we discovered following four years of research in Europe's temperate forests: youtube.com/watch?v=Gk854M7U… #scicomm #scienceanimation @ScienceAnimated

In addition, we can support these pollinating insects by preserving and increasing flowers and also natural habitats in the landscape!

🐝🌸 Agriculture in Flanders grows multiple crops of which the yield depends on insect pollination. We summarize the research in this region on pollinators & pollination. We found that honeybees & wild pollinators perform this pollination such as bumblebees, solitary bees, etc.

Bioblitz Goal Reached: 2000 species at ForNaLab! 🎉 We’ve recorded 2000 species in the Aelmoeseneiebos! 🦋🐞🌼 A huge thank you to everyone who contributed! We’re excited to see how many more we can add by 2025!🌱✨ 👉 waarnemingen.be/bioblitz/128… @FbwUGent #BioBlitz

Newly published in @GlobalChangeBio, great work by Eline Lorer, Dries Landuyt, @BlondeelHaben , @PieterDeFrenne & Kris Verheyen!

🔬🌳 After 7 years, our PASTFORWARD experiment reveals that understorey communities evolved mainly due to deep canopy shade, with treatments like warming and N-addition exerting only secondary influences. Dense canopies mitigate these impacts. Read more👉doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17443

📢New review on cherry pollination! 💡We suggest bridging the gap btwn ecology, entomology, farm management & horticulture for cherry production management tinyurl.com/2nfs9zs8 Super nice collaboration of @EeraertsMaxime, @osterman_julia, Zeus Mateos-Fierro & @cfe_FLOWerLab

BLOGPOST 📢 A mini-review as true TEAM effort! How did we do that at ForNaLab? Check it out 👇 jecologyblog.com/2024/07/18/… The mini-review on canopies as nature-based solutions: doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.14…

@StephskiTonic deed haar masterproef bij ForNaLab over regenwormen en sprak met Antonie Stip van @ToekomstNatuur 🪱🎧 Waarom zijn deze beestjes ecosysteem-ingenieurs? Beluister het hier 👇podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s… #Regenwormen #Ecologie #ANEKO

We've already reached 75% of our goal! In less than 6 months we recoded 1500 species in the Aelmoeseneie forest 🌳 You can help us reach 2000 by entering your “waarnemingen” and/or join one of our excursions! 🌼🌿 🌳 🐝 🦋 🐸 🦎 🐦 #bioblitz #aelmoeseneiebos #biodiversity