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Study of macrophytes in the pond complex of the Blankaart-nature reserve and valley of the river IJzer
Dutch title: Studie van macrofyten in het vijvercomplex van de Blankaart en omliggende gebieden
Funder identifier: 3E980991 (Other contract id)
Period: January 1998 till December 2003
Status: Completed

Thesaurus terms: Algal blooms; Biomanipulation; Coastal waters; Nutrients (mineral)
Taxonomic term: Charophyta [WoRMS]
  • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling systematiek en ecologie van planten; Laboratorium voor Plantenecologie (Pleco), more, co-ordinator
The role of charophytes in the stabilisation of the fish pond ecosystem after biomanipulation is investigated. Nitrogen limitations as a mechanism for the suppression of an unwanted phytoplankton bloom is being investigated. Laboratoriumexperiments in which also unicellular algae are cultivated in Chara-medium can explain the role of allelopathy in an ecosystem dominated with a dense Chara-vegetation.