Activities per year
Project Details
Abstract
Dunes are a largely open, dynamic habitat but dune fixation and nutrient enrichment favour establishment of alien species. For example, invasive shrub species impact on the integrity of dune ecosystems by impacting succession, nutrient cycling and by causing direct biodiversity loss. The IAS problem is exacerbated by habitat fragmentation and climate change.
This project will provide a prioritized list of potentially problematic invasive plant species in dunes through a horizon scan. This list will be used to proactively address exotic species in the dunes through directing surveillance, conducting rapid response actions, informing interest groups, and actions to prevent new introductions.
This exercise is part of the Life project DUNIAS.
Status | Finished |
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Effective start/end date | 1/11/21 → 31/08/23 |
Thematic List 2020
- Protected nature
- Invasive species
Free keywords
- invasive
- IAS
- dunes
Activities
- 2 Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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16th International Conference on Ecology and Management of Alien Plant Invasions (EMAPI 2023)
Bram D'hondt (Speaker)
24-Oct-2023 → 28-Oct-2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
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Assessment of current and future Invasive Alien Species in European coastal dune ecosystems
Tim Adriaens (Organiser), Bram D'hondt (Organiser), Sam Provoost (Organiser), Patrik Oosterlynck (Speaker), Frederique Steen (Participant), Jasmijn Hillaert (Participant), Indra Jacobs (Participant), Johannes Jansen (Participant), Robbe Paredis (Participant), Wouter Van Landuyt (Participant) & Edward Vercruysse (Participant)
19-May-2022 → 20-May-2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conference, workshop, training, seminar, meeting
Research output
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A risk screening of potentially invasive plant species in European-Atlantic coastal dune habitats
D'hondt, B., Adriaens, T., Hillaert, J., Carael, S., Deconinck, D., Devisscher, S., Jacobs, I., Jansen, J., Oosterlynck, P., Strubbe, R., Van Gompel, W., Van Landuyt, W., Vercruysse, E., Paredis, R., Westra, T. & Provoost, S., 2023. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper/Powerpoint/Abstract
Open AccessFile27 Downloads (Pure) -
Atlantic coastal dunes under threat! Invasive Alien Species and the LIFE DUNIAS project.
Strubbe, R., Provoost, S., D'hondt, B. & Adriaens, T., 4-Sep-2023. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
Open AccessFile78 Downloads (Pure) -
Screening van invasieve plantensoorten in beschermde duinnatuur
Adriaens, T. & Provoost, S., 2023, In: INBO Nieuwsbrief. februari 2023Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to INBO Nieuwsbrief
Open Access