Natuurontwikkeling en landbouw

The publication starts with a description of the main features of the Nature Policy Plan (Natuurbeleidsplan) and their consequences for research into nature development. The second chapter deals with a specific DLO research programme about the possibilities for the transformation of agricultural zones into areas of high biological diversity. Other matters dealt with are : the nutrient balance of agricultural systems (chapter 3), hydrology and soil characteristics (chapter 4), ecological infrastructure and seed dispersal (chapter 5), integrated agriculture (chapter 6) and agricultural fringe areas (chapter 7).