Chapter 15
Restoration of Dune Vegetation
in the Netherlands
Ab P. Grootjans, Bikila S. Dullo, Annemieke M. Kooijman,
Renée M. Bekker and Camiel Aggenbach
15.1 Introduction
15.1.1 Historic Dune Landscapes
Despite the fact that a large proportion of the Dutch population lives very close to
the coastal dune areas, these areas have been to date among the best-preserved
nature reserves in the country, mainly because modern agriculture was never
practiced in the dune areas. Fertile soils are found behind the dunes, where the
topography is plain and soils consist of clay or peat. However, dune areas have
A. P. Grootjans (&) Á B. S. Dullo
Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Energy and Sustainability Research
Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
e-mail: a.p.grootjans@rug.nl
A. P. Grootjans
Department of Aquatic Ecology & Environmental Biology, Institute for Water and Wetland
Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
A. M. Kooijman
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam,
94062 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
R. M. Bekker
National Authority for Data concerning Nature, ATLAS building 104, Droevendaalsesteeg
4, Wageningen, The Netherlands
R. M. Bekker
Community and Conservation Ecology group, University of Groningen,
Nijenborgh 7 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
C. Aggenbach
Kwr Water Cycle Research Institute, 1072 3430 BB Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
M. L. Martínez et al. (eds.), Restoration of Coastal Dunes, Springer Series
on Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33445-0_15,
Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
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Restoration of Dune Vegetation
in the Netherlands
Ab P. Grootjans, Bikila S. Dullo, Annemieke M. Kooijman,
Renée M. Bekker and Camiel Aggenbach
15.1 Introduction
15.1.1 Historic Dune Landscapes
Despite the fact that a large proportion of the Dutch population lives very close to
the coastal dune areas, these areas have been to date among the best-preserved
nature reserves in the country, mainly because modern agriculture was never
practiced in the dune areas. Fertile soils are found behind the dunes, where the
topography is plain and soils consist of clay or peat. However, dune areas have
A. P. Grootjans (&) Á B. S. Dullo
Center for Energy and Environmental Sciences, Energy and Sustainability Research
Institute, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
e-mail: a.p.grootjans@rug.nl
A. P. Grootjans
Department of Aquatic Ecology & Environmental Biology, Institute for Water and Wetland
Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, Heyendaalseweg 135 6525 AJ Nijmegen,
The Netherlands
A. M. Kooijman
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam,
94062 1090 GB Amsterdam, The Netherlands
R. M. Bekker
National Authority for Data concerning Nature, ATLAS building 104, Droevendaalsesteeg
4, Wageningen, The Netherlands
R. M. Bekker
Community and Conservation Ecology group, University of Groningen,
Nijenborgh 7 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands
C. Aggenbach
Kwr Water Cycle Research Institute, 1072 3430 BB Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
M. L. Martínez et al. (eds.), Restoration of Coastal Dunes, Springer Series
on Environmental Management, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-33445-0_15,
Ó Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013
235