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  1. Common insecticide linked to extreme decline in freshwater insects

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    Thiacloprid, a widely-used pesticide, can cause a large-scale decline in freshwater insects. This was discovered by a team of researchers from Leiden University, including current NIOO-director Geert de Snoo.
    Libelle
  2. Soil Animal Days 2021 kick off on NIOO roof

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    24/09/2021 The seventh edition of the annual Soil Animal Days has been launched from NIOO's green roof. The theme this year is the double lives of soil animals, above- and/or belowground. There's another important duality as well: many soil animals are in decline. For them, it may soon be do or die.
    Slak op het NIOO-terrein (Bodemdierendagen 2021)
  3. New NIOO department head Suzanne McGowan: "Water networks are the world’s waste disposal system"

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    New head of Aquatic Ecology Suzanne McGowan comes to NIOO with a passion for lakes, wide experience working across disciplines and a research and teaching record that includes Malaysia and Greenland.
    Suzanne McGowan
  4. Starting this month: ten years of special attention for restoring ecosystems worldwide

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    05/06/2021 The United Nations has launched its 'Decade on Ecosystem Restoration': a rallying call for the protection and revival of ecosystems around the world. But what does it actually take for ecosystems to be restored, and how can ecological research contribute?
    Clue Field
  5. Kay Moisan wins Hugo de Vries Award

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    16/04/2021 Kay Moisan has won the 2020 Hugo de Vries Award, for her PhD thesis on odours released by soil fungi and their effects on plants.
    Key Moisan met de Hugo de Vries Prijs
  6. The earlier birds pair, the better they fare

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    27/02/2021 The breeding season may seem worlds away amidst the recent winter cold, but a research team led by Antica Culina has found that the earlier in the year great tits meet their 'spouse', the more likely they are to breed successfully.
    Koolmees in de sneeuw
  7. Symposium success reveals huge potential of rewilding

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    09/12/2020 With over 2000 participants, the enormous interest in last week’s Rewilding Symposium shows that rewilding is being increasingly embraced as a progressive approach to conservation.
    Symposium benoeming Liesbeth Bakker
  8. National Science Agenda: how do we keep our biological clocks healthy?

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    27/11/2020 Dutch researchers joining forces in the BioClock consortium - including NIOO's Kamiel Spoelstra - have won 9.7 million euros to keep our biological clocks healthy. 
    Hijkerveld
  9. Plant roots grow towards soil fungi

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    16/10/2020 Plant roots not only release odours themselves, but also appear to react to odours released by beneficial and harmful fungi in the soil. In her PhD research at NIOO, Kay Moisan found that this 'sense of smell' has a positive effect on the eventual health of the plant.
    Brassica rapa
  10. Centre of Excellence launched at Naturalis Biodiversity Gala

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    02/10/2020 At the Naturalis Biodiversity Gala, NIOO-director Geert de Snoo presented the new Centre of Excellence for Netherlands Biodiversity Research: a joint venture that brings together four leading Dutch knowledge institutes.
    Geert de Snoo at the Naturalis Biodiversity Gala
  11. Arctic migratory birds project wins Netherlands Polar Programme funding

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    28/08/2020 The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded funding to Bart Nolet's project 'Arctic migratory birds over the edge?'
    Rotganzen
  12. High time to open up ecological research

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    29/07/2020 An international team of ecologists found that only a quarter of the scientific papers in their field publicly shares computer code for analyses.
    Computer code