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  1. Wim van der Putten and Jos Raaijmakers named 'Highly Cited Researcher' for sixth year running

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    Clarivate Analytics has published its annual list of highly cited researchers. NIOO-researchers Jos Raaijmakers and Wim van der Putten are included for the sixth year running.
    Clarivate 2022
  2. The Galápagos Microbiome Project: voyage of discovery to an invisible world

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    How unique and diverse is the invisible life of the Galápagos Islands? That is the key question to which a team of international researchers, led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), is seeking answers. This year, they went on an expedition to the iconic islands to study the microbial life there. Insights from their research can contribute to the conservation of indigenous plant species and, in particular, Scalesia: the giant daisy.
    Galapagos Microbiome Project - sampling the microbiome of endemic Scalesia plants
  3. Bewick’s swans choose wintering areas based on the weather

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    Bewick’s swans fly less far during their autumn migration when the weather is warm. Climate change has therefore led to a shift in their common wintering areas. Now, for the first time, bird researchers have been able to use long-term GPS data to pinpoint the specific choices that individual swans make.
    Kleine zwanen
  4. Great tits don't inherit ability to think on their feet

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    How important is cognitive flexibility for the ability of great tits to adapt to climate change? Krista van den Heuvel did her PhD research at NIOO on this question.
    Krista van den Heuvel bij nestkast
  5. Early birds of the future: earlier, but still too late?

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    How much earlier can great tits lay their eggs to keep up with climate change? A team from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) took a sneak peek into the birds’ future.
    Koolmezen passen zich aan
  6. Consortium investigates nature-inclusive use of floating solar panels

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    The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded more than 2.8 million euros to a consortium led by NIOO's Sven Teurlincx that will investigate the use of floating solar panels. It aims to establish the technological, ecological and social conditions for floating solar energy to have a sustainable future - for people as well as nature, in different landscapes.
    Sven Teurlincx op drijvend zonne-eiland Markerplas
  7. Follow-up funding for microbial fight against parasitic weed in Africa

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    Can micro-organisms in the soil help the fight against parasitic weeds in Africa? That question launched Promise six years ago. After promising initial results, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has now awarded follow-up funding to the project.
    Striga
  8. Beneath your feet, soil microbes are getting fat

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    Microbes, like humans, can eat 'junk food' and grow fat. This even happens when you might not expect it, according to NIOO researcher Kyle Mason-Jones
    Microbes under your feet grow fat
  9. Jos Raaijmakers elected member of the KNAW

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    NIOO's head of Microbial Ecology Jos Raaijmakers has been elected a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
    Jos Raaijmakers
  10. Expedition to uncover invisible life in Galápagos

    Press release
    An international research team led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) is to search for invisible life in the Galápagos Islands.
    Scalesia forest
  11. Forest soil boost for iconic Dutch national park

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    A major NIOO-supervised experiment is underway in one of the Netherlands most iconic nature areas, with a key role for the soil.
    Freddy, Wim en Sam op de Hoge Veluwe
  12. Developing digital twins to help understand ecosystems

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    LTER-LIFE aims to study and predict how global change affects ecosystems. It is one of nine projects that have just won funding for setting up and improving large-scale research infrastructure.
    Veluwezoom