Redefining Nature: Koert van Mensvoort
It's time to redefine the relationship between nature and technology, said artist, philosopher and technologist Koert van Mensvoort in his seminar at NIOO.(read more)
31-05-2016
31-05-2016
First overview of global soil biodiversity published
The soil is teeming with life, much of it unknown or neglected. For the first time, information has been brought together in one place about how soils form, where different soil types are found and what organisms you'll find living in them. Wim van der Putten (NIOO) is one of the editors of the first-ever Global Soil Biodiversity Atlas. "There is very little dialogue between the soil science...(read more)
27-05-2016
27-05-2016
No shortage of developments in Dutch mammal atlas
Out now: a new Atlas of Dutch Mammals that charts the distribution, behaviour, ecology and population trends of more than one hundred species. There's been no shortage of developments in the twenty years since the last atlas, says one of the editors, NIOO-researcher Kamiel Spoelstra . De nieuwe Zoogdieratlas Kamiel Spoelstra mainly edited, organised and wrote material for the chapter in the atlas...(read more)
24-05-2016
24-05-2016
'Exposed': two faces of light pollution at NIOO
Throughout May, NIOO is hosting 'Exposed', an exhibition by Dutch photographer Tessa van Rijn. The exhibition focuses on light pollution.(read more)
23-05-2016
23-05-2016
Jasper Wubs awarded 'Zilveren Parnassia' prize
NIOO-researcher Jasper Wubs has won the Zilveren Parnassia ('silver grass-of-Parnassus') award. Prof. mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven presented him with the prize after delivering his Westhoff Lecture on 18 May at Radboud University Nijmegen. Wubs was awarded the Zilveren Parnassia for his research on soil transplantations in the sandy soils of the Veluwe. With this research, he has demonstrated that...(read more)
19-05-2016
19-05-2016
Lapwing in the limelight
It's National Bird Week in the Netherlands. There's special attention this year for one of our most iconic farmland birds: the lapwing.(read more)
17-05-2016
17-05-2016
Ecology & Epigenetics: a natural match?
Ten years ago few ecologists took epigenetics seriously. Now Molecular Ecology has dedicated a special issue to the topic, with Koen Verhoeven (NIOO) as guest editor.(read more)
10-05-2016
10-05-2016
Applying fertilizer? Don't forget about pollination!
In a new post on The Applied Ecologist's Blog, Stijn van Gils talks about a semi-field experiment that produced some surprising results.(read more)
22-04-2016
22-04-2016
Ecological models as a virtual reality
Why do certain types of algae dominate in a lake? What is the impact of climate change on this? Just a few questions that NIOO researchers hoped to answer with the models PCLake and PCDitch they developed. Virtual reality Researchers use the ecological models as a virtual reality, in which experiments are carried out that cannot easily be done in the real world. These models are important for the...(read more)
19-04-2016
19-04-2016
NIOO-KNAW signs 200th Green Deal 'Green roofs'
On behalf of NIOO, managing director Petra van den Berg has signed the 200th Green Deal: Green Roofs, Phase 2. On Thursday, 14 April, economics minister Henk Kamp signed Green Deal Green Roofs, Phase 2 at the Innovation Expo, with 27 representatives from municipalities, provinces, water boards, federations, businesses and knowledge institutions...including NIOO. This deal was special, because it...(read more)
19-04-2016
19-04-2016
'Excellent' evaluation for Metawad-project
The Wadden Academy has presented its evaluation of the Metawad-project, which collects data about migratory birds in the Dutch Wadden Sea. NIOO is a partner in the project.(read more)
15-04-2016
15-04-2016
'Beleef de Lente' project: great tit lays first egg!
Beleef de Lente ("experience spring"), the Netherlands Society for the Protection of Birds' annual webcam project, is in full swing.(read more)
11-04-2016
11-04-2016
American Naturalist highlights: Arie van Noordwijk
Counting down to the 150th anniversary of The American Naturalist , contributors choose articles from the journal's past that deserve a second look. The latest pick is a paper by NIOO's Arie van Noordwijk from 1986. Arie van Noordwijk "There are many reasons to treasure this paper", writes Jessica Metcalf, Princeton's Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs ,...(read more)
11-04-2016
11-04-2016
Living in a microbial world
Microbes may be largely invisible, but we are more familiar with them than we often think. An experiment carried out by Jos Raaijmakers, NIOO's head of Microbial Ecology, during his inaugural lecture as professor in Leiden demonstrates that we really do live in a microbial world. Jos Raaijmakers “So what do you do all day?” Jos Raaijmakers is used to questions like that, even from his own...(read more)
05-04-2016
05-04-2016
Forever spring
Spring once again arrived in the Netherlands very early this year. Dutch radio asked three NIOO researchers about the consequences for plants, animals and humans.(read more)
29-03-2016
29-03-2016
'Big Brother for birds' off to promising start
Hundreds of thousands of people tune in each year as the Netherlands Society for the Protection of Birds switches on its webcams.(read more)
15-02-2016
15-02-2016
Identifying plant and animal DNA switches much faster and cheaper
PhD student devises new technique for ecological epigenetic research Epigenetics is a fast-growing field of research all over the world. Ecological epigenetics has now been further advanced thanks to the development of a new research technique. ‘This technique is cheaper and faster and enables...(read more)
Published 09-02-2016
Pharmaceutical residues increasingly disrupt aquatic life
It's a hidden global change: away from the public eye, residues of medicines in water have been causing increasing disruption. They can kill aquatic animals, and play havoc with their food web and reproductive cycle. An international team of researchers led by the NIOO makes an urgent case for...(read more)
Published 02-02-2016
Clever songbird's genome may hold key to evolution of learning
The great tit has revealed its genetic code, offering new insight into how species adapt to a changing planet.(read more)
Published 25-01-2016
Marcel Visser named among world's most influential scientists
Thomson Reuters has named NIOO-KNAW head of Animal Ecology Marcel Visser a Highly Cited Researcher, and has included him in its 2015 list of the World's Most Influential Scientific Minds. The Thomson Reuters list identifies the scientists who have made the most significant global impact in their respective fields. It is based on their output of top-cited papers over an 11-year period. According...(read more)
15-01-2016
15-01-2016
