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  1. Boost the biodiversity at Lowlands

    Event
    Visit NIOO during Lowlands festival at Lowlands Science and join the citizen science research into the water quality of Lake Lowlands.
    Lowlands Science 2024

  2. Suzanne McGowan appointed Professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics

    News
    Meet the new Special Professor of Aquatic Ecosystem Dynamics: Suzanne McGowan. As of 2024 she is appointed at Utrecht University. Her chair offers a unique combination between the university's faculties of Science and Geosciences. McGowan integrates this with her main affiliation as the Head of Aquatic Ecology at the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW). As a professor, she aims to uncover how water ecosystems have been functioning, and how the major changes on our planet affect this.
    Suzanne McGowan

  3. Exposition 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water and Women'

    Event
    This month at NIOO: the art exhibition 'Augmented Ecofeminisms: Climate, Water, and Women'. This exhibition illustrates how the problems associated with climate change differentially affect women in many parts of the world.
    Expositie

  4. Dealing with bluegreen algae

    Worldwide, excessive nutrient loads in lakes and reservoirs have led to the rapid increase of harmful cyanobacteria. Blooms of these algae block the use of surface water for drinking, irrigation and recreation. Climate change is expected to further increase the frequency, duration, and magnitude of cyanobacterial blooms. Aquatic ecologists from NIOO are busy gaining more detailed insights into cyanobacterial blooms across scales, in future climates and in respect to toxicity.
    Blauwalgenbloei

  5. Greenhouse gases

    Climate change is amplified by greenhouse gas emissions. At NIOO, we work on the fundamental understanding of how gases such as methane, carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide influence ecosystems. Our knowledge of carbon and nitrogen cycles provides insight into the potential of greenhouse mitigation tools. In a Dutch freshwater lake or the soil of a tropical rain forest.
    Landschap met koeien

  6. Costs of scaring grass-eating barnacle geese often outweigh the benefits

    News
    At the current population sizes, the practice of scaring geese off pastures in the province of Friesland probably ends up costing more than it saves. Ecologist Monique de Jager and colleagues from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research and the University of Amsterdam conclude this based on a model study, that was conducted as part of the Dutch contribution to European goose management. The results suggest that scaring geese is cost-effective only when there are few geese in the area.
    Brandganzen

  7. Inaugural lecture by Dr. Ellen Weerman

    Event
    On 2 February 2023, Dr. Ellen Weerman will give her inaugural lecture as lecturer on 'climate robust' landscapes at NIOO and HAS Green Academy. The title of the lecture is 'Climate-robust landscapes: how to bring resilience back into the landscape'.
    Ellen Weerman

  8. The relationship between yield loss and grazing pressure: implications for goose management

    Blog
    Grazing by geese can cause a lot of damage to agricultural crops. Goose management aims to reduce such damages, for example by actively reducing population sizes.
    Brandganzen

  9. More grazing geese does not always mean less harvest

    News
    An international team led by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) looked at the impact of different goose species and the number of geese on agricultural damage in the province of Friesland.
    Brandganzen

  10. Knowledge Day: Thermal energy from surface water and its ecological effects

    Event
    The WarmingUP project, STOWA and water managers will present their findings on the ecological effects of thermal energy from surface water during a 'knowledge day' hosted by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) on 10 November.
    NIOO KNAW