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  1. Symposium Migratory birds under pressure

    Event
    On Thursday 7 September 2023 our Animal Ecology department is organising a symposium on migratory birds under pressure, followed by the PhD thesis defence of Kees Schreven the next day.
    Geese Colonising New Land

  2. PhD Thesis defence Kees Schreven: range expansion in Arctic-breeding geese

    Event
    On Friday 8 September 2023, our colleague Kees Schreven will defend his PhD thesis "Geese colonising New Land: causes and mechanisms of range expansion in an Arctic-breeding migrant".
    Geese Colonising New Land

  3. Arctic migratory birds project wins Netherlands Polar Programme funding

    News
    28/08/2020 The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has awarded funding to Bart Nolet's project 'Arctic migratory birds over the edge?'
    Rotganzen

  4. Polarised debate: polar bear blogs reveal dangerous gap between climate-change facts and opinions

    Press release
    Climate-change discussions on social media are very influential. A new study in BioScience shows that when it comes to iconic topics such as polar bears and retreating sea ice, climate blogs fall into two distinct camps. With little or no overlap between deniers and the available scientific facts. The study’s first author, NIOO-KNAW researcher Jeff Harvey says: “It’s time for scientists to counter the misinformation and engage directly with the public far more.”
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  5. Can barnacle geese predict the climate?

    Press release
    The breeding grounds of Arctic migratory birds such as the barnacle goose are changing rapidly due to accelerated warming in the polar regions. They won't be able to keep up with these climatic changes unless they can somehow anticipate them. A team of researchers from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) employed computer models to assess the prospects of the geese and their young. The results can be found in the scientific journal Global Change Biology.
    Brandganzen