2016 |
Entangled enemies: Parasites caught in the food web |
Fungal parasites of phytoplankton (chytrids) may play an important role in structuring the pelagic plankton network, but empirical data on this group of... |
2014 |
Combined effect of elevated pCO2 and nitrogen limitation on the marine coccolithophore Emiliania huxleyi. |
Marine calcifying micro algae have been shown to be strongly affected by ocean acidification (OA), yet little is known about the combined effects of OA and... |
2014 |
Could a higher N loading shift the dominance of cyanobacteria to green algae? |
Cyanobacteria blooms are associated with high epilimnetic total nitrogen to total P ratios in lake ecosystems. At low N availability N fixing cyanobacteria... |
2014 |
Ecosystem services of deep sand pits (DESAPIT) |
Deep sand pits are lake ecosystems created by sand mining activities. With an extensive sampling campaign we want to assess the ecosystems service these... |
2014 |
Impact of climate warming on trophic interactions in aquatic food webs (Hotwebs) |
Whereas temperature rise may enhance the growth rates of plants and thus initially stimulates plant abundance, increased plant consumption may offset this... |
2014 |
Macrophyte colonization: constraints and windows of opportunity |
With improved water quality through reductions in nutrient loading, water transparency increases and submerged vegetation can develop. However, recently, the... |
2014 |
Meta-Ecosystems: incorporating material fluxes in metacommunity ecology (Meta-ecosystem) |
An important development in ecology consists of recent attempts to integrate two traditions: spatial ecosystem ecology and metacommunity ecology. Metacommunity... |
2014 |
Mitigating the impact of flooding along rivers: grazing for biodiversity and safety (Rivier) |
With ongoing climate change, rivers are predicted to discharge large quantities of water in a short time (flood pulses) more often. Flood plains should... |
2014 |
Mitigation of toxic dinoflagellates in the Dutch Delta |
In recent years, the incidence of blooms of the toxic dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii has been increasing in the Dutch Delta. These blooms pose a health... |
2014 |
Niche conservatism in water fleas and its implications for the new field of community phylogenetics (PhyloDaphnia) |
For multiple species of European waterfleas of the genus Daphnia, we test the hypothesis that phylogenetic relatedness is negatively associated with functional... |
2014 |
Rehabilitation of Lake Boyuk Shor, Azerbeijan |
Boyuk Shor is the second largest lake of Azerbeijan. It is an endorheic brackish lake. Its water quality is heavily compromised by the discharge of oil waste... |
2014 |
The cryptic species complex of Brachionus calyciflorus: discovery of new cryptic species, and assessment of phylogenetic relationships and degree of niche conservatism (Cryptic Rotifers) |
Although one of the most widely studied rotifer taxa, almost nothing is known about the B. calyciflorus species complex. Through a thorough analysis of... |
2014 |
The impact of climate change on toxic cyanobacterial communities |
Elevated pCO2 may have consequences for the toxicity of harmful cyanobacterial blooms. In this project, we investigated the impact of rising CO2 levels on the... |
2014 |
The role of pathogens in structuring phytoplankton communities (PHYTOPATHO) |
Phytoplankton communities exhibit a remarkable diversity with dynamic seasonal changes in species and genotype composition. Much research has focused on the... |
2013 |
Bottom-up and top-down control of terrestrialisation and biodiversity in fens (Verlanding) |
Wetlands harbor high biodiversity and provide important ecosystem services, including nutrient retention and carbon sequestration. However, many wetlands are... |
2013 |
Carbon retention in freshwater lakes (CARBRET) |
Rising CO2 levels cause ocean acidification with negative consequences for marine organisms. Freshwater lakes cover only 0.8% of the ocean surface, but take up... |
2013 |
Dynamics of Fish Aggregation Device (FADs) Utilization on Tuna Fisheries |
Fish aggregation devices (FADs) have been used by fishers in Indonesian waters since the 1980s. FADs increase the efficiency of fishing activities and may lead... |
2013 |
Impact of Ocean Acidification on the phytoplankton community in North Sea coastal waters |
How will OA affect the interaction between HAB genotypes and different phytoplankton species, and how will this ultimately affect the occurrence and toxicity... |
2013 |
NETLAKE |
NETLAKE (Networking Lake Observatories in Europe) is an EU COST Action (ES 1201) that aims to build a network of sites and individuals to support the... |
2013 |
Spring Blitz |
The Spring Blitz is a coordinated effort from researchers around the world to link changes in water stability during the onset of stratification to plankton... |
2013 |
Steering for structure |
Heterogeneity in habitat structure is hypothesized to have a great impact on the biodiversity and ecosystem functioning of ditch systems. The construction of... |
2013 |
The interaction of fishers with FADs: decision making and effort allocation in relation to juvenile tuna aggregation and schooling behavior around FADs. |
The objectives of this study will be to identify factors that influence the fisher’s decision making in deploying FADs and how this affects the fisheries... |
2012 |
Development of effective strategies for the conservation and development of landscape wide aquatic biodiversity in agricultural areas (Divscape) |
Through a field study and the analysis of existing databases, the aim of the project is to contribute to a better knowledge on the mechanisms that determine... |
2012 |
Eco-engineering: testing conditions for marsh development (MarkerMeerMoeras) |
Freshwater marshes contain high biodiversity and provide crucial ecosystem services, including shoreline protection and nutrient retention. Therefore, marsh... |
2012 |
Ecosystem functions of invasive aquatic plants (Invasives) |
Submerged macrophytes have positive effects on aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Exotic macrophytes are undesired and removed. The aim of this... |
2012 |
Genomic approach to study induced defenses in cyanobacteria (Cyanogen) |
In this project an expression library of the toxic cyanobacterium is assembled. Microcystis is exposed to both abiotic (N, P, light, temperature) and biotic (... |
2012 |
Good tidings for red tides: Responses of toxic and calcareous dinoflagellates to Global Change |
This project aims to assess the responses of toxic, nontoxic, as well as calcifying dinoflagellate species to rising CO2 under different nitrogen... |
2012 |
Identifying critical nutrient loadings for Lake Taihu, China, with a dynamic model for integrated water system research (PCchina) |
Over the past decades, Lake Taihu, a large shallow lake in China, has been heavily loaded with nutrients. This has resulted in a loss of most of the submerged... |
2012 |
Improving the ecosystem model for linear waters PCDitch (StowaPCDitch) |
PCDitch is a dynamical food web model for linear waters. The model is derived from PCLake, the model for shallow lakes. The model shows alternative stable... |
2012 |
Nuisance plant growth: causes, consequences and opportunities (Macromanage) |
Massive growth of macrophytes can occur when sediments are eutrophic. This poses a problem for recreation and biodiversity. The aim of this project is to study... |
2012 |
Rapid evolution in rotifers under conditions of stoichiometric imbalance (Evostoich) |
We investigate if and how rotifer populations can genetically adapt to conditions of stoichiometric imbalance and to what extent such adaptations may have... |
2012 |
Spatial and environmental determinants of Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics: anthropogenic environments as a model (SPEEDY) |
This multidisciplinary project aims at unraveling the relative importance of micro-evolutionary and community responses to an urbanization gradient at... |
2011 |
Double Trouble: Consequences of Ocean Acidification – Past, Present and Future – The dinoflagellates component |
This project component aims to culture various species of dinoflagellates to investigate their biosynthesis, focusing on growth rates and carbon fixation... |
2011 |
Improving the ecosystem model for shallow lakes PCLake (StowaPCLake) |
PCLake is a dynamical food web model for shallow lakes. It has been developed to study the impact of eutrophication. The model shows alternative stable states... |
2011 |
Phosphporous removal and recycling from black water (Algobioloop) |
In this project a new sanitation system for the new NIOO building is developed. Black water from the toilets is digested in a UASB, the effluent of which is... |
2009 |
Dynamics of smelt. Autonimous Negative Trends in IJsselmeer and Markermeer (Ant-3) |
Several fish eating and diving bird species show long term negative trends in Lake IJsselmeer and Markermeer. These birds are protected by EU regulations. The... |
2009 |
Early Warning against Scums (Ewacs) |
In this project empirical data for the EWACS model are collected in NIOO’s Limnotrons under various mixing regimes. EWACS (Early Warning Against Cyano Scums)... |
2009 |
Filter feeders Under Stress in changing lake ecosystems and its impact on higher Trophic levels in lakes Marker and IJsselmeer, The Netherlands (Ant-1) |
In this project the food web of lakes Ijssel- and Markermeer are subject of study. Changes in the food web have led to a dramatic decline of many of the bird... |
2009 |
Restoration of lake Terra Nova by Iron Addition (Terra) |
In this project restoration of the lake Terra Nova through the addition of large amounts of iron (to bind phosphorous) is being studied. Consequences of iron... |
2009 |
System analysis. Autonimous Negative Trends in Lakes IJsselmeer and Markermeer: (Ant-2) |
Several fish eating and diving bird species show long term negative trends in Lake IJsselmeer and Markermeer. These birds are protected by EU regulations. The... |
2008 |
Impact of eutrophication status and fisheries on major pathways in Lake Victoria food webs: a combined experimental and field study approach (Sedec-1) |
Three decades after its introduction in Lake Victoria, nile perch suddenly became abundant in lake Victoria, and eradicated the highly biodiverse community of... |
2006 |
Effects of fish culture management on the composition and diversity of aquatic biota in ponds (Pondcons). |
This project combines a socio-economic with an ecological analysis with the aim to reconcile fish farming with nature conservation. The project has a strong... |
1996 |
Viability of food specialist in a fluctuating heterogeneous environment: the Everglade Snail kite (Everkite) |
The snail kite, an endangered raptor inhabiting the marshes of southern and central Florida. It is fully adapted to seasonal water level variations and... |
