From 2008-2013 I studied Biology at Utrecht University, specializing in ecology and conservation. During a first internship I studied the phenology of Bewick’s swan (Cygnus columbianus bewickii) migration in relation to ice-break-up date. In a second internship I explored the genetics of an endangered pig species (Sus cebifrons) with the aim to use genetic tools for conservation management in captive populations. During both projects I gained experience in analyzing large datasets with programs like arcGIS, Linux and R.
Currently I am a PhD candidate at the Animal Ecology department of the NIOO, supervised by Bart Nolet. I work on a project called ‘Unravelling the annual cycle of an Arctic migrant [Bewick’s swans] in search of the cause of its decline’. The population of Bewick’s swans wintering in the Netherlands has been decreasing since 1995, and although there are several hypotheses about what causes this decline, none of them has been tested. This study focuses on these potential causes in different stages of the annual cycle (breeding, migration and wintering), with the aim to explain the negative population trend and offer clues for policy-makers to reverse this trend.
This project is executed as part of the centre for avian population studies (CAPS; www.avianpopulationstudies.org).
- Nuijten, R., Vriend, S. J. G., Wood, K. A., Haitjema, T., Rees, E. C., Jongejans, E., & Nolet, B. A. (2020). Apparent breeding success drives long-term population dynamics of a migratory swan. Journal of Avian Biology, in press. https://doi.org/10.1111/jav.02574
- Nuijten, R. (2020). Bewick's swans in a changing world: Species responses and the need for dynamic nature conservation (PhD Thesis). https://hdl.handle.net/11245.1/07de5b40-d7a5-4259-83e8-af77f02c213c
- Nuijten, R., Wood, K. A., Haitjema, T., Rees, E. C., & Nolet, B. A. (2020). Concurrent shifts in wintering distribution and phenology in migratory swans: individual and generational effects. Global Change Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15151
- Nuijten, R., Gerritse, T., Shamoun-Baranes, J., & Nolet, B. A. (2020). Less is more: on-board lossy compression of accelerometer data increases biologging capacity. Journal of Animal Ecology, 89(1), 237-247. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13164
- Eikelboom, J. A. J., Nuijten, R. J. M., Wang, Y. X. G., Schroder, B., Heitkönig, I. M. A., Mooij, W. M., van Langevelde, F., & Prins, H. H. T. (2020). Will legal international rhino horn trade save wild rhino populations? Global Ecology and Conservation, 23(September), [e01145]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2020.e01145
- Mooij, W. M., van Wijk, D., Beusen, A. HW., Brederveld, R. J., Chang, M., Cobben, M. M. P., DeAngelis, D. L., Downing, A. S., Green, P., Gsell, A. S., Huttunen, I., Janse, J. H., Janssen, A. B. G., Hengeveld, G. M., Kong, X., Kramer, L., Kuiper, J. J., Langan, S. J., Nolet, B. A.,... Teurlincx, S. (2019). Modeling water quality in the Anthropocene: Directions for the next-generation aquatic ecosystem models. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 36(February), 85-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2018.10.012
- Wood, K. A., Nuijten, R. J. M., Newth, J. L., Haitjema, T., Vangeluwe, D., Ionnidis, P., Harrison, A. L., Mackenzie, C., Hilton, G. M., Nolet, B. A., & Rees, E. C. (2018). Apparent survival of an Arctic-breeding migratory bird over 44 years of fluctuating population size. Ibis, 160(2), 413-430. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12521
- Harvey, J. A., van den Berg, D., Ellers, J., Kampen, R., Crowther, T. W., Roessingh, P., Verheggen, B., Nuijten, R. J. M., Post, E., Lewandowsky, S., Stirling, I., Balgopal, M., Amstrup, S. C., & Mann, M. E. (2018). Internet Blogs, Polar Bears, and Climate-Change Denial by Proxy. BioScience, 68(4), 281-287. [bix133]. https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/bix133
- Nuijten, R. J. M., Hendriks, A. J., Jenssen, B. M., & Schipper, A. M. (2016). Circumpolar contaminant concentrations in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and potential population-level effects. Marine Environmental Research, 151, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2016.07.021
- Nuijten, R. J. M., Bosse, M., Crooijmans, R. P. M. A., Madsen, O., Schaftenaar, W., Ryder, O. A., Groenen, M. A. M., & Megens, H-J. (2016). The Use of Genomics in Conservation Management of the Endangered Visayan Warty Pig (Sus cebifrons). International Journal of Genomics, 2016, [5613862]. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/5613862
- Nuijten, R. J. M., Kölzsch, A., Van Gils, J. A., Hoye, B. J., Oosterbeek, K., De Vries, P. P., Klaassen, M., & Nolet, B. A. (2014). The exception to the rule: retreating ice front makes Bewick’s swans Cygnus columbianus bewickii migrate slower in spring than in autumn. Journal of Avian Biology, 45(2), 113-122. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-048X.2013.00287.x
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- Rienks, F., NIOO-KNAW, & Nuijten, R. (2020). Waar zijn de kleine zwanen gebleven? Honderden kilometers oostelijker! Nature Today.
- Lammers, I., & Nuijten, R. J. M. (2017). Gracieuze wintergasten. Vogels, 5(2017).
- Nuijten, R. J. M., & NIOO-KNAW (2017). Kleine zwanen weer in het land! Nature Today. https://www.naturetoday.com/intl/nl/nature-reports/message/?msg=23970
- Velthuis, M., Nuijten, R. J. M., & Snijders, L. (2016). De thuiswedstrijd: Dokter Ecologie blog. https://nioo.knaw.nl/nl/blog/de-thuiswedstrijd
- Velthuis, M., Nuijten, R. J. M., & Snijders, L. (2016). Met sport ook ecologisch fit? Dokter Ecologie blog. NIOO-KNAW. https://nioo.knaw.nl/nl/node/7715
- Velthuis, M., Nuijten, R. J. M., & Snijders, L. (2016). Resultaten uit het verleden bieden garanties voor de toekomst? Dokter Ecologie blog. https://nioo.knaw.nl/nl/blog/resultaten-uit-het-verleden-bieden-garanties-voor-de-toekomst
- Velthuis, M., Snijders, L., & Nuijten, R. J. M. (2016). Vreemdelingen in het land: Dokter Ecologie blog. https://nioo.knaw.nl/nl/blog/vreemdelingen-het-land
- Nolet, B. A., & Nuijten, R. J. M. (2014). Kleine zwanen op trek: Migratie verloopt langzamer in het voorjaar door ijsvorming. Mens en Vogel, 52(2), 42-47. http://www.vogelbescherming.be/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=97&Itemid=225
