Wetlands are important centres of biodiversity and play a crucial role in the environment. But for a long time they have been badly damaged, particularly by human activity. In fact, two thirds of the original French wetlands have been destroyed. In one hundred years, this represents 2.5 million hectares, …

The die-off of the long-spined sea urchin Diadema antillarum in the 1980s highlighted its crucial role as a primary grazer in tropical western Atlantic coral reefs. However, natural recovery has been slow, exacerbated by a new die-off in 2022. Interest in actively restoring D. antillarum populations …

This paper researches the effect of two different algae and probiotic treatments as well as a new photonic schedule on O. edulis broodstock with the purpose of determining the best way of conditioning the broodstock among the treatments tested. This was done by answering the research question: What is …

This study investigates key drivers that contribute to the degradation of Dyploknema butyraceae (Chiuri) inside two neighboring community forests in the Chitwan district of Nepal. The research focusses on how anthropogenic and ecological factors, such as land use practices, socio-eco-nomic changes, management …

This research is focused on the circumstances related to rainwater flooding in the Municipality of Valkenburg aan de Geul, located in the south of the Netherlands. The town has been dealing with flooding from rainwater for as long as its inhabitants can remember, but the situation became much more severe …

Many coastal communities worldwide are facing challenges caused by increasing sea levels. However, urban development, population growth and industrialisation in low-lying delta regions persist. This includes the Netherlands and British Columbia, Canada. Both regions explore new and innovative flood risk …

At an aquaponics farm in Luxembourg called “Fësch Haff” the effect of the water quality on the growth rate and behaviour of the rainbow trout has been analysed. Three times a week the water quality in the fish tank expressed by temperature, KH (carbonate hardness), pH, ammonium/ammonia, nitrite, nitrate …

Biodiversiteit is een veelbesproken onderwerp. Wereldwijd is de biodiversiteit sinds 1900 met 40% afgenomen, hoewel er na 2010 enige verbetering zichtbaar is. Oorzaken zoals verlies van leefgebieden, klimaatverandering en monoculturen dragen bij aan deze afname. Er is een groeiende vraag vanuit boeren, …

Dierondersteunende interventies (DOI) maken gebruik van de samenwerking tussen dieren en begeleiders om mensen te ondersteunen in verschillende therapeutische contexten. Dit onderzoek richt zich specifiek op honden bij DOI en onderzoekt hoede samenwerking tussen hond en begeleider verschilt wanneer gebruik …

In 2022 werd bekend dat de derogatievergunning voor het uitrijden van extra stikstof uit dierlijke mest in Nederland afgebouwd wordt en in 2026 eindigt. Melkveebedrijven moeten hierdoor meer mest afvoeren en mogelijk kunstmest aankopen, wat kostenverhogingen veroorzaakt. Een onderzoek naar de financiële …