In deze studie is onderzocht welke prooien deel uit maken van het dieet van kustbewonende otters (Lutra lutra) in Roaringwater Bay, Ierland. De otter is een zoogdier dat behoort tot de familie Marterachtigen (Mustelidae) en leeft zowel op land als in het water. Ze kunnen met hun rol als toppredator inzicht …

Impact on Water Quality monitoring with aquatic drones

In dit onderzoek wordt het verschil tussen een centrale en decentrale rioolwaterzuiveringsinstallatie onderzocht om inzicht te krijgen in de milieu-impact. Het onderzoek is uitgevoerd met behulp van het Greenhouse Gas-protocol dat drie scopes beschrijft om directe en indirecte broeikasgas emissies te …

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, …

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 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 …

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 …

The Netherlands is dependent on artificial structures for water safety. In addition to water safety the artificial structures also provide habitat for different aquatic species. When designing artificial structures like dikes and breakwaters adjustments can be taken to increase species richness or stimulate …

De aanleg van natuurvriendelijke oevers (NVO’s) is een populaire maatregel om de ecologische waterkwaliteit te verbeteren en wordt vaak ingezet om doelstellingen uit de Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) te behalen. Deze Europese richtlijn schrijft voor dat de biologische en fysisch-chemische waterkwaliteit …