The coral reef ecosystem provides important services such as tourism revenue, food, pharmaceutical products and coastal defence. Coral reefs are under a severe amount of threats such as pollution, overfishing and climate change. These threats result in a decrease of coral reefs and so a decrease in three- …

Het Europese Interreg-project PARTRIDGE wat van 2017 tot 2020 wordt uitgevoerd, heeft tot doel te demonstreren dat moderne landbouw en biodiversiteit hand in hand kunnen gaan. Dit gebeurt door in de huidige landbouw relatief kleine maatregelen toe te passen. In 10 demonstratiegebieden van elk minimaal …

Voor het verduurzamen van ontwerpen in de waterbouw komt steeds meer aandacht. Breuksteenconstructies lenen zich hier uitstekend voor. Op ecologisch gebied is informatie beschikbaar over het ecologisch verrijken van breuksteenconstructies door het toevoegen van verschillende materialen. Over de stabiliteit …

This thesis research aimed to answer the question whether Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) data of humpback whales can improve management of the Yarari Marine Mammal Sanctuary in the Dutch Caribbean. This study looks at data recorded on the Saba Bank from December 2016 until April 2017. The PAM data …

Sharks are ecological important inhabitants of most of the world’s oceans and seas. Still their life-history, which is dictated by slow growth rates and late maturity, makes most species, especially demersal- and coastal sharks, prone to exploitation through target- and nontarget fisheries. Another threat …

De Wateringse sluis is een van de vele onderdelen binnen het beheergebied van Delfland. Momenteel wordt de Wateringse sluis niet actief gebruikt in dit geheel. Tot in de jaren tachtig van de vorige eeuw werd, als de ebstand het toeliet, overtollig water uit de boezem via vrij ver val op het buitenwater …

Spatial variation in habitat riskiness has a major influence on the predator–prey space race. However, the outcome of this race can be modulated if prey shares enemies with fellow prey (i.e., another prey species). Sharing of natural enemies may result in apparent competition, and its implications for …

Life on the Brink is an unusual volume in that it allows non-­‐academic, activist voices as well as  politicians,  environmental  studies  scholars,  and  social  scientists  to  participate  in  the  argument that concerns us all, the argument about the future of our planet and of humanity. The common …

This is the report of a research that was conducted on the mammal distribution in CNCH. The research was conducted with the following research question: is there a difference in distribution of endangered and vulnerable mammal species between the slightly disturbed primary forests and the highly disturbed …

Coastal soft-sediment habitats are some of the most valued ecosystems due to their high productivity, sustaining coastal food webs. However, coastal soft-sediment habitats are under pressure due to human activity and sea level rise. To preserve or restore soft-sediment habitats different management strategies …