In dit rapport worden de verspreiding en habitatseigenschappen van de oliekever rondom het Haringvliet beschreven. Aanvullend is er een vragenonderzoek gedaan bij diverse experts en liefhebbers van oliekevers in het buitenland om meer informatie te verkrijgen over het soort habitat, de habitatbescherming …

Girona is a city located in the river Ter Basin, in the Principality of Catalonia. The city’s convenient access to water played a role during the 19thcentury to quickly industrialise and modernise the city. Yet, not at the cost of polluting the rivers and turning natural habitats, places of enjoyment …

In this project a set of five micro living cultures is designed and expounded by newly constructed user profiles based on extensive literature and design research. The user profiles are developed from the perspective of fighting isolation and loneliness. The concept extends into the urban fabric of the …

Climate change and global warming have a big impact on many animals that live on earth. Ice caps are melting, making polar habitats disappear, but the temperature rise has impact on other continents and oceans as well. Reptiles, which are ectothermic, are strongly affected by warmer environments since …

Caribbean coral reefs are in decline and the deployment of artificial reefs, structures on the sea bottom that mimic one or more characteristics of a natural reef, is increasingly often considered to sustain ecosystem services. Independent of their specific purposes, it is essential that artificial reefs …

1. Dynamic conditions in nature have led to the evolution of behavioural traits that allow animals to use information on local circumstances and adjust their behaviour accordingly, for example through learning. Although learning can improve foraging efficiency, the learned information can become unreliable …

The Netherlands is a densely populated and economically developed country. Coastal areas are important for aquaculture, agriculture, harbors, and urban development. Coastal habitats mainly exist on the south Delta coast and the north Wadden sea, hosting a great biological diversity. The Netherlands had …

The natural value of Dutch sandy beaches has been declining for decades. These relatively unstable, low nutritious, wave-washed environments lack the primary producers that represent the base of the food web. Thus, the sandy beach food web relies almost entirely on nutrient influx of other systems. Beside …

Na de oplevering van het beekherstel van de Kleine Dommel (Noord-Brabant) in mei 2017 was nog niet bekend of dit gebied daadwerkelijk geschikt was voor enkele stromingsminnende vissoorten. Deze vissoorten zijn de Beekprik (Lampetra planeri), Kopvoorn (Squalius cephalus), Kwabaal (Lota lota), Rivierdonderpad …

Over de jaren heen is veel habitat biodiversiteit afgenomen in kustgebieden. Zeker in de Waddenzee zijn habitats verdwenen of kwalitatief en kwantitatief afgenomen. De laatste jaren zijn er veel herstelpogingen gedaan en herstelprojecten opgezet. Waddenmozaïek is een project dat is opgezet voor het herstel …