Een groot aantal studies heeft de achteruitgang van insecten over afgelopen decennia in kaart gebracht. Ook onder Orthoptera wordt een achteruitgang waargenomen. De Orthoptera zijn een middelgrote orde binnen de klasse van de insecten. Deze orde omvat wat wij in Nederland verstaan onder veldsprinkhanen, …

Sinds 1800 is de wereldbevolking enorm snel gegroeid, wat ook betekend dat er meer en grotere steden zijn. De groei van de wereldbevolking kan zorgen voor wisselwerkingen die een negatief effect kunnen hebben op de natuur of wilde dieren. Met de groei van de steden is er steeds meer interactie tussen …

Campus Greensteel is the answer to the rehaul of the Tata Steel operations in IJmuiden. The change to hydrogen power restores the site as a natural dune area by the combination of architectural and biological strategies. After clearance of the coal and cokes depots and fossil powerplants, a network of …

Freshwater habitats are under stress from agricultural land use, most notably the influx of neonicotinoid pesticides and increased nutrient pressure from fertilizer. Traditional studies investigating the effects of stressors on freshwater systems are often limited to a narrow range of taxa, depending …

Sand nourishments have been executed throughout the coastline of Walcheren for decades with the goal of improving coastal safety, widening beaches for recreation and reducing the impact of coastal erosion on dune habitats and the landscape. While the coastal engineering benefits of sand nourishments …

Salt marshes are known to be an important habitat type for numerous species of fish. As fish stocks are pressured around the world, providing them with suitable habitat is very important. Through managed realignments or tidal restoration, intertidal salt marshes are created or restored. Which fish use …

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 …