Education of the Marine Animal Ecology Group

The Marine Animal Ecology Group provides education and training at the BSc, MSc and PhD level. It is possible to perform a thesis, research practice, or internship at our group.

Thesis and internship

We are always looking for motivated students for BSc and MSc theses, internships and short research projects. Do you want to know more about our projects? Contact mae.education@wur.nl.

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Highlighted MSc thesis projects

Project title Where When
REEFolution: Coral restoration work Kenya Ongoing
Various restoration projects of oyster beds Wageningen or Yerseke Ongoing
Seasonality of western Wadden Sea fish NIOZ Available from September, 2023
Ecophysiological tolerance of macrozoobenthos NIOZ Available from June, 2023
Determining effects of counting methods on phytoplankton diversity indicators NIOZ Available early 2024
Assessing the significant of physical, geochemical and biological drivers of a Bivalves times series using modelling NIOZ Available early 2024
Reproductive potential of garfish in the Wadden Sea NIOZ Available from March, 2024
Ecophysiological tolerance of macrozoobenthos NIOZ Available from March, 2024
Behavioural ecology of lionfish in Crete Crete, Greece Available from March 2024
Can a conspicuous predator (lionfish) camouflage through background matching? Crete, Greece Available from February 2024 and later
The impact of invasive lionfish on the local biodiversity of the Mediterranean Sea Crete, Greece Available from February 2024 and later
Effects of electromagnetic fields on catshark embyros Wageningen Available from May 2024
Physiological and behavioural responses of bivalves to environmental stressors WMR, Den Helder Available in 2024 (can also be internship)
Fish and harbour porpoise presence and behaviour in windfarms and at shipwrecks Wageningen Available anytime (could start from March 2024)

Highlighted internship projects

Project title Where When
Alaskan salmon fisheries assessment Alaska Yearly in spring/summer
Collecting water quality data at sea Oceans of Energy More information
Performing stakeholder interviews to make environmental synergies Oceans of Energy More information
Coral reef restoration in Bonaire Bonaire More information
Fish diversity research in Marker Wadden WMR More information
Facilitating information streams between science and society of reef restoration work Kenya and NL Available from February - April 2024
Microplastic survey in coastal ecosystems in Zanzibar Zanzibar Available from June - September 2024
Omega-3 and parasite, is there a connection? NIOZ, NL Available from September 2024