Marine Animal Ecology Group
Marine animal ecology (MAE) studies how marine animals adapt in response to a changing environment. Our research is focused on different organismal levels, from eco-physiology, early life-stage development, population genomics, up to whole ecological community responses. We subsequently apply our research to gain an understanding of the consequences of anthropogenic activities to ecosystem services and conservation management.
Latest News
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Reindert Nijland in an NPO documentary about the Earth
- In the new NPO series entitled Govert naar de kern van de aarde presenter Govert is curious about how life on earth started. Dr. Reindert Nijland... -
Voice of the North Sea - update!
- This evening (7th of September) there is the final performance of Tinka Murk, Remco de Kluizenaar and Anna Berestova where they share their musical... -
Voice of the North Sea
- For those of you who have missed the Voice of the North Sea session in Impulse on Monday 19th of June: Good news! There are two additional sessions... -
Mysterious sea urchin deaths unraveled: scuticociliate cause mass mortality on Caribbean coral reefs
- An international team of researchers, including Wageningen University & Research and Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, has found... -
REEFolution project in Dutch news
- Recently, the REEFolution project has been on the Dutch news, with an item on the NOS journaal, and an article on NU.nl. The team talks about they...
MAE Publications
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Benefits of herbivorous fish outweigh costs of corallivory in coral nurseries placed close to a Kenyan patch reef
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‘Windparken verstoren groei plankton en daarmee voedselketen op de Noordzee’
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Aantal haaien en roggen in de Oosterschelde groeit
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Biomass of key grazing fishes is an important determinant of coral growth and fouling control in coral nurseries
Restoration Ecology (2023) - ISSN 1061-2971 -
Coral predation and implications for restoration of Kenyan reefs : The effects of site selection, coral species and fisheries management
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology (2023), Volume: 566 - ISSN 0022-0981
Highlighted student projects
At MAE we are working on various research lines. Students can join the research efforts via thesis projects, internships, research practices and/or short research projects. See below for some highlighted projects. If you are interested in any of these, please contact mae.education@wur.nl!
MSc thesis:
Modelling probability of disease spread in Caribbean sea urchins. Available later this year, based in Wageningen.
Potential of nutrient-rich sludge from water treatment plants for food industry. Ecotoxicological work in mesocosms. Available from March 2023.
Developing a digital twin of a marine bivalve. Available any time.
Population structure analysis of thornback ray through DNA from beached egg cases. Available from April or from September.
Seasonality of western Wadden Sea fish. Fieldwork in Texel, available from September or potentially a little earlier.
Ecophysiological tolerance of macrozoobenthos. Fieldwork in Texel, available from June.
Internship:
Analysing coral growth, survival and health from a long-term Maldivian monitoring and restoration project by Van Oord. This project can start at any moment and is based in Rotterdam (but with opportunities to work from home).
Two projects available at Oceans of Energy. One on collecting water quality data at sea, and one on performing stakeholder interviews to make environmental synergies. See this link for more information.
Diversity and spatial ecology of Svalbard methane seeps at the University of Centre in Svalbard. A project on species diversity, community composition and spatial patterns of benthic fauna in Svalbard.
Gas, glaciers and Svalbard's seafloor at the University of Centre in Svalbard. A project on species diversity, community composition and how glaciers influence those.
Welfare assessment of sea turtles in Blijdorp Zoo. This project is available now!
Setting up a succesful sea urchin culture in Wageningen. This project is available now!
Also check internship opportunities at Wageningen Marine Research.
MAE Blogs
The Marine Animal Ecology group (MAE) is part of the cluster Biology and Aquatic Resilience.