News of the Marine Animal Ecology Group
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Myron Peck appointed special professor of Life Cycle Ecophysiology of Marine Animals
June 15, 2022 - The executive board of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) has appointed prof. Dr. Myron Peck as special professor Life Cycle Ecophysiology of... -
Exhibition and lunch dialogue on reef restoration
May 31, 2022 - Worldwide crucial reef ecosystems are threatened by various stressors such as climate change and overfishing, often with destructive fishing... -
An end to the diving ban
May 2, 2022 - The ten month ban on diving has finally lifted by the Animal Sciences Group (ASG) on May 1st. The reason for lifting the ban is the introduction of a... -
Dr. Ronald Osinga talks about heat resistant corals at RTL news
April 1, 2022 - Australian researchers have discovered corals who seem to be heat resistant. This is great news because a large part of the coral reefs are dying... -
Edwin Foekema on oil dumping in the North Sea
March 24, 2022 - Illegal dumping of oil is a global problem, while here in the Netherlands it is not an issue. A Dutch article in Trouw explores what we are doing to... -
The Netherlands more important for sturgeon than previously thought
March 2, 2022 - The Netherlands is much more important for Rhine sturgeon than what was previously assumed, especially considering a reintroduction of the species in... -
Reindert Nijland uses revolutionary sequencing techniques in the class room
February 15, 2022 - Dr. Reindert Nijland of the Marine Animal Ecology group has been using state-of-the-art DNA sequencing techniques in one of his courses. He has been... -
Sea urchin research in Saba featured in tv program Atlas
February 15, 2022 - Alwin Hylkema and Tom Wijers were recently featured in an Atlas episode on NPO. Here, they talk about their work on restoring sea urchins to... -
Annemiek Hermans on the effects of electromagnetic fields on elasmobranchs
November 23, 2021 - More and more subterranean power cables are appearing in the North Sea. They transport energy generated by wind turbines from off shore to in shore.... -
Electromagnetic fields around wind farm power cables
November 22, 2021 - The North Sea accommodates an increasing number of subsea cables that bring ashore the electricity produced by offshore wind farms. These cables...