Marine research at Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group
At AEW we have many projects involving the marine ecosystem. The two videos below give a good impression of the kind of subjects we study.
Ongoing PhD projects (per supervisor):
Marjolijn Christianen:
Susi Rahmawati -The impact of long-term megaherbivore overgrazing on carbon dynamic in seagrass ecosystems
Liesa Celie -Functional Consequences of Sea Turtle Hybridization
Caterina Coral - Revitalising North Sea Reef Ecosystem Services(ReViFES) (NIOZ, WUR)
Luuk Leemans, Socio-ecological connectivity of tropical coastal ecosystems: how to enhance restoration and conservation of ecosystem services, (RU, NIOZ, WUR)
Lea Kornau -Ecosystem functioning and foodwebs of fouling communities on artificial hard substrate in the North Sea
Han Lindeboom:
- Anja Cervencl
- Maarten de Jong The ecological effects of deep sand extraction on the Dutch continental shelf. Implications for future extraction
- Arno Kangeri
- Pascalle Jacobs
- Marjolein Post
- Fokje Schaafsma The living resources of the polar ocean
- Didier de Bakker
Marin van Regteren Sediment for salt marshes: the ecological aspects of a Mud Motor
Wolf Mooij:
- Mariska Weijerman; A Pacific An integrated ecosystem model for the coral reefs around Guam
- Edison Macusi
- Widhya Nugroho Satrioajie
Peter Reijnders:
- Sophie Brasseur; Individuality in grey and harbour seals in the Netherlands, reflected in distribution, diving behaviour and diet
- Mardik Leopold; You are what you eat - how seabirds, seals and porpoises exploit food sources available to them
Finished PhD projects
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Herbivores shape the seascape : Cascading effects of herbivores on the functioning of tropical seagrasses in a changing world
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): M.J.A. Christianen, co-promotor(en): I.A. van de Leemput, E.S. Bakker - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789464470598 -
Mangroves in a transforming world : Biogeochemical interactions, global change drivers, and innovative mitigation strategies
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): M.F.L.L.W. Lürling, co-promotor(en): M.J.A. Christianen, I.A. van de Leemput - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789464477818 -
40 years of change on the coral reefs of Curaçao and Bonaire
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): H.J. Lindeboom, E.H. Meesters, co-promotor(en): F.C. van Duyl - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463434041 -
Advancement of benthic indicators and biomarker-based tools for biomonitoring and risk assessment in the Barents Sea region
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): A.A. Koelmans, co-promotor(en): N.W. van den Brink - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463434690 -
Life in de polar oceans : the role of sea ice in the biology and ecology of marine species
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): H. Lindeboom, co-promotor(en): J.A. van Franeker, H. Flores - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463433549 -
North Sea reefs : benthic biodiversity of artificial and rocky reefs in the southern North Sea
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): S. Degraer - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789463430876 -
Simplifying complexity : reflections on ecosystems, psychiatric disorders and biogeochemical pathways
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Marten Scheffer, Egbert van Nes - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789462577930 -
Rhyme and reason: plankton changes in the North Sea ecosystem
Wageningen University. Promotor(en): Han Lindeboom, co-promotor(en): Erik Meesters - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789462573321 -
Environmental risk assessment of veterinary medicines used in Asian aquaculture
Wageningen University. - Wageningen: Wageningen University - ISBN: 9789461739568
Recent key publications
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Navigating transformations in governance of Chilean marine coastal resources
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2010), Volume: 107, Issue: 39 - ISSN 0027-8424 - p. 16794-16799. -
Regime shifts in marine ecosystems: detection, prediction and management
Trends in Ecology and Evolution (2008), Volume: 23, Issue: 7 - ISSN 0169-5347 - p. 402-409. -
Editorial: Globalization, roving bandits, and marine resources
Science (2006), Volume: 311, Issue: 5767 - ISSN 0036-8075 - p. 1557-1558. -
Trophic downgrading of planet earth
Science (2011), Volume: 333, Issue: 6040 - ISSN 0036-8075 - p. 301-306. -
Early-warning signals for critical transitions
Nature (2009), Volume: 461 - ISSN 0028-0836 - p. 53-59. -
Creating a safe operating space for iconic ecosystems
Science (2015), Volume: 347, Issue: 6228 - ISSN 0036-8075 - p. 1317-1319.