PhD theses
Below, a summary is presented of theses that are related to the Wadden Sea Region and have been kindly supplied by the authors to the Wadden Academy. A pdf file is available for download. Up until now, most theses have been supplied by PhDs affiliated to Dutch universities. However, we strongly encourage students from German, Danish or other universities to submit their work.
Fishing for Food; Feeding ecology of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena and white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris in Dutch waters
Author: Okka Jansen
Date: 8 March 2013
University: Wageningen University
Download the thesis: Fishing for Food; Feeding ecology of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena and white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris in Dutch waters (pdf 10Mb).
Migration to less popular rural areas : the characteristics, motivations and search process of migrants
Author: Rixt Bijker
Date: 17 januari 2013
University: University of Groningen
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Size-dependent predation risk for young bivalves
Author: Henrike Andresen
Datum: 8 januari 2013
University: VU University Amsterdam
Download the thesis: Size-dependent predation risk for young bivalves (pdf 5,8 Mb)
Long-term process-based morphological modeling of large tidal basins
Author: Ali Dastgehib
Date: 12 november 2012
University: Delft University
Download the thesis: Long-Term Process-Based Morphological Modeling of Large Tidal Basins (pdf 9,7 Mb).
Swarm Planning. The Development of a Planning Methodology to Deal With Climate Adaptation.
Author: Rob Roggema
Date: 2 oktober 2012
University: Delft University
Download the thesis: Swarm Planning. The Development of a Planning Methodology to Deal With Climate Adaptation.(pdf 20 Mb).
Clonal and sexy: The dynamics of sexual and asexual reproduction in dwarf eelgrass, Zostera noltii Hornemann in the northern Wadden Sea
Author: Andreas Zipperle
Date: 1 oktober 2012
University: University of Groningen
Download the thesis: Clonal and sexy: The dynamics of sexual and asexual reproduction in dwarf eelgrass, Zostera noltii Hornemann in the northern Wadden Sea (pdf 3,4 Mb).
The assembly of a salt-marsh ecosystem. The interplay of green and brown food webs
Author: Maarten Schrama
Date: 29 juni 2012
University: University of Groningen
Download the thesis The assembly of a salt-marsh ecosystem. The interplay of green and brown food webs (pdf 3,2 Mb).
Self-organization on mudflats
Author: Eelke Folmer
Date: 20 april 2012
University: University of Groningen
Download the thesis: Self-organization on mudflats (pdf 10 Mb).
Macrophytes in Estuarine Gradients: Flow through flexible vegetation
Author: Jasper Dijkstra
Date: 6 March 2012
University: Delft University
Download the thesis: Macrophytes in Estuarine Gradients: Flow through flexible vegetation (pdf 5 Mb)
Smart move? The spatial mobility of higher education graduates
Author: Viktor Venhorst
Date: 1 March 2012
University: University of Groningen
Download Smart move? The spatial mobility of higher education graduates (pdf 1,6 Mb).
The Institutional Survival Path. A Case Study on Mechanical Cockle Fishery and Gas Extraction in the Dutch Wadden Sea
Author: Kim van Nieuwaal
Date: 10 november 2011
University: VU University Amsterdam
Download this thesis (pdf 3,2 Mb)
Being at the right place at the right time: interpreting the annual life cycle of Afro-Siberian red knots
Author: Jutta Leyrer
Date: 3 oktober 2011
University: University of Groningen
Download this thesis (pdf 12,2 Mb).
Testing Times: The Effectiveness of Five International Biodiversity-Related Conventions
Author: Karin Baakman
Date: 9 september 2011
University: Tilburg University
Download this thesis (pdf 3,8 Mb).
Spatial patterns in phototrophic biofilms. The role of physical and biological interactions
Author: Ellen Weerman
Date: 11 mei 2011
University: Radboud University Nijmegen
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Living apart together: interactions between aboveground grazers, plants and soil biota
Author: Ciska Veen
Date: 29 april 2011
University: University of Groningen
Download the thesis: Living apart together: interactions between aboveground grazers, plants and soil biota (pdf 3,3 Mb).
Sustainable Exploitation of Saline Resources ecology, ecophysiology and cultivation of potential halophyte crops
Author: Arjen de Vos
Date: 20 april 2011
University: VU University Amsterdam
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Struggle for safety. Adaptive responses of wintering waders to their avian predators
Author: Piet van den Hout
Date: 17 december 2010
University: University of Groningen
Download this thesis (pdf 4,2 Mb).
The spatial and temporal link between common terns sterna hirundo and their prey fish in de Wadden Sea
Author: Andreas Dänhardt
Date: 19 november 2010
University: Universität Oldenburg
Download this thesis (pdf, 6 Mb)
Reverse Electro-dialysis - Design and optimization by modeling and experimentation
Author: Joost Veerman
Date: 1 oktober 2010
University: University of Groningen
Download this thesis (pdf 6 Mb).
Dense Water and Fluid Sand: Optical properties and methods for remote sensing of the extremely turbid Wadden Sea
Author: Annelies Hommersom
Date: 28 juni 2010
University: VU University Amsterdam
more information about this thesis at the VU website.
What is natural? The scale and consequences of marine bio invasions in the North Atlantic Ocean
Author: Deniz Haydar
Date: 18 juni 2010
University: University of Groningen
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Staging ecology of black-tailed godwits in Portuguese rice fields and correlations with breeding season events
Author: Pedro Lourenço
Date: 14 juni 2010
University: University of Groningen
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Spatial ecology of intertidal macrobenthic fauna in a changing Wadden Sea
Author: Casper Kraan
Date: 26 april 2010
University: University of Groningen
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Language Change on the Dutch Frisian Island of Ameland. Linguistic and sociolinguistic findings
Author: Mathilde Jansen
Date: 8 april 2010
University: VU University Amsterdam
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Carrying capacity of a heterogeneous lake for migrating swans
Author: Abel Gyimesi
Date: 29 januari 2010
University: University Utrecht
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Flood Preparedness; thoughts feelings and intentions of the Dutch public
Author: Teun Terpstra
Date: 15 januari 2010
University: University Twente
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Impact of atmospheric nitrogen deposition on lichen-rich, coastal dune grasslands
Author: Eva Remke
Date: 14 januari 2010
University: Radboud University Nijmegen
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Individual fitness correlates in the Black-tailed Godwit
Author: Julia Schröder
Date: 11 januari 2010
University: University of Groningen
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From river valley to estuary : the early-mid Holocene transgression of the Rhine-Meuse valley, The Netherlands
Author: Marc Hijma
Date: 23 december 2009
University: Utrecht University
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A high resolution version (pdf 74 Mb) of this thesis is available at Utrecht University.
Stressors and feedbacks in temperate seagrass ecosystems
Author: Tjisse van der Heide
Date: 14 december 2009
University: Radboud University Nijmegen
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Blue Energy: electricity production from salinity gradients by reverse electrodialysis
Author: Jan Post
Date: 3 November 2009
University: Wageningen University
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Salt-marsh sediment: natural gamma-radioactivity and spatial patterns
Author: Alma de Groot
Date: 23 Oktober 2009
University: University of Groningen
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The eco-geography of the brown shrimp Crangon crangon in Europe
Author: Joana Campos
Date: 10 september 2009
University: VU University Amsterdam
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Pacific Oysters in Dutch Estuaries - Causes of Success and Consequences for Native Bivalves
Author: Karin Troost
Date: 9 Oktober 2009
University: University of Groningen
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An approach to medium-term coastal morphological modelling
Author: Giles Lesser
Date: 4 juni 2009
University: Delft University of Technology
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Bottlenecks, budgets and immunity the costs and benefits of immune function over the annual cycle of red knots (Calidris canutus)
Author: Debbie Buehler
Date: 7 november 2008
University: University of Groningen
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Travels in a changing world: flexibility and constraints in migration and breeding of the Barnacle goose
Author: Götz Eichhorn
Date: 23 juni 2008
University: Universiteit of Groningen
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Breeding origins of wader populations utilizing the Dutch Wadden Sea as deduced from body dimensions, body mass, and primary moult
Author: Meinte Engelmoer
Date: 7 Januari 2008
University: Universiteit of Groningen
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Ferry-observed variability of currents and bedforms in the Marsdiep inlet
Author: Maarten Buijsman
Date: 10 Oktober 2007
University: Utrecht University
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The arctic pulse. Timing of breeding in long-distance migrant shorebrids
Author: Ingrid Tulp
Date: 5 oktober 2007
University: University of Groningen
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Growth and reproduction in bivalves, an energetic approach
Author: Joana Cardoso
Date: 21 september 2007
University: University of Groningen
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Interference competition and patch choice in foraging shore crabs
Author: Isabel Smallegange
Date: 5 September 2007
University: University of Amsterdam
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Common Eiders Somateria mollissima in the Netherlands: The rise and fall of breeding and wintering populations in relation to the stocks of shellfish
Author: Romke Kats
Date: 20 april 2007
University: University of Groningen
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Shallow water benthic foraminifera as proxy for natural versus human-induced environmental change
Author: Lennart de Nooijer
Date: 17 januari 2007
University: University of Utrecht
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Functional aspects of seasonal variation in preen wax composition of sandpipers (Scolopacidae)
Author: Jeroen Reneerkens
Date: 12 januari 2007
University: University Groningen
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The role of dispersal constraints in the assembly of salt-marsh communities
Author: Esther Chang
Date: 10 november 2006
University: University of Groningen
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Project evaluation, sustainability and accountability
Author: Frans Sijtsma
Date: 19 oktober 2006
University: University of Groningen
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State-dependent life-history strategies; a long-term study on Oystercatchers
Author: Martijn van de Pol
Date: 14 juli 2006
University: Universiteit of Groningen
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Restoration of salt marshes
Author: Mineke Wolters
Date: 1 mei 2006
University: University of Groningen
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Ecology and membrane lipid distribution of marine Crenarchaeota: Implications for TEX86 paleothermometry
Author: Cornelia Wuchter
Date 27 february 2006
University: University of Utrecht
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Geese on a green wave: flexible migrants in a changing world
Author: Sandra van der Graaf
Date: 10 februari 2006
University: University of Groningen
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Living with gulls : trading off food and predation in the Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis
Author: Eric Stienen
Date: 20 januari 2006
University: University of Groningen
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Preserving the heritage of humanity? Obtaining world heritage status and the impact of listing
Author: Bart van der Aa
Datum: 26 mei 2005
University: University of Groningen
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Slipping through our hands. Population dynamics of the European eel
Author: Willem Dekker
Date: 11 oktober 2004
University: University of Amsterdam
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The adaptive value of migrations for the bivalve Macoma balthica
Author: Johan Gerrit Hiddink
Date: 8 november 2002
University: University Groningen
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Grazing in coastal grasslands : Brent Geese and facilitation by herbivory
Author: Daan Bos
Date: 25 oktober 2002
University: University of Groningen
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Floundering - Processes of tidal transport and accumulation of larval flounder (Platichthys flesus L.) in the Ems-Dollard nursery
Author: Zwanette Jager
Date: 20 April 1999
University: University of Amsterdam
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Bivalve reproduction in the Wadden Sea : effects of winter conditions on reproductive effort and recruitment
Author: Pieter Honkoop
Date: 11 december 1998
University: Universiteit of Groningen
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