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 via info@waddenacademie.nl.

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 or link 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 via info@waddenacademie.nl.

Why Knot? Exploration of variation in long-distance migration

Author: Eva Kok
Date: 4 September 2020
University: University of Groningen

Download the thesis: Why Knot? Exploration of variation in long-distance migration (pdf 6 Mb)

[Translate to english:] Cover proefschrift Daan Wesselman

Washover inundation and barrier island accretion

Author: Daan Wesselman
Date: 8 April 2020
University: Utrecht University

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Lost in transmission. Unravelling the mechanisms of parasite removal by non-hosts

Author: Jennifer Welsh
Date: 30 March 2020
University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Download the thesis: Lost in transmission: Unravelling the mechanisms of parasite removal by non-hosts (pdf 10,8 Mb)

Hydrodynamics and crossshore sand transport during barrier island inundation

Author: Anita Engelstad
Date: 25 October 2019
Universiteit: University of Utrecht

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Beach-dune systems near inlets - linking subtidal and subaerial morphodynamics

Author: Filipe Galiforni Silva
Date: 25 April 2019
University: University of Twente

Download the thesis: Beach-dune systems near inlets - linking subtidal and subaerial morphodynamics (pdf 13 Mb)

Building Safety with Nature. Salt Marshes for Flood Risk Reduction

Author: Vincent Vuik
Date: 27 March 2019
University: Delft University of Technology

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The use of remote sensing to reveal landscape-scale ecosystem engineering by shellfish reefs

Author: Sil Nieuwhof
Date: 19 april 2018
University: University Twente

Download the complete thesis: The use of remote sensing to reveal landscape-scale ecosystem engineering by shellfish reefs (pdf 16 Mb).

[Translate to english:] 7 Cover thesis Judith Floor

Knowledge uncertainties in nature conservation; Analysing science-policy interactions in the Dutch Wadden Sea

Author: Judith Floor
Date: 13 april 2018
University: Wageningen University

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Cover proefschrift Andreas Waser — cover

Predation on intertidal mussels. Influence of biotic factors on the survival of epibenthic bivalve beds

Author: Andreas Waser
Date: 13 april 2018
University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Arts & Resilience in a Rural Community; The value of arts-based community activities in resilience-building in Pingjum, northern Netherlands

Author: Gwenda van der Vaart
Date: 26 March 2018
Universiteit: University of Groningen

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Science-policy interfaces for enriched environmental decision-making. A research into the strategies of boundary work, illustrated by case-studies in the Wadden Sea

Author: Wanda van Enst
Date: 24 January 2018
University: Utrecht Univrsity

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Jasper Heslinga

Synergetic-tourism landscape interactions: policy, public discourse and partnerships

Author: Jasper Heslinga
Date: 11 Januari 2018
University: University of Groningen

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Earth, worms & birds

Author: Jeroen Onrust
Date: 15 december 2017
University: University of Groningen

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Preserving a layered history of the Western Wadden Sea; Managing an underwater cultural heritage resource

Author: Martijn Manders
Date: 12 December 2017
University: Leiden University

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Marinka van Puijenbroek

Dunes, above and beyond; The interactions between ecological and geomorphological processes during early dune development

Author: Marinka van Puijenbroek
Date: 8 December 2017
University: Wageningen University

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Lies Leewis

Changing sand: Sandy beach ecosystem functioning after human activities

Author: Lies Leewis
Date: 30 november 2017
University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Pacific oysters and parasites: Species invasions and their impact on parasite-host interactions

Author: Anouk Goedknegt
Date: 3 november 2017
University: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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Perspectives on proximity tourism in Fryslân

Author: Jelmer Jeuring
Date: 6 juni 2017
University: University of Groningen

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Thomas Oudman

Red knot habits: An optimal foraging perspective on tidal life at Banc d’Arguin

Author: Thomas Oudman
Date: June 2 2017
University: University of Groningen

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Leite Gusmao Junior

Sediments and functional traits; Applying a functional trait approach to assess marine macrobenthic function

Author: J.B. Leite Gusmao Junior
Date: 21 april 2017
University: University of Groningen

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Laura Soissons

Seagrasses under threat; Understanding the resilience of temperate seagrass meadows in a changing environment

Author: Laura Soissons
Date: 31 March 2017
University: Radboud University Nijmegen

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Production Efficiency of Mussel Bottom Culture

Author: Jacob Capelle
Date: 10 maart 2017
University: Wageningen University

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Helene de Paoli

Restoring mussel beds: A guide on how to survive on an intertidal mudflat

Author: Hélène de Paoli
Date: 10 februari 2017
University: University of Groningen

Download the complete thesis: Restoring mussel beds: A guide on how to survive on an intertidal mudflat via the website of the University of Groningen.

[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Franke van der Molen

Governing knowledge: Understanding the interplay between knowledge and coastal governance

Author: Franke van der Molen
Date: 13 January 2017
University: University of Groningen

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Morphodynamics of ebb-tidal areas

Author: Wim Ridderinkhof
Date: 8 juni 2016
University: Utrecht University

Download the thesis: Morphodynamics of ebb-tidal areas (via the website of UU)

Bottom-up and top-down forces in a tropical a intertidal ecosystem; The interplay between seagrasses, bivalves and birds

Author: Jimmy de Fouw
Date: 29 April 2016
University: University of Groningen

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Rethinking the economic valuation of natural land

Author: Michiel Daams
Date: 24 March 2016
University: University of Groningen

Download the thesis: Rethinking the economic valuation of natural land: Spatial analyses of how deeply people value nature in rural areas and in cities.

Seagrass responses to interacting abiotic stresses

Author: Yayu La Nafie
Date: 8 March 2016
University: Radboud University

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Leisuring landscapes; On emergence, transitions and adaptation

Author: Stefan Hartman
Date: 7 januari 2016
University: University of Groningen

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The impact of pelagic mussel collectors on plankton in the western Wadden Sea, the Netherlands

Author: Pascalle Jacobs
Date: 4 december 2015
University: Wageningen University

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Eco-evolutionary feedbacks in self-organized ecosystems

Author: Monique de Jager
Date: 13 november 2015
University: University of Groningen

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Effects of vegetation patterns and grazers on tidal marshes

Author: Kelly Elschot
Date: 18 september 2015
University: University of Groningen

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Untying the knot. Mechanistically understanding the interactions between social foragers and their prey

Author: Allert Bijleveld
Date: 19 june 2015
University: University of Groningen

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Hydrodynamic processes and the stability of intertidal mussel beds in the Dutch Wadden Sea

Author: Jasper Donker
Date: 20 May 2015
University: Utrecht University

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Spatial demography of black-tailed godwits - Metapopulation dynamics in a fragmented agricultural landscape

Author: Rosemarie Kentie
Date: 9 januari 2015
University: University of Groningen

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Sex-specific foraging; The distributional ecology of a polychaete-eating shorebird

Author: Sjoerd Duijns
Date: 22 december 2014
University: University of Groningen

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Interactive Knowledge development in coastal projects

Author: Chris Seijger
Date: 17 december 2014
University: University of Twente

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The effects of biogeochemical stressors on seagrass ecosystems

Author: Laura Govers
Date: 12 december 2014
University: Radboud University Nijmegen

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Toxic pressure of chemical stressors on pelgagic microalgae in Dutch estuarine and coastal waters

Author: Petra Booij
Date: 12 december 2014
University: VU University Amsterdam

The online version of this thesis is embargoed until 12 december 2015.

Lifting the veil. Impact of contaminants on coastal phytoplankton

Author: Sacha Sjollema
Date: 25 november 2014
University: University of Amsterdam

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Salt marshes for flood protection; long-term adaptation by combining functions in flood defences

Author: Jantsje van Loon
Date: 8 oktober 2014
University: Wageningen University

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Modelling bivalves in estuaries and coastal areas

Author: Sofia Saraiva
Date: 8 oktober 2014
University: VU University Amsterdam

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Of dwarves and giants. How large herbivores shape arthropod communities on salt marshes

Author: Roel van Klink
Date: 20 juni 2014
University: University of Groningen

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Reconstructing vegetation diversity in coastal landscapes

Author: Mans Schepers
Date: 15 mei 2014
University: University of Groningen

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Soft-bottom intertidal ecosystems shaped by ecosystem engineers. Consequences for trophic structure

Author: Els van der Zee
Date: 28 March 2014
University: University of Groningen

Download the thesis: Soft-bottom intertidal ecosystems shaped by ecosystem engineers. Consequences for trophic structure (pdf 5,6 Mb). Chapter 4, 5 and 7 are not available online, due to embargo rules. They will be available in 2015.

Energy generation from mixing salt water and fresh water: Smart flow strategies for reverse electrodialysis

Auteur: David Vermaas
Datum: 17 januari 2014
Universiteit: Universiteit Twente

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Grazing as a nature-management tool. The effect of different livestock species and stocking densities on salt-marsh vegetation and accretion

Author: Stefanie Nolte
Date: 24 januari 2014
University: University of Groningen

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Grazing as a nature management tool. An experimental study of the effects of different livestock species and stocking densities on salt-marsh birds

Author: Freek Mandema
Date: 24 januari 2014
University: University of Groningen

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Bivalve loops. The importance of ecosystem engineering for soft-bottom intertidal ecosystems

Author: Serena Donadi
Date: 15 november 2013
University: University of Groningen

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The emergent properties of spatial self-organization: a study of patterned mussel beds

Author: Quan-Xing Liu
Date: 15 november 2013
University: Universty of Groningen

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Multi-trophic interactions within the seagrass beds of Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: a chemosynthesis-based intertidal ecosystem

Author: Matthijs van der Geest
Date: 15 november 2013
University: University of Groningen

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Spoonbills as a model system: a demographic cost-benefit analysis of differential migration

Author: Tamar Lok
Date: 15 november 2013
University: University of Groningen

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Microalgal primary producers and their limiting resources

Author: Juliette LY
Date: 10 oktober 2013
University: University of Amsterdam

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A historical ecology of two closely related gull species (Laridae): multiple adaptations to a man-made environment

Author: Kees Camphuysen
Date: 21 juni 2013
University: University of Groningen

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Adaptation and dispersal of native salt-marsh species Elytrigia atherica

Author: Roos Veeneklaas
Date: 14 juni 2013
University: University of Groningen

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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

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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

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Long-term process-based morphological modeling of large tidal basins

Author: Ali Dastgehib
Date: 12 november 2012
University: Delft University

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Swarm Planning. The Development of a Planning Methodology to Deal With Climate Adaptation.

Author: Rob Roggema
Date: 2 oktober 2012
University: Delft University

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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

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Self-organization on mudflats

Author: Eelke Folmer
Date: 20 april 2012
University: University of Groningen

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Macrophytes in Estuarine Gradients: Flow through flexible vegetation

Author: Jasper Dijkstra
Date: 6 March 2012
University: Delft University

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Smart move? The spatial mobility of higher education graduates

Author: Viktor Venhorst
Date: 1 March 2012
University: University of Groningen

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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

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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

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Testing Times: The Effectiveness of Five International Biodiversity-Related Conventions

Author: Karin Baakman
Date: 9 september 2011
University: Tilburg University

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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

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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

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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

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Reverse Electro-dialysis - Design and optimization by modeling and experimentation

Author: Joost Veerman
Date: 1 oktober 2010
University: University of Groningen

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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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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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Born to fly - migratory strategies and stopover ecology in the European Wadden Sea of a long-distance migrant, the Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)

Auteur: Gregor Scheiffarth
Datum: 25 april 2003
Universiteit: Universität Oldenburg

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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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