PhD theses

In this section you will find theses that are related to the Wadden Sea Region for the Research theme Ecology. You can download the pdf version of the theses.

Seed to meadow - developing intertidal seagrass restoration

Author: Max Gräfnings
Date: 23 May 2023
University: University of Groningen

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Exploration in red knots

the role of personality in the expression of individual behaviour across contexts

Author: Selin Ersoy
Date: 22 November 2022
University: University of Groningen

Download the thesis: Exploration in red knots; the role of personality in the expression of individual behaviour across contexts via the website of the University of Groningen.

Unravelling foreshore ecosystem dynamics: applications for ecosystem-based coastal defence

Author: Beatriz Marin Diaz
Date: 28 June 2022
University: University of Groningen

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Rosyta Andriana

The ecological function of intertidal shellfish reefs for benthic algae

Author: Rosyta Andriana
Date: 29 October 2021
University: University Groningen

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[Translate to english:] Cover proefschrift Lonneke IJsseldijk

Living on a knife-edge: Unravelling harbour porpoise health through multidisciplinary and cross-border approaches

Author: Lonneke IJsseldijk
Date: 2 november 2021
University: Utrecht University

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Henk-Jan van der Kolk

Stay or fly away? Impact of human disturbance on shorebird individuals and populations

Author: Henk-Jan van der Kolk
Date: 23 june 2021
University: Radboud University Nijmegen

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Sarina Jung

Long-term changes in the western Dutch Wadden Sea food web and the impact of invasive species

Author: Sarina Jung
Date: 8 maart 2021
University: University Utrecht

Download the thesis Long-term changes in the western Dutch Wadden Sea food web and the impact of invasive species via Utrecht University.

Marine benthic metabarcoding

Anthropogenic effects on benthic diversity from shore to deep-sea; assessed by metabarcoding and traditional taxonomy

Author: Lise Klunder
Date: 30 oktober 2020
University: University Groningen

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[Translate to english:] Cover thesis Marin van Regteren

Pioneering the edges

unravelling how bioturbation, seeds and sediment dynamics affect initial establishment of pioneer vegetation at the salt marsh edge

Autthor: Marin van Regteren
Date: 9 oktober 2020
University: Wageningen University

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Why Knot? Exploration of variation in long-distance migration

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

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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

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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

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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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Earth, worms & birds

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

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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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[Translate to english:] Cover proefschrift Anouk Goedknegt

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

Auteur: Anouk Goedknegt
Datum 3 november 2017
Universiteit: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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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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[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

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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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Seagrass responses to interacting abiotic stresses

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

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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

Dowload the thesis: Sex-specific foraging; The distributional ecology of a polychaete-eating shorebird (pdf 5,4 Mb), N.B. chapter 7 and 8 are under embargo until 22 december 2015.

The effects of biogeochemical stressors on seagrass ecosystems

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

Download the thesis: The effects of biogeochemical stressors on seagrass ecosystems (pdf 3,4 Mb). N.B. Chapter 9 of this thesis is online under embargo until 12 December 2015.

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

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

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Lifting the veil. Impact of contaminants on coastal phytoplankton

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

Chapter 2, 3 and 6 are online embargoed until 25 november 2015. The other chapters are online available at the UVA website.

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

Authorr: 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.

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

Download the thesis: Multi-trophic interactions within the seagrass beds of Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania: a chemosynthesis-based intertidal ecosystem (pdf 7 Mb).

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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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

Download the thesis: Fishing for Food; Feeding ecology of harbour porpoises Phocoena phocoena and white-beaked dolphins Lagenorhynchus albirostris in Dutch waters (pdf 10Mb).

Size-dependent predation risk for young bivalves

Author: Henrike Andresen
Datum: 8 januari 2013
University: VU University Amsterdam

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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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Being at the right place 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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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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What is natural? The scale and consequences of marine bio invasions in the North Atlantic Ocean Cover thesis

Authorr: 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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Carrying capacity of a heterogeneous lake for migrating swans

Author: Abel Gyimesi
Date: 29 januari 2010
University: University Utrecht

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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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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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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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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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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: University 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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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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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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State-dependent life-history strategies; a long-term study on Oystercatchers

Author: Martijn van de Pol
Date: 14 juli 2006
University: University 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 februari 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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Grazing in coastal grasslands : Brent Geese and facilitation by herbivory

Author: Daan Bos
Date: 25 oktober 2002
University: Rijksuniversiteit 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: University of Groningen

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