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Giant viruses over the dike
11 June 2013
“We cracked the DNA-code of a giant algae virus; this is the first algae virus that belongs to the ‘Giant Viruses’”, concludes prof. Dr Corina Brussaard of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research and the ...
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Dubbeloratie Gerard Muijzer & Corina Brussaard
7 June 2013
Gerard Muijzer stelt, in het eerste deel van deze dubbeloratie, dat het bestuderen van microbiële levensgemeenschappen met behulp van een systeembiologische benadering ons volledig inzicht kan geven in de interacties ...
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Human epidemiology in sewage research received European Marie Curie ITN grant
11 May 2013
The European Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) grants €4.2 million to research entitled ‘A new paradigm in drug use and human health risk assessment: Sewage profiling at the community level’ (SEWPROF). Prof ...
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PhD in the Spotlight: Gillian Kopittke
20 Mar 2013
On 3 April, Gillian Kopittke of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) will obtain her doctorate degree. Her research has revealed that the soil of the heath at Oldebroek (the Netherlands) is ...
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Rice cultivation does not cut atmospheric CO2
20 Mar 2013
Rice cultivation does not cut levels of atmospheric CO2. Yet, rice cultivation has been approved for use to compensate CO2 emissions from sources such as coal-fired power stations.
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Rice cultivation does not lead to reduced atmospheric CO2 concentrations
19 Mar 2013
Rice cultivation does not lead to a reduction of the greenhouse gas CO2 in the atmosphere. Rice cultivation is nonetheless used to compensate CO2 emissions from other sources such as coal fired power plants.
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More New Species in Geologically Dynamic Region
7 Mar 2013
Mountain formation stimulates increased biodiversity. This is what Carina Hoorn of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and colleagues from the Senckenberg (Germany) and Gothenburg Botanical Garden (Sweden) propose in a ...
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Prof. dr. C.P.D. Brussaard Special Chair Viral Ecology
22 Feb 2013
Dr C.P.D. Brussaard (1964) has been named Professor by Special Appointment of Viral Ecology at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) of its Faculty of Science ...
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Prof. dr. J.C. Biesmeijer Special Chair Functional Biology
21 Feb 2013
Professor J.C. Biesmeijer (1964) has been named Professor by Special Appointment of Functional Biodiversity at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) of its ...
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Common swifts make mysterious twilight ascents
18 Feb 2013
Common swifts climb to altitudes of up to 2.5 km both at dawn and dusk. This unexpected behaviour was discovered by geo-ecologist Dr Adriaan Dokter of the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Institute for Biodiversity ...
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Exhibition of André Kuiper’s photos from Space
30 Nov 2012
During his record-breaking stay on board the International Space Station, Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers took several photos of Earth that are being used for education in the GIS studio of the Institute for ...
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Scientists map climate change in a new way
29 Nov 2012
An international consortium of scientists developed a new way to map long term climate change. On 29 November 2012 the group that includes scientists from Utrecht Univeristy, the KNMI, the University of Amsterdam and ...
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Tomatoes going wild: cultivated tomato pimped with resistances of a natural species
26 Nov 2012
Researchers of the Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS) and the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) gave cultivated tomatoes back some of their primal natural powers.
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Three ERC Advanced Grants for IBED scientists
19 Nov 2012
Three scientists connected to the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), André de Roos, Gerard Muijzer and Hal Caswell, each acquired one of the very prestigious Advanced Grant of the European ...
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Vacancy Professor of Conservation Great Apes.
12 Nov 2012
The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) currently has a vacancy for a Professor (by special appointment) of Conservation of the Great Apes.
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Volendam uses more drugs than London, Paris or Milan
8 Nov 2012
On request of the television program Spuiten en Slikken, IBED researcher Pim de Voogt studied the use of cocaine and XTC in the Volendam, Edam, Monnickendam region. In the 11 November 2012 episode of the show, he ...
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Sponges: the heroes of the oceans
30 Oct 2012
In the popular scientific television show Labyrint, marine biologist Jasper de Goeij of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) explained how mimicking coral reefs may help develop sustainable ...
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Wide Range of Applications for Sea Bacteria
25 Oct 2012
Scientists at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA) are going to try to find and win previously unknown micro-organisms from the sea. These micro-organisms may ...
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Prey take revenge on their childhood enemies
16 Oct 2012
Rates of predation by an adult prey on juveniles of a predator species are greater when the adult prey has been exposed as a juvenile to adults of this predator species. This is the outcome of a study of three mite ...
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Follow marine biologist Katja Peijnenburg
11 Oct 2012
Marine biologist Katja Peijnenburg of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics currently participates on a marine expedition on the Atlantic to study marine zooplankton. Follow her life blog here to ...
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UvA scientist looks back at record-breaking space flight
12 Sept 2012
Dutch ESA-astronaut André Kuipers enjoyed a national welcome at the beach of Noordwijk on the 30th of August. His homecoming followed a successful and record-breaking stay of 193-days on board the International Space ...
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IBED scientist secures prestigious VENI grant
27 July 2012
IBED’s Aquatic microbiologist Maayke Stomp has been awarded with the prestigious VENI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). She will use the grant to analyse the costs and benefits of ...
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Analysis of sewage samples proves reliable method to monitor illicit substance use
26 July 2012
Analyses of sewage samples from 19 European cities reveal trends in the use of illicit substances across the continent. Results show that Amsterdam has the highest per capita cocaine use in Europe.
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Now hiring: five scientists with a passion for studying biodiversity and ecosystem dynamics
12 July 2012
To further strengthen its research, the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics is currently seeking five scientists at assistant, associate or full professor level who share its passion for the study of ...
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IBED MSc student warns about plastic pollution of the marine environment
18 June 2012
In an article in Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, MSc student Jort Hammer assesses the problem of lastic debris polluting the marine environment.
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UvA researchers show abrupt climatological effects of a solar minimum
7 May 2012
In a recent publication in 'Nature Geoscience', a team of researchers including Bas van Geel of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) show new evidence pointing to an important role of the ...
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Erosion lab simulates heavy rain fall
17 Feb 2012
As a result of climate change, the frequency of extreme rain showers is expected to increase. How will this affect the soil? The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) studies the effects in its ...
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'Secret Signals: odors of plants in distress' visualized by Rogier Arents
20 Jan 2012
A phenomenon called 'indirect plant defense' is an important research topic investigated by the population biologists of IBED together with the plant physiologists of SILS at the Faculty of Science. The research has ...
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Gullies evidence of water on Mars? Microgravity experiments say perhaps not
23 Dec 2011
Gullies on the surface of planet Mars are often interpreted as evidence that water must have been present at its surface at some point in time. However, microgravity research by researchers from the University of ...
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New Year’s Eve no cause for celebration for birds
2 Dec 2011
Researchers of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) used an operational weather radar to quantify the reactions of birds to the thousands of tons of fireworks set off on New Year’s Eve every ...
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