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Illegal drugs and sedatives in surface water
12 May 2011
The Rhine and Meuse rivers contain very low concentrations of amphetamines, sedatives, opiates and cocaine. This conclusion comes from a study by the RIVM together with the University of Amsterdam, KWR Watercycle ...
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‘Smart’ leds a more efficient energy source for algae than sunlight
21 Apr 2011
Researchers of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) received a subsidy for a pilot study of the possibilities of increasing the efficiency of biological photosynthesis. They will use it to ...
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UvA receives grant from Dutch Air Force to expand bird migration research
1 Apr 2011
In the past years, the UvA’s Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) has played a leading role in using radar based monitoring of bird migration to learn more about migratory bird behaviour and thus ...
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VIDI grant for Marc Davidson
3 Mar 2011
Dr. Marc Davidson of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and the Research Group Ethics of the Faculty of Humanities, received a VIDI grant from NWO for an interdisciplinary investigation of ...
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Spider mites are able to disarm plant defence system
3 Mar 2011
When herbivores such as spider mites attack a plant, complex plant defence mechanisms are activated. Dr. Renato de Almeida Sarmento of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) at the University of ...
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Publications in top journals for two PhD students of IBED
18 Feb 2011
Thimo Klotzbücher and Marino Marinković, PhD students of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED), both published an article in a journal designated as ‘top journal’ by the Faculty of Science of ...
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UvA participates in the largest peatland experiment in the world
18 Feb 2011
Together with Radboud University Nijmegen, Utrecht University and consultancy & engineering firms Witteveen+Bos and Tauw, The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) of the University of Amsterdam ...
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High ranking for UvA masters Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences
11 Feb 2011
The master programmes Earth Sciences and Biological Sciences of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) both received a high ranking in the ‘Keuzegids Masters 2011’ that was published on 8 February 2011. The rankings of ...
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European cooperation boosts digital biodiversity research
22 Jan 2011
On Wednesday 19 January 2011, the University of Amsterdam hosted the conference featuring the official kick-off of the construction of a European Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research Infrastructure called LifeWatch.
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Bushmeat orphans from a unique chimpanzee culture
20 Jan 2011
In a five year research project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Cleve Hicks studied a population of one of the most fascinating creatures on Earth: our close relative the chimpanzee. Hicks’s story is ...
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Overlooked group of algae is stressing and killing Caribbean coral reefs
17 Jan 2011
An increased abundance of fleshy algae is generally accepted as a tell-tale sign that a coral reef system is declining due to human impact. However, researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and Carmabi ...
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‘Discovery of arsenic bacterium is nonsense’
14 Dec 2010
There is no evidence that the bacterium recently discovered by NASA truly incorporates arsenic instead of phosphorus in its DNA. The study published in the scientific journal Science that supports this claim is ...
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Myra van der Meulen wins Waternetwerk Thesis Prize 2010
7 Dec 2010
On Friday 26 November 2010 Myra van der Meulen, won the Waternetwerk Thesis Prize 2010 for her thesis titled: “Alien freshwater species and their Influence on the goals set by the Water Framework Directive”, that she ...
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IBED contributes to book on Biodiversity in The Netherlands
2 Dec 2010
On 25 November 2010 a new a new and unique book on Dutch Biodiversity was presented at NCB-Naturalis. The book gives a complete overview of the biodiversity in The Netherlands. Several institutes worked together to ...
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True Dutch nature does not exist
15 Nov 2010
The targets of nature conservation should not be carved in stone, according to Jef Huisman of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and Menno Schilthuizen of NCB Naturalis. They wrote a ...
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Biodiversity in Amazonia is much older than previously thought
15 Nov 2010
The Amazonian rain forests are the largest in the world and harbour and exceptionally high but threatened biodiversity. In November 2010 an international team of researchers led by Carina Hoorn of the Institute for ...
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VENI grant for Jasper de Goeij
5 Nov 2010
Dr. Ir. Jasper de Goeij of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) received a prestigious VENI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to investigate the role of ...
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IBED contributes to the 'Bosatlas van Nederland Waterland"
2 Nov 2010
In November 2010 the 'Bosatlas van Nederland Waterland' was published. The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is official partner of this atlas that revolves around the many-sided relationship ...
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VIDI grant for Eric Schranz
26 Oct 2010
Dr. Eric Schranz of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) received a prestigious VIDI grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to investigate plant genome ...
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IBED scientist wins international prize for talented geophysicists
6 Oct 2010
The American Geophysical Union awarded the prestigeous James B. Macelwane Medal to Jasper Vrugt of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED). Vrugt was awarded this prize for scientists younger ...
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National Database Flora and Fauna fully operational
27 Sept 2010
On Thursday 16 September an event titled “The Netherlands Sustainable and Green” was held to celebrate the launch of the National Database Flora and Fauna (NDFF) and the National Authority for Data concerning Nature ...
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Why do swallows fly to africa in autumn?
24 Sept 2010
On Sunday 19 September 2010, dr. Judy Shamoun-Baranes of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) held a ‘Wakker Worden Kinderlezing' (Lecture series for children) at the NEMO science museum in ...
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IBED-scientist doubts findings of Science publication on plankton diversity
28 July 2010
In the latest issue of Science Jef Huisman of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) of the UvA criticizes a recent publication on marine biodiversity in the same journal. In the disputed ...
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Prof. dr. Henry Hooghiemstra contributes to advice on IPCC report
9 July 2010
On 5 July 2010, the PLB Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency advised Minister Huizinga about the impact of inaccuracies in the IPCC-2007 report on climate change. Paleo-ecologist Prof. dr. Henry Hooghiemstra ...
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Young Scientist Award for Melis Akman
8 July 2010
On Tuesday 24 June 2010 Melis Akman, PhD student of the Experimental Plant Systematics research group of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) won the Young Scientist Award at the 10th ...
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UvA joins Geocommunication Centre
5 July 2010
The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) and the College of Science together joined the new Dutch Geocommunication Centre founded with an aim of increasing public and political awareness of the ...
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Building the LifeWatch Exchange
18 June 2010
On 17 June 2010 the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) hosted this event where the blueprint for the Dutch contribution to LifeWatch, a European e-infrastructure for biodiversity data and ...
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How do you predict a volcanic eruption?
17 June 2010
On Sunday 13 June 2010, dr. Boris Jansen of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) held a ‘Wakker Worden Kinderlezing' (Lecture series for children) at the NEMO science museum in Amsterdam. The ...
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Baby corals dance their way home
19 May 2010
Baby corals find their way home in their first days as free-swimming larvae by listening to the noise of animals on the reef and actively swimming towards it, an international team of researchers working in the ...
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Summer courses Computational Geo-Ecology
16 Apr 2010
In 2010 the Geo-Ecology research group of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) will organize two summer courses for ambitious and motivated MSc and PhD students.
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