IBED in the media - 2017
Mating opportunity unattractive female moths
Research of Michiel van Wijk and colleagues in the newspaper Parool on how unattractive female moths increase their chances to find a partner.
Research ship Pelagia - NICO expedition
Over seven months, nearly 130 scientists aboard the research ship Pelagia to study the changing oceans in various locations, including the North Sea, the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Bay of Biscay. The RV Pelagia will depart from Texel in mid-December. Also a number of UvA researchers and students join this expedition and talked about their research with the media
Vulnerable Crucian Carps
The crucian carp is a widely distributed fish species that currently suffers from habitat destructction and interbreeding with other species. For this reason MSc student Sebastiaan Rückert studied the genetical purity of the Crucian carp in the Netherlands under supervision of IBED researcher Hans Breeuwer. The outcomes of his reserach were published in Visionair, a magazine for recreational fishers.
Plankton hunt in the ocean
Evolutionary biologist Katja Peijnenburg and marine ecologist Lisette Mekkes were 45 days on the ocean to study plankton. The scientific marine expedition started in England. This time they were not looking for whales, sharks or albatrosses, but looking for the smallest life in the ocean: plankton.
PhD on DNA research: "You long for a good crime scene"
An interview with the recently promoted Anna Mapes in Folia on her research questions: how can DNA research be best used in crime scenes investigations?
Harmful residues in strawberries
Emerites professor in environmental science Lucas Reijnders explains the so called 'cocktail effect' of different types of pesticides in strawberries. and calls for action to clarify the risks for human health.
New Orang Utan species found
IBED Professor Serge Wich, who holds the special chair Conservation of the Great Apes, appeared in different media to tell more about the discovery of a new orang utan species on the Indonesian Island of Sumatra.
Aquatic food web research in Lake Markermeer
Aquatic ecologists Harm van der Geest and Arie Vonk explain about their research on aquatic food webs in Lake Markermeer in the TV programme Vroege Vogels.
The battle for clean drinking water
IBED professor Pim de Voogt, environmental chemistry, explains in the newspaper AD why drinking water will become more expensive due to pollution.
Hippo teeth replace elephant ivory
Koos Biesmeijer, IBED special chair functional biodiversity, tells in the Volkskrant about the increasing trade in hippo teeth.
Research Vessel Dreissena
Aquatic ecologists Dr Harm van der Geest, Dr Arie Vonk and MSc student Margot Maathuis explain about the ecological research on lake Markermeer with their new Research Vessel Dreissena that was funded through crowdfunding.
BMC Ecology Image Competition 2017
Harry Seijmonsbergens was the Landscape and Ecosystem Winner in the BMC Ecology Image Competition. Multiple media paid attention to these beautifull image competition, e.g:
Mini Brains and Chimpanzees
IBED researcher Karline Janmaat in Radio Swammerdam about the evolution of the brains and how she followed chimpansees in the jungle with her voice-recorder.
Highest Biodiversity?
In the Dutch TV programme Kennis van Nu Gerard Oostermeijer was interviewed by Elisabeth van Nimwegen on the roof of a Landrover, while on ‘safari’ in the nature reserve ‘Duin & Kruidberg’ to discuss vegetation zonation, species richness and underlying mechanisms. With the ultimate goal to find the highest biodiversity spot in The Netherlands.
Sexy females help ‘Plain Jane’ moths snag their mates
Research of evolutionary biologist Astrid Groot in an article in News from Science.
Soil transplantation for nature restoration
Soil ecologist Elly Morriën is interviewed in the radio show 'Vroege Vogels' about the effect of soil transplantations on nature restoration. She explains why the soil is so important and how soil transplantation can help to establish heathland on former agricultural fields.
Mites become orange so they don't have to eat
About the research of amongst others biologist Thomas van Leeuwen discovered how mites can produce carotenes to stay orange during winter sleep.
Eagle needs parent to travel to Africa
Geo-ecologist Wouter VanSteelant was featured in an article by Vroeg Vogels about the research on juvenile lesser spotted eagles, and how they need older, experienced birds to travel successfully to Africa.
Opening Research Vessel Dreissena
On the day that the first UvA Research Vessel is baptized, aquatic Ecologist Harm van der Geest explains in different newspapers about the new ship that was financed by crowdfunding.
Anaerobic manure fermentation
Environmental scientist and biochemist prof. Lucas Reijnders comments in the TV show 'Nieuwsuur' on anaerobic manure fermentation: solution or deception?
Fieldwork in Lake Markermeer
Aquatic Ecologist Harm van der Geest explains in the newspaper Noordhollands Dagblad about the ecosystem Lake Markermeer.
Sponges in Amsterdam waters
Marine biologist Jasper de Goeij talks in the radioshow 'Met Het Oog Op Morgen' about his research on sponges, both in the Amsterdam waters as well as abroad.
Landscape in a hollow tooth
Paleo-ecologist Bas van Geel about his research on plant remain in the 'hollow tooths' of extinct animals like the Woolly rhinoceros in the Dutch newspaper Trouw.
Antarctic krill victim of its own success?
Professor in Theoretical Ecology André de Roos was in the newspaper Volkskrant about his recently published paper in Nature Ecology & Evolution, discussing the link between climate and population dynamics of Krill.
Evidence of strain structure in Plasmodium falciparum
IBED research Yael Artzy-Randrup was interviewed by Pursuit, the mult-mediaplatorm of the University of Melbourne, about her recent publication about a ew model that should lead to a better understanding of the epidemiology of pathogens. Ultimately the model will help with global efforts to eliminate malaria and other diseases.