PhD Theses published in 2024

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Allison Coe (20 November 2024)

Surviving the dark ocean: Adaptation and cross-feeding between Prochlorococcus and heterotrophic bacteria

Supervisors: J. Huisman, S.W. Chisholm
Co-supervisor: R. Braakman

Xia Meng (14 November 2024) 

Bio-geomorphological significance of vegetation: Insights from humid and semi-arid environments

Supervisors: A.M. Kooijman, L.H. Cammeraat

Adrienne Chitayat (7 November 2024) 

Conservation of the eastern chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes schweinfurthii) in the Greater Mahale Ecosystem, western Tanzania: Establishing baselines and using technology to support future monitoring

Supervisors: S.A. Wich
Co-supervisor: A.K. Piel

Ruben Fijn (10 October 2024)

Tracking terns: Year-round movement ecology of sandwich terns in a changing marine environment

Supervisor: J.Z. Shamoun-Baranes
Co-supervisor: E.E. van Loon

Carrie Thomas ( 24 September 2024) 

Towards improved source apportionment of organic matter in soil and peat using lipid biomarkers and inverse modeling

Supervisors: B. Jansen, G.L.B. Wiesenberg
Co-supervisor: E.E. van Loon, M.W.I. Schmidt​​​​​​​

Ann-Hélène Faber (26 June 2024) 

Chemical risk assessment of hydraulic fracturing in relation to water resources

Supervisors: A.P. van Wezel; W.P. de Voogt
Co-supervisor: P.P. Schot

Nina Witteveen (19 June 2024) 

Long-term forest recovery in Amazonia: Insights from phytolith analysis

Supervisor: W.D. Gosling
Co-supervisor: C.N.H. McMichael

Jens van Erp (12 April 2024)

Birds, weather, and wind farms: a radar’s view on bird flight in a changing seascape

Supervisor: J.Z. Shamoun-Baranes
Co-supervisor: E.E. van Loon

Britte Heijink (13 March 2024)

Assessing past fire regimes and their effects on modern vegetation in Amazonian forests

Supervisors: W.D. Gosling
Co-supervisor: C.N.H. McMichael

Qiqi Wang (11 March 2024)

Nutrient dynamics in ecosystems under sulphur deficient scenarios: for clearcut forest, meadow and recultivated systems

Supervisors: R.A.P.F. Bol
Co-supervisor: A. Tietema; S.L. Bauke

Giuditta Beretta (26 January 2024)

Surviving the greenhouse: Thrips biocontrol, antipredator behaviours and plant-mediated interactions

Supervisors: A.R.M. Janssen; G.J. Messelink
Co-supervisor: K.A. Munoz Cardenas