This study contains an extensive survey to amphibian species and their habitats in the national park Kotyhi-Strofylia wetlands and the goal of the report is to provide local management and monitoring suggestions for conservation of amphibians. The study is part of EPMAC-Europe which is a European monitoring …

The loss of biodiversity is a worldwide problem caused by over exploitation of natural resources, pollution, introduction of invasive species and other problems, human induced. The Netherlands is working on strengthening its natural environment boosting social and economic wellbeing. In Southwest Drenthe, …

The invasion of alien species threatens ecosystem functioning and is the second greatest cause for biodiversity loss around the world. Presently the Arctic regions are the least invaded realms of the world. However not much is known on the current- and future impact of alien species on the Arctic Ocean. …

In the housing market enormous challenges exist for the retrofitting of existing housing in combination with the ambition to realize new environmentally friendly and affordable dwellings. Bio-based building materials offer the possibility to use renewable resources in building and construction. The efficient …

Naturalis Biodivesity Center beheert een collectie van ruim 37 miljoen biodiverse objecten. In de zomer van 2015 is een groot deel hiervan gedigitaliseerd en geregistreerd. Het voornaamste doel van deze digitale data is het gebruik ervan voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek. Hiervoor zijn de taxonomische …

Many of the world’s forest have been destroyed and degraded, and the Atlantic Rainforest inBrazil is no exception, having its forest cover reduced to 8% of its original size by agriculturalexpansion and natural resource exploitation. Efforts to mitigate deforestation involve reforestation of abandoned …

The goal of this graduation paper is a literature review on the effect of light and nitrogen availability on the pigment composition, photosynthesis and growth of different phytoplankton groups.

In samenspraak met het Wereld Natuur Fonds (WNF) is een onderzoek opgezet met betrekking tot WebGIS. In het voorjaar van 2013 heeft het WNF samen met WWF Duitsland een portaal opgezet om geo-informatie te presenteren, beheren en delen: GLOBIL, draaiend op ArcGIS Online. GLOBIL kan voor een samenwerking …

Educational messages are used to raise awareness and to encourage people to participate in protecting and managing global biodiversity. The Isle of Wight Zoo is one of the zoos which recognizes the increased importance of education. The zoo wants to connect two important aspects of zoo visits: perception …

Due to their high adaptability and opportunistic predation behaviour feral cats have a great impact on worldwide bird biodiversity in particular on islands. However not much is known about their actual behaviour and time budget, as direct behavioural observations often are difficult regarding free-ranging …