Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting 2012
(NAEM)
7 & 8 February 2012
Conference Centre "De Werelt", Lunteren
The Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting is a two-day event organised by NERN and NECOV (Dutch - Flemish Ecological Society) and supported by The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO).
The set-up of the 2012 meeting is in accordance with previous years, which were a great success with on average over 350 participants. Each day consists of:
- A plenary session in which a Dutch and an international world leader present their view on a specific topic in ecology
- Two sets of 4 parallel sessions which cover the wide field of ecology.
- A poster session (on the 7'th all odd-numbered posters will be discussed and on the 8'th all even-numbered posters)
As in previous years, various prizes will be awarded at the end of the meeting:
- The Poster Prize which is awarded by NECOV. Posters will be evaluated on scientific quality, clarity and attractiveness. First, second and third prizes are € 300, € 200, and € 100 resp.
- NERN Best Paper Award.
Please note the following deadlines:
- 6'th of January (was 24 December): Deadline for submission of parallell session presentations to conveners
- 23 January: Deadline submission poster titles to Claudius van de Vijver (via the registration form)
- 6'th of January 17:00 p.m: Deadline sumbission NERN Best Paper Award
Programme
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Tuesday 7 February
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TIME
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Main Entrance Hall
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8:30
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Registration and coffee in the Lounge and setting up posters
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Europe Hall
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10:15
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Word of Welcome
· Hans de Kroon (Chair of the Meeting)
· Jaap van der Meer (Chair organising committee, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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Plenary 1: " The reciprocity of ecological and evolutionary dynamics "
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It is increasingly recognized that ecological and evolutionary dynamics often take place over similar spatial and temporal scales, and may thus interact with each other. This interplay leads to novel and interesting complexities in the way populations, communities and ecosystems respond to environmental gradients and to environmental change. In this keynote session, eco-evolutionary dynamics are examined from different viewpoints, emphasizing conceptual issues and also illustrating different approaches using empirical examples. The session will critically address the circumstances under which evolution is and is not expected to influence ecological dynamics, and it will highlight perspectives and challenges for future research.
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10:30
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1. Andrew Hendry (McGill University, Montréal, Canada)
"Eco-evolutionary dynamics: a conceptual framework."
The speed of evolution has traditionally been considered too slow to materially impact ecological dynamics playing out in contemporary time. I will first review evidence that challenges this assumption through studies documenting rapid evolutionary change in organisms experiencing altered environments. Many of the observed changes are in phenotypic traits that strongly interact with aspects of the environment, including other species. Rapid evolution is therefore expected to have ecological consequences and the population, community, and ecosystem levels. I will outline a conceptual framework for these eco-evolutionary dynamics and illustrate its components through a series of empirical examples from diverse natural systems. Among the various influences, I will pay particular attention to the role of population dynamics in responding to evolutionary change and in then having community and ecosystem consequences. I will then generate a set of predictions for when evolution will and will not have important influences on ecological dynamics. I will close with a discussion of outstanding questions in this emerging synthetic field of investigation – some of which will lead directly into the following talk by Luc De Meester.
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11.15
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2. Luc de Meester (KU Leuven)
“Evolving metacommunities: a race between adaptation and immigration”
Ecological and evolutionary processes have largely been studied separately, yet there is growing evidence that ecological and evolutionary dynamics can occur at the same time scale and can strongly interact. Ignoring these interactions may distort our view of population, community and ecosystem responses to environmental change, including human impact. The evolving metacommunities framework tries to disentangle the relative importance of species and genotype sorting in determining community trait responses to environmental gradients locally and regionally. A key aspect that determines the outcome of eco-evolutionary interactions is the rate of local species sorting and genetic adaptation versus immigration rates. I will illustrate these concepts amongst others with our own research, using the water flea and its responses to natural and anthropogenic stressors as main model system. I will discuss evolution-mediated priority effects and responses to climate change, and I will try to sketch an integrated approach that integrates widely different approaches ranging from field based community research to eco- and paleogenomics.
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12:00
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Lunch in the restaurant
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Europe Hall
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America Hall
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Asia Hall
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Africa Hall
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13:30
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Parallel 1a:
Biodiversity and Conservation
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Parallel 1b:
Experimental evolution
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Parallel 1c:
Plant Eco-physiology – special focus: Intraspecific variation of plant traits
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Parallel 1d:
Behavioural Ecology: Individual variation in animal behaviour
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Highlight:
Biodiversity and conservation research is rapidly moving from a descriptive towards a predictive science. Current research aims to understand the mechanisms underlying species-environment relationships.
In this session we aim to explore new insights into the drivers of biodiversity and its decline, as well as new insights on how to restore and conserve functioning ecosystems. We especially welcome talks on novel approaches and techniques that help us understand the basic principles of biodiversity and its conservation.
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Experimental evolution involves the direct observation of evolving populations to study fundamental evolutionary questions in real-time. This approach has been successfully applied to a wide range of organisms, including bacteria, viruses, fungi, plants, animals, and even to single enzymes. This session aims to highlight the wide diversity of uses of experimental evolution for answering both ecological and evolutionary questions, and how next-generation techniques can be applied to study the genetic basis of evolution in detail.
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Traits enabling plants to respond to their a-biotic and biotic environment not only vary between plant species, but also within species. Within-species variation mainly results from different selection pressures and adaptation of populations to local conditions. This session invites researchers to present their latest findings on how intraspecific variation of plant traits evolves, and how it contributes to local adaptation and microevolution.
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Individual-based studies form the basis for research on how organisms interact with the environment and with each other. In this, variation in behaviour is a key aspect of animal behaviour, and a noteworthy variation in behaviour exists within as well as between individuals. In this session we explore this variation in behaviour. What are the proximate and ultimate causes for variation in behaviour? And what are the consequences of variation for, for example, foraging success, survival and reproduction, and population change? Understanding of causes and consequences of variation in behaviour is key for our understanding of animal ecology.
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Conveners:
1. Roel van Klink (University of Groningen)
(r.van.klink@rug.nl) 2. Toos van Noordwijk (Radboud University Nijmegen / Bargerveen Foundation) (t.vannoordwijk@science.ru.nl)
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Conveners:
1. Bart Pannebakker (Wageningen University)
(bart.pannebakker@wur.nl) 2. Arjan de Visser (Wageningen University)
(Arjan.deVisser@wur.nl) |
Conveners:
2. Phlippine Vergeer (Radboud University Nijmegen)
(p.vergeer@science.ru.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Kees van Oers ( Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
(k.vanoers@nioo.knaw.nl) 2. Raymond Klaassen (Werkgroep Grauwe Kiekendief / University of Groningen)
(raymond.klaassen2@gmail.com) |
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13:30
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Biodiversity research in space and time.
(Roel van Klink, University of Groningen) & Toos van Noordwijk, Bargerveen Foundation / Radboud University Nijmegen)
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Laboratory evolution—for lack of a time machine (1).
(Bertus Beaumont, Delft University of Technology)
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Intraspecific variation of plant traits in the floodplain - patterns, mechanisms and consequences of flooding induced morphological variation.
(Eric Visser, Radboud University Nijmegen)
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Individual differences in songbird territorial behaviour.
(Marc Naguib, Wageningen University)
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13:50
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Spatial patterns of methane-oxidizing bacteria in a riparian wetland in relation to ecosystem function.
(Sascha Krause, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Laboratory evolution—for lack of a time machine (continued).
(Bertus Beaumont, Delft University of Technology)
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Genomics of flooding stress tolerance: exploiting genetic variation in Arabidopsis thaliana.
(Divya Vashisht, Utrecht University)
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Daily variation in the home range size of Montagu’s harriers during the breeding period.
(Raymond Klaassen, Montagu's harrier foundation)
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14:10
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Management as tool for biodiversity conservation in shallow lakes and ponds.
(Pieter Lemmens, K.U. Leuven)
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Studying life histories with experimentally evolved fruit flies.
(Agnieszka Doroszuk, Leiden University)
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The effect of shade stress on phenotype, epigenetic patterns and gene expression in outbred and inbred lines of Scabiosa columbaria.
(Marjolein Bruijning, Radboud University Nijmegen)
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Habitat use throughout migration: linking individual consistency with current and future breeding success.
(Bart Nolet, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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14:30
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Break
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14:40
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Species loss, invasion and diversity of plant communities; a N:P stoichiometry perspective.
(Harry Olde Venterink, ETH Zürich)
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The genetic basis of parasitoid resistance of D. melanogaster against A. tabida in artificially selected populations.
(Kirsten Jalvingh, University of Groningen)
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Species intraspecific chemical and high-resolution spectral signatures variation: what possible benefits could we have towards plant monitoring? The case study of Senecio species.
(Sabrina Carvalho, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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How different are the individual foraging strategies of Oystercatchers wintering in the Wadden Sea?
(Adriaan Dokter, University of Amsterdam)
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15:00
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Acidification lowers food quality status of heathland ecosystems through an increase in plant nitrogen to phosphorus ratios.
(Joost Vogels, Bargerveen Foundation / Radboud University Nijmegen)
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Toward masculinity in mushrooms by experimental evolution.
(Bart Nieuwenhuis, Wageningen University)
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Intraspecific variation in phenotypic plasticity in response to sand burial in a desert shrub.
(Liang Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences / Netherlands Institute of Ecology / Utrecht University)
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Nest visiting behaviour in an Australian finch.
(Erica van Rooij, Maqcuarie University)
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15:20
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Vulnerability of butterflies to climate change and nitrogen deposition.
(Michiel WallisDeVries, Vlinderstichting / Wageningen University and Research Centre)
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Selection on learning rate in Nasonia vitripennis: the costs and benefits of a memory.
(Katja Hoedjes, Wageningen University)
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Does the presence of Festuca rubra trigger root overproduction of Plantago lanceolata in mixture communities?
(Francisco Padilla, Radboud University Nijmegen)
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Low growth rates and survival of Black-tailed Godwit chicks born on intensively managed agricultural land.
(Rosemarie Kentie, University of Groningen)
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15:40
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Coffee and tea in the lounge
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Europe Hall
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America Hall
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Asia Hall
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Africa Hall
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16:00
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Parallel 2a:
Adaptation of migratory organisms in a changing world
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Parallel 2b:
Genomics of Adaptation & Species interactions
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Parallel 2c:
Phenotypic Plasticity
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Parallel 2d:
The ecology of artificial habitats
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Highlight:
Many organisms migrate between areas to optimally utilize habitat seasonality during their annual cycle. Migration can be a fitness optimizing strategy, but also entails costs associated with the act of migration itself and/or with the environments experienced during different annual cycle stages, such as predation, food availability and diseases. This is even more so, when unprecedented environmental change is experienced. In this symposium we want to focus on adaptation of migratory organisms in the light of their often globe-spanning and changing environments.
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A significant part of the genome is shaped by ecological interactions, both with other species and by the spatio-temporal variation in local conditions. Local adaptations can leave a clear signature in the genome, and may ultimately lead to speciation. Using genomic technologies we are starting to unravel the contributions of ecological interactions on genome evolution. In this session we want to explore the current understanding of the genetic processes of adaptation and evolution
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In heterogeneous environments, organisms need to evolve the ability to adapt to environmental changes. Phenotypic plasticity is suggested to have a prominent role in responding to rapid changes (e.g. climate change). However, we know little about the ecological conditions that favour selection on plasticity. In this session we aim to bring together recent insights in understanding the role of plasticity in adapting to environmental changes with a focus on the consequences at the ecosystem level.
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The ecological importance and need for conservation of artificial habitats is still subject of debate. Are shipwrecks in the North Sea human waste on the seabed? Or are they hotspots for biodiversity and valuable habitats that urgently need conservation? On land many examples exist where artificial habitats are considered valuable and are protected by law: The IJsselmeer, bat colonies in military bunkers and Dutch heathlands are good examples of protected man-made habitats. In this session, examples of ecologically valuable artificial habitats are demonstrated and the need for conservation will be discussed.
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Conveners:
1. Christiaan Both (University of Groningen)
(c.both@rug.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Bregje Wertheim (University of Groningen)
(b.wertheim@rug.nl) 2. Louis van de Zande (University of Groningen)
(louis.van.de.zande@rug.nl) 3. Ken Kraaijeveld (Leiden University Medical Center)
(ken@kenkraaijeveld.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Silvia Paolucci (University of Groningen)
(s.paolucci@rug.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Wouter Lengkeek (Bureau Waardenburg)
(w.lengkeek@buwa.nl) 2. Joop Coolen (Stichting de Noordzee) (j.coolen@noordzee.nl)
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16:00
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Adaptation of migratory organisms in a changing world.
(Christiaan Both, Jeroen Reneerkens and Janne Ouwehand, University of Groningen)
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Genomic interactions between Wolbachia and its host.
(Ken Kraaijeveld, Leiden University)
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The role of phenotypic plasticity in adapting to a warming world.
(Marcel Visser, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Introduction & the ecological importance of shipwrecks in the North Sea.
(Wouter Lengkeek, Bureau Waardenburg and Joop Coolen, Stichting de Noordzee)
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16:20
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Interaction between timing of migration and reproduction in European Honey Buzzard.
(Willem van Manen, Dutch Centre for Field Ornithology)
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Phenotypic and genomic characterization of parasitoid resistance in Drosophila species.
(Laura Salazar Jaramillo, University of Groningen)
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Seasonal adaptation in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis: photoperiodic
induction of diapause and its genetic basis.
(Silvia Paolucci, University of Groningen)
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Cod and sole behaviour in an offshore wind farm.
(Erwin Winter, Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, Wageningen University and Research centre)
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16:40
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Weather-induced spatiotemporal migration dynamics of raptors at a monitoring site suggest predictable variability in detectability: implications for research.
(Wouter Vansteelant, University of Amsterdam)
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Genomic and phenotypic differences in Caenorhabditis elegans isolated from different habitats.
(Rita Volkers, Wageningen University)
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Adaptation to seasonal environments in a butterfly: alternate life history strategies
and their hormonal regulation.
(Vicencio Oostra, Leiden University)
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Artificial reefs in the Dutch coastal zone.
(Godfried van Moorsel, Ecosub)
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17:00
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Break
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17:10
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Age-specific density dependence in seasonal survival in a long-distance migrant.
(Tamar Lok, University of Groningen / Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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Phenotypic variation of mate preferences and male pheromones in hybrid Nasonia.
(Wenwen Diao, University of Groningen)
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Predictive adaptive response: modelling the life history of Bicyclus anynana.
(Joost van den Heuvel, Leiden University)
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Urban biotopes.
(Floris Brekelmans, Bureau Waardenburg)
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17:30
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Heterogeneity in the use of a stopover in decline: staying ruffs have lower survival.
(Lucie Schmaltz, University of Groningen)
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Genetics of interspecific mate discrimination in the parasitoid wasp Nasonia vitripennis.
(Maartje Giesbers, University of Groningen)
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Is being plastic fantastic? Opposite consequences of locally adapted salt-marsh pioneer vegetation on ecosystem-level robustness.
(Jim van Belzen, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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Urban avian conservation in a global perspective.
(Jip Louwe Kooijmans, Vogelbescherming / Birdlife NL)
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17:50
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Successful reintroduction of Houting, a migratory fish, despite severe change in environment.
(Erwin Winter, Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, Wageningen University and Research centre)
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The genomics of personality in great tits.
(Kees van Oers, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Phenotypic plasticity and population viability: the importance of environmental
Predictability.
(Thomas Reed, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Artificial bat habitats: From old fortresses to innovative building.
(Herman Limpens, Dutch Mammal Society)
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18:10
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Drinks in the Lounge and from 18:30 onwards dinner in the restaurant
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19:30
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Poster sessions / Coffee
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Europe Hall
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21:00
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Evening Programme:
Bleker’s plan, Haring’s philosophy and new nature fascism in the Netherlands (Frank Berendse, Wageningen University)
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Wednesday 8 February
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7:30
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Breakfast in the restaurant
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8:00
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Registration for those coming on Day 2 only
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Europe Hall
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America Hall
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Asia Hall
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Africa Hall
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8:30
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Parallel 3a:
Aquatic ecology: dynamics and feedbacks and consequences for ecosystem management
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Parallel 3b:
Ecotoxicology and ecosystem functioning: impacts of chemicals related to ecological traits
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Parallel 3c:
Plant-Insect Interactions
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Parallel 3d:
Advanced statistical methods for Ecology
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Highlight:
We would like to give a state-of-the-art overview of innovative applications of knowledge obtained in fundamental aquatic ecological research. How can the lessons learned from fundamental science contribute to more effective nature conservation and ecosystem management? We focus on four research themes which have been subject to intensive study: (1) The role of dispersal in connecting aquatic systems at the landscape scale, (2) The biodiversity-ecosystem functioning relationship, (3) Causes and implications of regime shifts, and (4) Interactions between ecosystem drivers.
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Given the large diversity of species, ecosystems, the dynamics of environmental conditions and mixtures of chemicals, the assessment of effects of chemicals in the outside world is problematic. In this session we explore new biological grounded tools to assess the impacts of chemicals on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. The focus will be on: molecular technics, eco-physiological modelling and trait-based approaches.
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Plants and insects are involved in a wide range of symbiotic and antagonistic interactions such as pollination, seed dispersal, herbivory and the attraction of natural enemies of the herbivores. In this session we will explore the mechanisms and drivers which influence the complex direct and indirect relations between plants and insects.
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The move towards a quantitative and predictive ecology requires appropriate statistics. In this session we explore the benefits of advanced statistical methods in ecological research. We welcome contributions that not only focus on ecological research but also explain how advanced statistical methods help to analyse and interpret the data in a way that conventional methods cannot. For instance methods that can account for hierarchically structured data, heterogeneous response variables, phylogeny or causality.
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Conveners:
1. Lisette N. de Senerpont Domis (Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
(L.deSenerpontDomis@nioo.knaw.nl) 2. Steven DeClerck (Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
(S.Declerck@nioo.knaw.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Geert de Snoo (Leiden University)
(snoo@cml.leidenuniv.nl) 2. Willie Peijenenburg (Leiden University)
(Willie.Peijnenburg@rivm.nl) |
Conveners:
2. Luisa Carvalheiro (University of Leeds, NCB-Naturalis)
(l.g.carvalheiro@leeds.ac.uk) |
Conveners:
1. Bob Douma (VU University Amsterdam)
(j.c.douma@vu.nl) 2. Eelke Jongejans (Radboud University Nijmegen) (E.jongejans@science.ru.nl)
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8:30
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Contributions of aquatic ecology to ecosystem management: how to make ecological principles operational.
(Lisette de Senerpont Domis, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Towards a more efficient predictability of adverse effects of chemicals on ecosystems.
(Willie Peijnenburg, Leiden University / RIVM)
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Plant-insect interactions under increasing herbivore diversity.
(Tibor Bukovinszky, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Trends in mathematical and statistical methods for ecology.
(Will Cornwell, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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8:50
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Unravelling the responses of Nile perch population dynamics to changes in Lake Victoria.
(Andrea Downing, Wageningen University / Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Effective design of programmes for monitoring risks of Cu, Ni and Zn to aquatic ecosystems.
(Anja Verschoor, Leiden University / RIVM)
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Neighbour identity matters: Effects of plant diversity and identity on the insect communities of individual ragwort plants.
(Olga Kostenko, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Non-linear multi quantile regression: a new tool in Species Distribution Modelling.
(Francesco Cozzoli, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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9:10
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The Cod delusion – or timing problems of a marine predator: The bliss and curse of density dependence.
(Anieke van Leeuwen, University of Amsterdam)
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Traits could be helpful to predict toxicity of Nano copper among cladoceran species.
(Lan Song, Leiden University)
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Benefits of host shifting in a tephritid fruit fly – Rhagoletis alternata on native and non-native roses.
(Kim Meijer, Groningen University)
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Do resource availability and disturbance act on a different suite of plant traits? Using structural equation modelling to statistically test for causality.
(Bob Douma, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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9:30
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Break
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9:40
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Body size and dispersal mode as key traits determining metacommunity structure of pond organisms.
(Steven Declerck, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Natural toxins and their molecular and life-history effects on non-target soil invertebrates.
(Elaine van Ommen Kloeke, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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The challenging interactions between a plant and an insect that is both pollinator, seed predator and vector of disease.
(Arjen Biere, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Measuring dispersal kernels through inverse modeling: density dependence of seed dispersal in a Neotropical palm.
(Marco Visser, Radboud University Nijmegen, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama)
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10:00
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Hitchhiking in wetland ecology: Seed transport by ducks.
(Erik Kleyheeg, Utrecht University)
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Collisions drive Brownian motion in self-organized mussel beds.
(Monique de Jager, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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The influence of plant responses to herbivores on behaviour of pollinators, and consequences for plant fitness.
(Dani Lucas-Barbosa, Wageningen University)
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If a tree falls in the forest… Predicting long-term decay dynamics from short-term observations.
(James Weedon, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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10:20
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Water level fluctuations and their role in shoreline biodiversity.
(Judith Sarneel, Utrecht University / Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Disease invasion dynamics: brucellosis and tuberculosis in African buffalo
(Erin Gorsich, Oregon State University)
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Reduced seed set by root herbivory: are pollinators involved?
(Céline Ghyselen, Ghent University)
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The contribution of covariance: Statistical decomposition of the stochastic growth rate.
(Raziel Davison, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Germany)
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10:40
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Coffee and tea in the lounge
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Europe Hall
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Plenary 2: “Ecological interactions on different scales: can we meet in the middle?"
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Ecological interactions on different scales: Can we meet in the middle?
Ecology by nature is a broad scientific discipline, involving scientists studying interactions between organisms on widely diverse scales. Both large scale analyses and small scale studies have their own values, but only seldom they are combined. The question we would like to address in our back-to-back presentations is whether and how we can apply a large scale approach, such as interaction network analyses, to a small scale study on individual interactions between a plant species and its herbivores or mutualists.
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11:00
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1. José M. Gómez (Universidad de Granada)
Dr. José María Gómez is full professor in Evolutionary Ecology at the University of Granada, Spain. His research focuses deals with the ecology and evolution of plant-animal interactions in multispecies systems. He is mostly interested in understanding how ecological interactions may shape phenotypic evolution, and how organisms can evolve in generalist scenarios. To answer this question, his lab works both at micro and macroevolutionary scales, using contrasting approaches (field experiments and observations, genetic analyses, numerical simulations and modeling, etc.).
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11.45
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2. Nicole van Dam (Radboud University Nijmegen)
Dr. Nicole M. van Dam is full professor in Ecogenomics at Radboud University Nijmegen. The research in her department focuses on herbivore-induced plant responses and interactions between biotic-abiotic stress responses. The people in her department analyze these responses on the transcriptomic, metabolomic as well as ecological level. By merging these different approaches and scales, the aim is to gain a full understanding of adaptive plant stress responses in complex and changing natural environments.
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12:30
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Lunch in the restaurant
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13:30
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Poster Session Day 2 / Coffee
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Europe Hall
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America Hall
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Asia Hall
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Africa Hall
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15:00
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Parallel 4a:
Marine Ecology
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Parallel 4b:
Disease Ecology
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Parallel 4c:
Establishment in a new environment
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Parallel 4d:
Microbial Ecology and Systems Biology: Questions and Methods
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Highlight:
Marine waters cover 70% of the earth yet marine ecology is usually underrepresented at general ecology conferences. This session will give a home to those working on marine populations, communities or ecosystems and aims to illustrate how marine ecology research contributes to general ecological theory.
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Understanding the causal factors that influence the spatio-temporal patterns of disease outbreak is an exciting new research field in spatial sciences, ecology and veterinary sciences. These outbreaks are not only determined by the presence of hosts and vectors, but also by ecological factors such as community composition or habitat fragmentation, epidemiological factors such as immunity, and climatic factors such as temperature. In this session we welcome theoretical and empirical studies to better understand disease outbreaks
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In order to colonize a new habitat patch, plant and animal species have to overcome a range of difficulties. They have to reach the new site, establish there, survive the local abiotic conditions, cope with their new neighbours, and reproduce locally. Ecologists from various disciplines (dispersal, invasion, population and restoration ecology) try to identify the factors that determine establishment and species invasions. In this session we want to bring together their newest findings.
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"Current methodological breakthroughs (e.g. in next generation sequencing and the “omics”) allow microbial ecologists to achieve major leaps in environments such as rhizosperes, lakes, sediments but also guts. Systems biology has a different research agenda but employs the same tools. This session present some exciting state-of-the-art examples that employ novel methodology to address questions raised in microbial ecology and systems biology, aiming at a better understanding of microbial organisms and the ecosystem they function in."
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Conveners:
1. David Thieltges (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
(David.Thieltges@nioz.nl) 2. Jan Dent (Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
(Jan.Drent@nioz.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Fred de Boer (Wageningen University)
(Fred.deboer@wur.nl) 2. Nienke Hartemink (Université catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve)/Utrecht University)
(N.A.Hartemink@uu.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Kim Meijer (University of Groningen)
(k.meijer.bio@gmail.com) 2. Judith Sarneel (Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
(j.sarneel@nioo.knaw.nl) |
Conveners:
1. Liesje Mommer (Wageningen University)
(liesje.mommer@wur.nl) 2. Wolf Mooij (Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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15:00
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Overfishing promotes algal blooms.
(Britas Klemens Eriksson, University of Groningen)
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Disease Ecology.
(Fred de Boer, Wageningen University and Nienke Hartemink, Université Catholique de Louvain/Utrecht University)
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Dispersal of aquatic organisms by waterbirds.
(Casper van Leeuwen, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Loss of rare microbes affects ecosystem functioning.
(Gera Hol, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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15:20
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Size based species interactions shape cod and herring dynamics in the face of exploitation.
(Daniel van Denderen, Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies, Wageningen University and Research centre)
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Cyanobacteria protect Daphnia against diseases.
(Marlies Coopman KULeuven)
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Germination and seedling survival influence riparian plant species distribution along hydrologically restored lowland streams.
(Rob Fraaije, Utrecht University)
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The effect of atmospheric change on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communities.
(Anne Cotton, University of York / University of Hull)
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15:40
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Density-dependent movement leads to self-organized patterns in ecological systems.
(Quan-Xing Liu, Netherlands Institute of Ecology / University of Groningen)
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Bovine tuberculosis and feline immunodeficiency virus co-infection: a possible threat for conservation of lions.
(Miriam Maas, Utrecht University)
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The establishment of fern diversity in newly created habitats .
(Arjen de Groot, Utrecht University)
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Rapid C flow through the plant-soil system in differently managed grasslands.
(Gerlinde De Deyn, Lancaster University / Wageningen University)
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16:00
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Break
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16:10
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Can we protect our coastline and the beach ecosystem at the same time?
(Sarah Vanden Eede, Ghent University)
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Spatio-temporal variation in the distribution of chytrid parasites in diatom host populations.
(Alena Gsell, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Climate change induced range-expanding plants.
(Elly Morien, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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Microbial Ecology is dead. Long live Microbial Ecology.
(Gerard Muyzer, University of Amsterdam)
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16:30
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How size-selective seasonal predation risks mould the timing of reproduction in a symbiotically fuelled bivalve.
(Matthijs van der Geest, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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Aggregated distribution of ticks on hosts explained by clustered distribution of ticks in the field.
(Jasper van der Linden, Wageningen University)
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Shrubs facilitate tree invasion in northern peatlands.
(Huib van Veen, Wageningen University)
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Emergence of microbial cooperation in the human gut.
(Roeland Merks, Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica, Amsterdam / Leiden University)
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16:50
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Competition and niche segregation following the arrival of the exotic brush-clawed shore crab (Hemigrapsus takanoi) in the formerly European shore crab (Carcinus maenas) dominated Dutch delta.
(Sander Wijnhoven, Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research)
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Seasonal variation in LPAI virus infection in mallards and the role of migrants.
(Jacintha van Dijk, Netherlands Institute of Ecology)
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The influence of an invasive plant species on the pollination success and reproductive output of three riparian plant species.
(Koen Thijs KU Leuven)
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From metabolic networks to microbial communities.
(Frank Bruggeman, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
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Europe Hall
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17:20
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Closing Session (Hans de Kroon)
· Awards ceremony
o Best PhD research paper Award (Member of the Evaluation Committee)
o Best Poster Award (Roland Bobbink, Chair NECOV)
· Synthesis (Louise Vet)
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Lounge
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18:00
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Fare-well drinks and Dinner
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19:30
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Travel Home (Shuttle available between Conference Centre and Station)
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Those wanting to present a poster, please mention this in your application giving the title of your poster.
During the closing session on Wednesday afternoon, the NECOV Best Poster Prize(s) will also be awarded. Posters will be evaluated on scientific quality, clarity and attractiveness. First, second and third prizes are € 300, € 200, and € 100 resp.
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PhD and MSc (with Bed and Breakfast)
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€ 160.-
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Others (with Bed and Breakfast)
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€ 210.-
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PhD and MSc (without Bed and Breakfast)
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€ 130.-
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Others (without Bed and Breakfast)
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€ 170.-
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Day Visitors (PhD and MSc)
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€ 80,-
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Day Visitor (Others)
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€ 100,-
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Note:
· In contrast to previous years, participants are asked to pay in advance. After registration, you will receive an e-mail confirming your registration, your fee and bank details for payment. Once we have received your payment, you will be informed and this makes your registration complete.
· Payment on arrival at the meeting is also possible but we will charge an additional € 20,- administration fees.
To register, please fill in the Registration form (to download the form click HERE) and send it to anja.mosselman@wur.nl.
- Please note that late registration (after 30 January) will cost an additional € 20,-.
- Martijn Egas (UVA)
- Jacintha Ellers (VU)
- Rampal Ettienne (RUG)
- Hans de Kroon (RU)
- Jaap van der Meer (NIOZ, Chair)
- Wolf Mooij (NIOO)
- Lourens Poorter (WU)
- Merel Soons (UU)
- Claudius van de Vijver (NERN)