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  Streams and stream valleys

  Over the past century, streams all over Western Europe have been straightened, enclosed, dammed up and adapted to handle as much and as fast a flow of...

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• Wetland restoration ecology

  Guided by ecological theory, we develop knowledge on novel restoration measure-effect relations. Examples include building new islands (Marker Wadden)...

• Ecological catchment system analysis

  Our nature-based trans-disciplinary analysis integrates ecology-based water management and spatial land use planning. We use novel tools to bridge...

• Smart monitoring and assessment

  We develop new cost-effective techniques, such as QuickScan sampling (e.g. activity traps, eDNA), that are applicable in effective monitoring schemes...

• Ecological water management applications

  Improving biodiversity, reducing management costs and preventing insect nuisance in wetlands can be facilitated by applying ecological knowledge. We...

• Closing cycles

  Mirroring self-purification in nature (biomimicry), our innovative Aquafarm concept uses chains of organisms to ‘polish’ effluent and...

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News

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  Stagnation in recovery European freshwater biodiversity following decades of progress

  16 augustus 2023 | A multinational team of researchers found that biodiversity in European river systems has increased significantly over a period from 1968 to 2020....
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  Drought severely affects small creatures in brooks

  10 juli 2020 | The extremely dry summers experienced in the Netherlands in recent years cause the demise of an increasing number of small creatures that inhabit...

• Aquafarm: treating wastewater and harvesting valuable organisms

  5 september 2017 | Smarter handling of waste and wastewater is one of the greatest challenges of our time. Wageningen University & Research is working within the...