Project properties |
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Title | Effects of grazing and enhanced nutrients on the ecosystem services, resilience and competitive abilities of native and invasive seagrass (Thesis/Internship) |
Group | Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group |
Project type | thesis |
Credits | 30-36 |
Supervisor(s) | F.O.H. Smulders (Fee.Smulders@wur.nl)
M.J.A. Christianen (Marjolijn.Christianen@wur.nl) |
Examiner(s) | M.J.A. Christianen (Marjolijn.Christianen@wur.nl) |
Contact info | Contact info
Marine Ecology: Noël Diepens 0317-489701 (Noel.Diepens@wur.nl) |
Begin date | 2018/09/01 |
End date | 2019/03/01 |
Description | In this project, you will research the impact of grazing and nutrients on the ecosystem services and the resilience (ability to recover from disturbance) of seagrass. As an invasive seagrass species (H. stipulacea) is spreading in Bonaire, we also want to study competition between native (T. testudinum) and invasive seagrass. You will be part of a large Caribbean wide project on turtlegrass. Additionally, there are many options to design and carry out side experiments of your choice.
Start can be in September, October, November 2018 |
Used skills | Used skills Scientific diving, designing ecological experiments, nutrient analysis in the lab |
Requirements | Diving certificate (min. 30 dives), driver’s license |