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Title Habitat preferences of the stonefly Taeniopteryx schoenemundi (Negendoornige wintersteenvlieg)
Group Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group
Project type thesis
Credits variable
Supervisor(s) Dorine Dekkers (dorine.dekkers@wur.nl)
Edwin Peeters (edwin.peeters@wur.nl)
Examiner(s) Edwin THM Peeters
Contact info Water Quality Management: Bart Koelmans (Bart.Koelmans@wur.nl)
Marine Ecology: Mischa Streekstra (Mischa.Streekstra@wur.nl)
Freshwater Ecology: Edwin Peeters (Edwin.peeters@wur.nl)

Begin date 2021/09/01
End date 2022/03/01
Description Description Taeniopteryx schoenemundi is a rare stonefly species in the Netherlands that disappeared in many parts of Europe the last century. Interestingly there are some recent recordings available (e.g. waarnemingen.nl) in Germany and Belgium as well as in the southern part of the Netherlands. Like all stonefly species, this species is strongly dependent on relatively cool and well oxygenated water making them also vulnerable to pollution and habitat destruction. New recordings are also available from a fishway, an environment where the species was not to be expected at first glance. This also indicates that not much is known about habitat preferences of this species. Through a laboratory study we want to increase our knowledge on this species and factors affecting its distribution.
Used skills Affinity with experiments with living organisms
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