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| Title | Habitat preferences of the trichopteran larvae Brachycentrus subnubilus |
| 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 | Brachycentrus subnubilis i is a rare trichopteran species in the Netherlands that disappeared in many parts of Europe the last century. Interestingly there are some recordings available (e.g. waarnemingen.nl) from the Netherlands. Like many trichopteran 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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