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| Title | How is larval settlement preference affected by grain size & temperature? |
| Group | Marine Animal Ecology |
| Project type | thesis |
| Credits | 24-39 |
| Supervisor(s) | Merlijn Hulsenboom |
| Examiner(s) | Tinka Murk, Ronald Osinga, Reindert Nijland, Rosa van der Ven or Diede Maas |
| Contact info | merlijn.hulsenboom@wur.nl
mae.education@wur.nl |
| Begin date | 2025/09/01 |
| End date | 2026/09/01 |
| Description | Towards more eco-friendly foreshore nourishments: impacts on & solutions for biodiversity
PEN & MAE offer 2 MSc projects in marine (benthic) ecology Experimental lab work at the facilities of the Marine Animal Ecology Group. You will perform experiments with larvae of cultured marine invertebrates to identify changing settlement preferences due to climate change. The project (source-research.nl) Society - Shoreface nourishments are increasingly needed for coastal protection due to sea level rise & coastal erosion - New nourishments designs are being explored to meet increasing demand, e.g. Sand Motor, or varying in distance to coast & sediment characteristics (this project) Ecology - Burial of benthic species, but recolonization after ± 1 year - Changing community composition due to altered abiotic circumstances |
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| Requirements | Interest in marine experimental ecology. Comfortable with problem-solving and trying out new techniques. Practical experience with experimental work is a plus. |