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BSc-MSc Thesis and Internship Projects, Wageningen University

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MSc thesis: It's getting hot in here! - Does the sensitivity of permafrost to changing weather conditions differ across the Arctic?
Across the Arctic, researchers monitor the thawing depth of permafrost as a critical environmental variable. You will work with a database with end-of-season thaw depths, also known as "Active Layer Thicknesses". This is the top l ...
Supervisor: RÃºna MagnÃºsson & Monique Heijmans
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

Soil inoculation in forests: Effects on soil biota (thesis or internship)
To support forest biodiversity restoration, measures such as planting species with nutrient-rich litter are underway. Research has shown that above-ground actions can positively impact below-ground soil chemistry, but the extent o ...
Supervisor: Philippine Vergeer
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

MSc Thesis: Assessing the impact of nature-inclusive farming on seasonal insect abundance
In this MSc thesis, you will study insects in diverse strip cropping fields (https://weblog.wur.eu/spotlight/more-nature-in-fields-through-strip-cropping/). These diverse fields contain early, late, and perennial crops, leading to ...
Supervisor: Rik Waenink
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

MSc Thesis: Tracking birds to assess the potential of nature-inclusive farming
Are you passionate about birds, do you like a lot of fieldwork, and do you want to contribute to research on nature-inclusive farming? Then this MSc thesis might be your perfect fit. You will investigate whether strip cropping ...
Supervisor: Rik Waenink
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

Assessing insect biodiversity in 20 strip cropping farms throughout The Netherlands
For this MSc thesis, you will travel through The Netherlands with a team of strip cropping researchers to sample insects in 20 different strip cropping farms. These farms differ greatly in design, having low or high crop diversity ...
Supervisor: Rik Waenink
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

Can buckwheat cultivation mitigate competition between honeybees and wild pollinators?
Managed honeybees are being used for honey production and crop pollination. However, due to their large numbers, they sometimes outcompete wild pollinators for the scarce flower resources during summer. Buckwheat is a mass-floweri ...
Supervisor: Thijs Fijen
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

Do 'collaborating' plant roots maximize soil carbon storage?
Storing more carbon in soils is one of the many actions that are needed to mitigate climate change. But how to do so? It is known that there is a lot of variation in the capacity of different plant species to store carbon in the s ...
Supervisor: Fons van der Plas, Jing Zhang
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

MSc thesis or internship: Can soil inoculation enhance the success of endangered plant reintroductions?
Do you want to learn how we can conserve endangered plant species using reintroductions? In collaboration with Bosgroepen Zuid Nederland our research team aims to keep populations of endangered plants of old-grown forests viable. ...
Supervisor: Philippine Vergeer
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

How do root traits drive decomposition rates?
Nearly half of Earth's plant biomass is belowground in the form of roots. Root materials are generally more fibrous and less digestible than aboveground plant parts, making their decomposition rates slower, so that the majority of ...
Supervisor: Fons van der Plas
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

MSc or BSc thesis: Nutrient fertilization by dogs in natural areas
Nutrient deposition is a large problem in the Netherlands, Europe and worldwide, which can hamper the biodiversity of various plant and animal groups. While we know that various sources, including agricultural activities, industry ...
Supervisor: Fons van der Plas
Department: Plant Ecology and Nature Conservation Group

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