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BSc-MSc Thesis and Internship Projects, Wageningen University

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Farmer managed natural regeneration as a restoration strategy in Western Kenya
General research question: what regenerates under what social and environmental conditions, and how does this contribute to optimizing functionality? Questions to be further specified together with potential student, depending on ...
Supervisor: FEM: Madelon Lohbeck in cooperation with ICRAF
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Effect of nutrient addition and ungulate herbivory on tree sapling growth
Also possible as BSc internship or MSc internship There is an increasing need to apply mitigation measures to curb the negative effects of acidification and eutrophication in forest ecosystems. A new method now used is the appl ...
Supervisor: Sylvana Harmsen
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Tree morphology changes by fertilization and herbivory
Research goal Rock dust, a ground rock that acts as a slow-release fertilizer, has become immensely popular in forest management. In ecosystems degraded by enhanced nitrogen deposition, soil health is expected to increase with th ...
Supervisor: dr.ir. J (Jan) den Ouden
S (Sylvana) Harmsen MSc

Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Recovery of functional composition in secondary forests in the Atlantic forest using chronosequences
MSc thesis/MSc Internship Large-scale restoration in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil needs novel upscaling from thousands to millions of hectares. The NewFor project is part of a large collaboration between Dutch and Braz ...
Supervisor: Rens Brouwer
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Predicting functional traits (leaf and branch traits) using spectrometry in the Atlantic forest
MSc thesis / MSc internship / The linking of individual functional traits to ecosystem processes used extensively in ecology, however the measurement of individual trait values requires extensive measurements and is time consum ...
Supervisor: Rens Brouwer
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Species database for complex agroforestry systems (& food forests) in Northwest Europe
Also possible as MSc internship Complex agroforestry systems or food forests harbour large numbers of species. But what species are useful for what purposes, and under what environmental conditions? And what management may inc ...
Supervisor: Jordy van Eijk
dr. Alejandra Hernandez Guzman
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Forest recovery in Australia
This MSc thesis focusses on the factors influencing early succession of abandoned pastural lands in Australia. Fieldwork is planned from mid-October to mid-December and includes vegetation measurements, analyzing soil samples ...
Supervisor: Lourens Poorter
Iris Hordijk

Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Forest recovery in Mexico
This MSc thesis focusses on the factors influencing early succession of abandoned pastural lands in a dry and wet forest in Mexico. Fieldwork is planned in September, October and November and includes tree and seedling measur ...
Supervisor: Lourens Poorter
Iris Hordijk

Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Tree ring analysis in the Netherlands: At which forest density do trees best withstand hot and dry conditions?
Forest density reductions are suggested to protect our forests from future dry and hot conditions. However, effectiveness of density reductions remains incongruent and not adequately tested. This is primarily due to the lack of ex ...
Supervisor: prof.dr.ir. FJ (Frank) Sterck, ACE (Eva) Meijers MSc, dr. M (Monique) Weemstra
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

Complex Agroforestry (food forest) Design assistant
Complex agroforestry systems (CAS) have received increased societal attention as a novel land-use system in Europe, and in the Netherlands especially under the name of food forests. However, due to their novelty, complexity and th ...
Supervisor: Jordy van Eijk (FEM group)
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group

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