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Pioneer Mimosa and their life history in the dry tropics
Also possible as Internship.
Old-growth tropical dry forests are continuously decreasing in area because of land use change. Slash-and-burn agriculture is a common practice used in the tropics to open areas for agriculture. The ...
Supervisor: Ursula Revilla, Frans Bongers, Marielos Peña-Claros
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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The role of Neotropical primates on tropical forests
Plant animal interactions in Tropical forests. Understanding the effect that primates have on forest development and possible cascading effects.
For this project we are interested in determining the effect that primates have on ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Prof.Dr.Ir L (Lourens) Poorter; JI (Juan) Ramirez Chiriboga
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Future ash trees - screening and selection of common ash for resistance to ash dieback
Ash dieback spreads across Europe and causes leaf loss, crown dieback and bark lesions in affected ash trees (Fraxinus excelsior). Once a tree is infected the disease is usually fatal. Results from Denmark indicate that ca 1% of a ...
Supervisor: FEM group: dr.ir. J (Jan) den Ouden
Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands: dr.ir. P (Paul) Copini
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Seed rain during secondary succession in tropical wet forest in Mexico
Secondary forests, regrowing after agricultural fields are abandoned, need input of seeds to develop. The seed rain (number and type of seeds) partly determine the possible growth trajectories of these forests. In this project, y ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Frans Bongers
Other organisation: prof. Miguel Martínez-Ramos – CIECO Mexico
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Comparing the ecology across European tree species
Project description: Foresters modify the structure and light environment of forests to manage the future development of the forest. Natural regeneration and competition between different species are important in current forest ma ...
Supervisor: Dr. Ir. F.J. (Frank) Sterck
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Uncovering the anatomy of twisting pioneers
Also possible as Internship.
In the tropical dry forest regions, secondary forests are becoming the frequent type of vegetation because of the loss of old-growth forest. The secondary forests reach their climax through differen ...
Supervisor: Ursula Revilla, Frans Bongers, Marielos Peña-Claros, plus local supervisor
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Growth responses to thinning in douglas fir
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) is one of the most productive tree species in European forests. Douglas fir stands are maintained by thinning until a point where regeneration is started and the old trees removed. Conventional ...
Supervisor: FEM group: dr.ir. J (Jan) den Ouden
Other organisation: ing. René Olthof, Kroondomeinen het Loo
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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Planting strategies for reforestation of dryland areas
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Reforestation of dryland areas is a major challenge the coming decade. If natural regeneration is not an option or too slow, planting may be necessary. Key questions ...
Supervisor: FEM group: Prof.dr. Koen Kramer, Prof.dr.ir. Frits Mohren
Land Life Company: Harrie Lovenstein
Department: Forest Ecology and Forest Management Group |
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