Ecological research infrastructures in the Netherlands

Soil ecotron as seen from the sky

From experimental mini-ponds to research vessels, and from living labs to collections: in The Netherlands we have many ecological research facilities. This website provides a national overview of the large-scale ecological research infrastructures. 

For ecological researchers in the Netherlands this overview offers opportunities to team up with other researchers and to link to existing ecological research facilities and initiatives. Currently, the inventory of large-scale ecological research facilities focuses on ecotrons, scientific (data) collections, long-term field studies and research infrastructures for fieldwork.


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  1. ARISE

    Faciliteit
    Naturalis Biodiversity Center
    University of Amsterdam (UvA)
    University of Twente
    Westerdijk Institute
    The ARISE project is building an infrastructure that will identify and monitor all multicellular species in the Netherlands.
    Microscopic images of insects from ARISE

  2. BioCliVE

    Faciliteit
    Utrecht University
    The Utrecht University Biodiversity and Climate Variability Experiment, UU BioCliVE, is an experiment manipulating plant diversity and future precipitation scenarios to examine how biological diversity can provide us with natural insurance against climate change.
    BioCliVE facility

  3. CBS-KNAW collections and databases

    Faciliteit
    Westerdijk Institute
    The CBS-KNAW culture collection from the Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute (WI-KNAW) is the largest in the world with more than 100.000 strains of fungi (including yeasts) and bacteria (including wild-type and mutant strains), hosts suitable for DNA research, genetically engineered plasmids, broad-host-range plasmids and phages.
    Culture collection Westerdijk

  4. LTSER-platform Dutch Wadden Sea

    Faciliteit
    Marine and intertidal areas
    Dunes and coastal areas
    NIOZ
    Rijkswaterstaat
    NIOO-KNAW
    The Long-Term Socio-Ecological research platform Dutch Wadden Sea area is a large coastal area bordering the north of the Netherlands.
    Luchtfoto van Vlieland

  5. National Research Fleet

    Faciliteit
    NIOZ
    The National Research Fleet of the Netherlands is operated by NMF, the National Marine Facilities at NIOZ and consists of three research vessels: RV Pelagia, RV Navicula and RV Adriaen Coenen. Each is dedicated to a specific area of operation, from the shallow waters of the Wadden Sea to open oceans around the world. In addition to the vessels, NMF operates a pool of seagoing equipment.
    RV Pelagia, NIOZ

  6. NPEC - Ecotron

    Faciliteit
    Utrecht University
    Wageningen University & Research
    NPEC’s Ecotron facility at Utrecht University consists of a range of 36 fully closed and controlled mesocosm systems that allow for real-life plant ecosystem analyses in real time.
    NPEC ecotrons at Utrecht University

  7. NPEC – Multi-Environment Climate Chambers

    Faciliteit
    Utrecht University
    NPEC’s Multi-Environment Climate Chambers Module hosts a series of 15 small climate chambers with the highest level of homogeneity in temperature, humidity, and light intensity available.
    Multi-Environment climate chambers

  8. NPEC – Plant-Microbe Interaction Phenotyping

    Faciliteit
    Utrecht University
    The Plant-Microbe-Interaction Phenotyping Module consists of two independent phenotyping installations designed for high-throughput phenotyping of the plant shoot (Helios) and in-vitro root system (Hades).
    NPEC – Plant-Microbe Interaction Phenotyping


 

www.eco-ri.nl is initiated and maintained by the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW), and supported by the Dutch universities and research institutes connected to NERN (Netherlands Ecological Research Network) and/or BiodiversityXL (Centre of Excellence for Netherlands Biodiversity Research).

The inventory of ecological research infrastructures is ongoing. 

 

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If you have any additions to the inventory, please contact the NIOO Research Support Office via rso@nioo.knaw.nl.