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. Bird Radar

    Faciliteit
    University of Amsterdam (UvA)
    The BirdScan radar is a radar to track aerial movement of animals. This information can be used to gain more insight in migration patterns and the influence of changes in the environment.
    Bird Radar

  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. Palaeoecology Reference Collection

    Faciliteit
    University of Amsterdam (UvA)
    The Palaeoecology Reference Collection contains reference specimens and archived material from palaeoecological investigations.
    Ten Poaceae pollen grains from nine subfamilies

  5. Research Vessel RV Dreissena

    Faciliteit
    University of Amsterdam (UvA)
    The research vessel RV Dreissena is used for (experimental) fieldwork programs on lake Markermeer.
    Research vessel Dreissena

  6. Vogeltrekstation (Dutch Centre for Avian Migration and Demography)

    Faciliteit
    NIOO-KNAW
    Ringersvereniging (bird banding society)
    Vogeltrekstation (Dutch Centre for Avian Migration and Demography) is a cooperation between NIOO-KNAW and the Ringersvereniging (bird banding society). It arranges the daily practicalities with relation to catching and ringing of wild birds for science, policy and conservation.
    house sparrow


 

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.