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Volume 1 | issue 1 | 27 August 2010 |
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NEWS | ||
Next CWE Symposium Community assembly rules and nature restoration in wetlands Plant dispersal, germination, establishment and succession  Antwerpen, 8 December 2010 University of Antwerpen, City Campus |
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This symposium will focus mainly on processes of colonisation (dispersal, germination, establishment) and succession that are so important in nature restoration projects. Understanding these proceeses and the way they can be governed by active managament is of paramount importance for the achievement of nature restoration targets. |
Four CWE-AIOs have graduated |
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CWE as a consortium has funded 8 collaborative Ph.D. projects about 5 years
ago. Four AIOs have graduated in the past year. We congratulate Peter, Xin,
Ronald and Dedmer with their new degree!
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This is the list:
18 November 2009:
Peter Spierenburg (UU and RU), “The influence of
rising CO2
availability on softwater vegetation”
induced petiole
elongation in Rumex palustris” 14 June 2010: Ronald van den Heuvel (UU and RU), „Nitrous oxide emission
hotspots and
acidic soil denitrification in a riparian buffer zone” 24 June 2010: Dedmer van de Waal (UvA and NIOO), “The C:N stoichiometry of harmful cyanobacteria: Do rising carbon dioxide levels affect toxin
production and what could be the ecological
implications?”
Click
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for an overview of all 8 projects
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First CWE Symposium (April 2010) well-attended |
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The first CWE Symposium took place in Utrecht and was attended by 55 participants. The program was centered around the theme "Biogeochemical processes in wetlands". See symposium poster >>. Lectures focused on the newest insights in this fascinating field. .JPG) Karsten Kalbitz revealed some insights on DOC in porewater and surface water in Dutch drained peatlands. Erik Struyff gave a nice overview of the recent knowledge gained on silica as an element in wetlands. Mike Jetten presented some newly discovered microbiological pathways and organisms (anamox). Mariet Hefting reported on a study in Iceland on the effects of climate warming on decomposition, using naturally heated spots in a geothermal stream valley. Peter Spierenbrug, the first CWE aio who got his Ph.D., presented some of his results on the role of CO2 in softwater lakes Finally, Lucas Stal talked about his studies of the role of algal mats and biofilms in controlling erosion and biogeochemical cycling saltmarshes and mudflats. |
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Water Mosaic subsidies granted The Water Mosaic Program is a master plan for tackling questions from practitioners in water resources management by focusing and articulating such questions towards scientific research projects and by stimulating science groups and practitioner organisations to form consortia and seek funding. So far, there are 11 ongoing Water Mosaic Projects, 6 of which were funded by the WFD Innovation Fund of the Ministry of Verkeer en Waterstaat in The Netherlands. These projects have subjects such as: - Developing measures to protect fish migration in pumping stations - Developing procedures for implementing the EU Water Framework Directive - Flexible water level management - Remeandering streams - Working with sludge removed from water bodies  For further information see stowa watermoziek (in dutch) |
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Mission 2010-2015 | ||
| The Centre for Wetland Ecology is a consortium of 20 academic research groups in The Netherlands and Flanders working on the ecology, biogeochemistry, microbiology and hydrology of wetlands and water bodies. The network was established in 2000 and has developed active collaborations by carrying out joint research projects. For the period 2010-2015, the CWE aims at enhancing the interaction between the worlds of fundamental research and management implementation regarding wetlands and water bodies (freshwater, brackish-water and coastal). Read full mission >> | ||
| Activities | ||
| The CWE provides a scientific platform by organizing two symposia per year, each oriented around a well-delineated scientific theme, for a combined audience of scientists and practitioners active in the water sector (i.e., representatives of water authorities, consulting firms, government agencies, applied knowledge institutes). | ||
| Members | ||
| CWE currently has 20 member-research
groups from the following academic research institutions: • Utrecht University • Radboud University Nijmegen • Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO, KNAW) • University of Amsterdam • Wageningen University and Research Centre • University of Antwerpen • University of Gent • University of Leuven For a full list of partners, follow this link | ||
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| Events | ||
10 years of IBED at the University of Amsterdam | ||
| In September 2010, the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) of the Universiy of Amsterdam celebrates its 10-year anniversary. The IBED will organize a symposium on 24 September in the Beurs van Berlage on the topic "Biodiversity: The Decennium Assessment" with prof David Tilman from the University of Minnesota | ||
| The end for the Center for Limnology Nieuwersluis | ||
| The Center for Limnology of the
Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO), located in the Vijverhof estate
bordering the Vecht river in Nieuwersluis since 1959, will close down later
this year. The center will merge with the Center for Terrestrial Ecology in
Heteren; the new and restructured NIOO will move into a new building on the
campus of Wageningen University. On 2 July there was a celebration at the Vijverhof to memorize the role of the Center for Limnology. A book with a history of the CL and a tribute to its research, called "Als water je lief is" was offered to three former directors, Dr. Han Golterman, Dr. Sicco Parma and Prof.dr. Wim van Vierssen. | ||
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| AGENDA | ||
| 8 December 2010 CWE Symposium "Community
assembly rules and nature restoration in wetlands Plant dispersal, germination, establishment and succession |
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3-8 July 2011 Joint Meeting of the
Society of Wetland Scientists, WETPOL and Wetlands Biogeochemistry, Clarion
Congress Hotal Prague, www.sws2011.com | ||
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| Editor CWE Newsletter Jos T.A. Verhoeven For more CWE news: http://www.wetland-ecology.nl Earlier Newsletters | ||