Spoonbills Blog

Nanomaterials and nanoparticles are usually connected with high-tech industrial processes. But they have been a natural part of our planet from the very beginning, they show unique catalytic capabilities that may have (had) a major influence on…

Evy Gobbens verblijft deze zomer 11 weken op Griend om onderzoek te doen naar bonte strandlopers. Lees in deze blogserie het dagboek dat Evy bijhoudt over het wonen en werken op een onbewoond eiland middenin de Nederlandse Waddenzee.

Een gesprek vanuit de NIOZ-haven op Texel, de thuishaven van de nationale onderzoeksschepen (research vessels): RV Pelagia, het grote onderzoeksschip dat de Oceanen bevaart en dat zich ten tijde van dit interview op de Noordzee bevindt, RV Navicula,…

From 20 - 23 June two NIOZ colleagues boarded the Italian tug Macistone to recover, service and re-deploy the Mediterranean sediment-trap mooring that is part of a unique time series of Saharan dust collection since the late 1980's. The time series…

When microorganisms or macroalgae grow out of control they can cause harmful algal blooms (HABs). These HABs impact the environment, but may also have negative influence on humans, especially when they produce toxins. Due to human impact and climate…

Op de zandbanken en de kwelders of schorren van de waddenzee en de Zeeuwse wateren, waar het getij met bovenmenselijke regelmaat op en af gaat, ontstaan patronen. De zee, een ongedurige beeldhouwer, slaat ieder tij opnieuw sporen in het zand, in de…

Finally, after no less than three postponed summer expeditions, our team sets off to western Alaska to investigate the effects of rapid Arctic climate change on the long-distance migratory red knot. The team is headed by prof. Jan van Gils and…

The coast of the Wadden Sea islands is dynamic by nature: beaches change shape and size by the forces of wind and waves. In the past, villages on the islands were threatened by floods and the Wadden islands migrated. Nowaday, we try to keep the…

From April 21st researchers on the MIXATION expedition will deploy moorings to calibrate new methods that help us provide better estimates of ocean water mixing. Ocean water mixing is an important component in climate models.