Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group
In the Anthropocene, human pressures on wildlife are reaching unprecedented levels. Animals, plants, and entire ecosystems must bear these pressures across different spatial and temporal scales. The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group (WEC) studies how humans influence wildlife. We examine both direct mechanisms like hunting and fire, and mechanisms that are more indirect and that are part of larger-scale processes, such as climate change.
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Wildlife cameras
Camera traps provide an easy and non-invasive way to study wildlife. However, manually processing the millions of images that a typical study generates quickly becomes a challenge.By leveraging artificial intelligence, Agouti can automatically recognise many species and filter blank images.
Education
The Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Group is involved in teaching several courses. Additionally you can do an internship or thesis at our department.
Latest publications
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Variability of the Ionome of Wild Boar (Sus scrofa) and Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) in a Dutch National Park, with Implications for Biomonitoring
Biological trace element research (2024), Volume: 202, Issue: 6 - ISSN 0163-4984 - p. 2518-2546. -
Water level drawdown induces a legacy effect on the seed bank and retains sediment chemistry in a eutrophic clay wetland
Science of the Total Environment (2024), Volume: 929 - ISSN 0048-9697 -
Vertebrate grazing can mitigateimpacts of nutrient addition on plant diversity and insect abundance in a semi-natural grassland
Oikos (2024) - ISSN 0030-1299 -
Africa's overlooked top predator : Towards a better understanding of martial eagle feeding ecology in the Maasai Mara, Kenya
Wildlife Biology (2024) - ISSN 0909-6396