Nature reports

Sea levels are rising, and our familiar ways of protecting ourselves against the water are increasingly showing their limitations. This creates a growing need for a new approach to sea-level rise: working with nature and with the..

Salt marsh sediment and vegetation can remain largely intact even during extreme storm surges. This was demonstrated in an experiment in which researchers transported sections of salt marsh from the Wadden Sea to the Delta Flume,..

Beneath the tropical vegetation of Sint Eustatius lies a hidden world of reptile nests. Researchers have described the nesting behaviour of Red-faced groundlizards for the first time. This species of groundlizard lays its eggs..

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam’s Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics have found that hedgerows, tree lines and small woodland patches can help reduce damaging vole outbreaks on European farmland. Their..

Why do some small, soft herbs evolve into giant woody trees when they arrive on islands, while others hardly form new species? Two PhD students combined genetic information about thousands of plant species with a clever..

A large part of the Boé in Guinea-Bissau has officially been recognised as a Key Biodiversity Area, giving this forest-savannah landscape international recognition for its global importance for biodiversity. The recognition builds..

New research shows how natural patterns in coastal meadows redistribute salt stress, helping vegetation remain productive under increasingly saline conditions. Such a mechanism can enhance the resilience of ecosystems to..

Research in Leiden shows that flowering birch trees can substantially increase the amount of airborne pollen in their immediate surroundings, even though this pollen can also travel over long distances. Much less birch pollen was..

The FlySafe Operational Service provides near real-time information and forecast on large scale bird movement in the air space of the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium based on weather radars. The service can help predict bird..

During extreme heatwaves, soil bacteria that produce and resist antibiotics switch into survival mode, temporarily reducing the number of resistance genes. At the same time, heat and drought are causing significant damage to soils..