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    Bachelor thesis projecten

    For this project we are looking for a BSc or MSc student that is interested in studying the effect of symbionts and viruses on the behaviour and survival of ticks and mosquitoes. We are developing a micro-injection robot for high throughput infection of disease vectors including mosquitoes and ticks. During this project you will optimize the micro-injection robot and study the behaviour and biology of infected mosquitoes and ticks. The project will be conducted in the One Health Entomology group of the Laboratory of Entomology. For more information you can contact Julian Bakker at julian.bakker@wur.nl.

    (toegevoegd op 04-03-2024)

    Master thesis projecten

    Are you interested in mosquitoes, ticks, and the pathogens they transmit? We have an opportunity for master students to study how urban and peri-urban green space influences the presence of ticks and mosquitoes. You will conduct field work in multiple cities in Europe (including Strasbourg, Vienna, and the cities in the Netherlands). The project will be conducted in the One Health Entomology group of the Laboratory of Entomology and involves both field work and laboratory work and you are free to design the project to your liking. This project can be done as a MSc thesis or internship. For more information you can contact Julian Bakker at julian.bakker@wur.nl.

    (toegevoegd op 04-03-2024)

    For this project we are looking for a BSc or MSc student that is interested in studying the effect of symbionts and viruses on the behaviour and survival of ticks and mosquitoes. We are developing a micro-injection robot for high throughput infection of disease vectors including mosquitoes and ticks. During this project you will optimize the micro-injection robot and study the behaviour and biology of infected mosquitoes and ticks. The project will be conducted in the One Health Entomology group of the Laboratory of Entomology. For more information you can contact Julian Bakker at julian.bakker@wur.nl.

    (toegevoegd op 04-03-2024)

    Description: In this MSc thesis, you will study insects in diverse strip cropping fields (https://weblog.wur.eu/spotlight/more-nature-in-fields-through-strip-cropping/). These diverse fields contain early, late, and perennial crops, leading to the hypothesis that these different crops may have their insect peak at different moments. Therefore, your research will address the question: does higher crop diversity in a strip cropping field result in a greater temporal stability of insect abundance throughout the cropping season? Increased temporal stability is beneficial for various insect groups themselves and provides a more reliable food supply for birds and small mammals. Your research provides a proof of principle that has not been examined before. In addition, your own research questions of interests can be incorporated.

    You will conduct intensive sampling in diverse organic strip cropping fields located in Flevoland and Zuid-Holland, employing various insect sampling methods. The project involves a lot of field work, insect identification, and collaboration with other students, strip cropping researchers and pioneering farmers. Extensive knowledge of insect identification is not required; you will learn while doing. Since this is an ecological thesis, having a strong ecological background is advantageous. Given that the field season is busy (but enjoyable), good organizational skills are useful.

    More information: https://tip.wur.nl/Project.php?ProjectID=5922

    Credits: 36

    Illegal timber trade is a huge environmental problem, and is often associated with organized crime and deforestation. Legislation to fight illegal timber trade exist, but their enforcement required independent ways to verify timber origin. A method to do so is multi-element analyses, in which a chemical fingerprint of wood is obtained based on measuring concentrations of 40-60 elements in wood (Boeschoten et al 2022). Applying this to 22 sites in Central Africa, this method has proven to be able to trace back the origin of timber to regional clusters with accuracy of >85% (Boeschoten et al 2023). Yet, for forensic applications, this accuracy need to be improved.

    Forest disturbance alert products such as the RADD (RAdar for Detecting Deforestation) alerts offer spatial and temporally detailed information on where and when forest logging takes place. Leveraging data from Sentinel-1, a SAR satellite with 10m spatial detail, the RADD alerts provide up-to-date information on tropical forest disturbances every 6 to 12 days across 50 countries since 2020/2021.

    This thesis will combine results from multi-element analysis with spatially and temporally detailed forest disturbance information from the RADD alert (and other remote sensing products) to enhance the ability to assign the origin of timber. Spatial modeling will be employed to integrate the various data sources across the Congo Basin. Results will be compared against a benchmark scenario that uses only multi-element analysis.

    Requirements:
    Standard for MSc thesis:
    - WEC-31806 Ecological Methods I, or a comparable alternative course;
    - One FEM course (at least), depending on the topic of the thesis: FEM-30306 Forest Ecology and Forest Management, FEM-30806 Resource Dynamics Sustainable Utilization, FEM-32306 Agroforestry, or Models for Ecological Systems FEM-31806

    If different: Recommended courses:
    • Geo-scripting course
    • Advanced Earth Observation

    For more information:
    https://tip.wur.nl/Project.php?ProjectID=6413