Imagining Science

25 November 2019

The Netherlands is about to face the challenges of preparing our landscape for a sustainable future. Researchers from various disciplines across the UG are conducting research into agriculture, nature and landscape. On behalf of the UG and Noorderlicht, Eddo Hartmann photographed a number of researchers that focus on this area. His exhibition ‘The Collective Landscape’ is on display until 5 January at the Natuurmuseum Fryslân in Leeuwarden. A small selection of his photos are displayed below.

Collective Landscape, © Eddo Hartmann, commissioned by UG and Noorderlicht for Imagining Science

De Waddenzee bij Uithuizen. Via het vertakte geulenstelsel loopt het water uit de zee elk tij de wadplaten van de kust op. De RUG doet hier onderzoek naar onder meer kwelders, zeegras en bodemdieren.The Wadden Sea near Uithuizen. Through this branched channel system, the water from the sea is drawn up to the tidal flats along the coast during each tide. The UG is conducting research into salt marshes, eelgrass and bottom-dwellers.

The Wadden Sea near Uithuizen. Through this branched channel system, the water from the sea is drawn up to the tidal flats along the coast during each tide. The UG is conducting research into salt marshes, eelgrass and bottom-dwellers.

Ecoloog Raymond Klaassen peilt vroeg in de ochtend gezenderde gele kwikstaarten uit in de omgeving van Muntendam. Zo krijgt hij inzicht in het ruimtegebrek voor deze bedreigde akkervogel.Early in the morning, ecologist Raymond Klaassen maps out the area around Muntendam containing tagged yellow wagtails. This will allow him to gain insight into the lack of space available for this endangered farmland bird.

Early in the morning, ecologist Raymond Klaassen maps out the area around Muntendam containing tagged yellow wagtails. This will allow him to gain insight into the lack of space available for this endangered farmland bird.

Ten zuiden van Griend doet Laura Govers een experiment naar de mogelijkheden voor onder andere herstel van droogvallende mosselbanken. Hier zijn rijen kratjes van bioplastic, oftewel biologisch afbreekbare structuren, geplaatst.To the south of Griend, Laura Govers is conducting an experiment, among other things, into the possibilities of recovery for mussel beds located in tidal flats. Here, rows of crates made from bioplastic or biodegradable structures are placed.

To the south of Griend, Laura Govers is conducting an experiment, among other things, into the possibilities of recovery for mussel beds located in tidal flats. Here, rows of crates made from bioplastic or biodegradable structures are placed.

Met een Malaise-val (ontworpen door René Malaise) worden vliegende insecten gemonitord. Insecten die tegen de verticale wanden vliegen kruipen omhoog, om via een ingenieus sluisje uiteindelijk in een pot met alcohol te vallen.With a Malaise trap (designed by René Malaise), flying insects can be monitored. Insects that fly against the vertical walls then crawl to the top and, via an ingenious lock, finally fall in a jar of alcohol.

With a Malaise trap (designed by René Malaise), flying insects can be monitored. Insects that fly against the vertical walls then crawl to the top and, via an ingenious lock, finally fall in a jar of alcohol.

Ecoloog Han Olff in een plantenkas van de RUG. In deze kassen wordt onderzoek gedaan onderzoek gedaan naar de wisselwerking tussen grassen en bodem-microben uit de Serengeti in Afrika.Ecologist Han Olff in a UG plant nursery. In the UG’s plant nurseries, research is being conducted into the interaction between grasses and soil microbes from the Serengeti in Africa.

Ecologist Han Olff in a UG plant nursery. In the UG’s plant nurseries, research is being conducted into the interaction between grasses and soil microbes from the Serengeti in Africa.

Mistnetten op het eilandje Richel bij Vlieland. ‘s Nachts worden met de netten wadvogels gevangen voor het WATLAS project. Deze worden gemeten, gewogen, krijgen een exploratietest en worden gezenderd.Mist nets on the Richel island near Vlieland. At night, wading birds are captured in the nets as part of the WATLAS project. These birds are measured, weighed, subjected to an exploratory test and then tagged.

Mist nets on the Richel island near Vlieland. At night, wading birds are captured in the nets as part of the WATLAS project. These birds are measured, weighed, subjected to an exploratory test and then tagged.

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