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prof. dr. H. (Han) Olff

Professor of Community and Conservation Ecology

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Telephone:

+31 50 36 32214 (office: +31 50 363 6133)

E-mail:

h.olff rug.nl

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Research interests

I am interested in the structure and functioning of diverse communities and ecosystems, with special attention on how plants, herbivores, detritivores and predators interact in ecosystems. Working in a range of temperate to tropical ecosystems, I combine experimental work with the advancement of a various types new ecological theory. I frequently use the outcomes of this research for providing advice on nature conservation issues.

Publications

Addressing data-deficiency of threatened sharks and rays in a highly dynamic coastal ecosystem using environmental DNA

Leurs, G., Verkuil, Y. I., Hijner, N., Saalmann, F., Dos Santos, L., Regalla, A., Ledo Pontes, S., Yang, L., Naylor, G. J. P., Olff, H. & Govers, L. L., Oct-2023, In: Ecological indicators. 154, 13 p., 110795.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Biodegradable artificial reefs enhance food web complexity and biodiversity in an intertidal soft-sediment ecosystem

Nauta, J., Christianen, M. J. A., Temmink, R. J. M., Fivash, G. S., Marin-Diaz, B., Reijers, V. C., Didderen, K., Penning, E., Borst, A. C. W., Heusinkveld, J. H. T., Zwarts, M., Cruijsen, P. M. J. M., Hijner, N., Lengkeek, W., Lamers, L. P. M., van der Heide, T., Bouma, T. J., van der Wal, D., Olff, H. & Govers, L. L., Mar-2023, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 60, 3, p. 541-552 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Biogeomorphological aspects of a model barrier island and its surroundings - Interactions between abiotic conditions and biota shaping the tidal and terrestrial landscape: A synthesis

Bakker, J., Berg, M., Grootjans, A. P., Olff, H., Schrama, M., Reijers, V. & van der Heide, T., 15-May-2023, In: Ocean & Coastal Management. 239, 28 p., e106624.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Characterizing bedforms in shallow seas as an integrative predictor of seafloor stability and the occurrence of macrozoobenthic species

Meijer, K. J., Franken, O., van der Heide, T., Holthuijsen, S. J., Visser, W., Govers, L. & Olff, H., Jun-2023, In: Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 9, 3, p. 323-339 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Growth and population structure of bloody cockles Senilia senilis at Banc d’Arguin and Bijagós with different environmental conditions and harvesting regimes

El- Hacen, H., Lemrabott, S. Y., Meijer, K., Piersma, T., Govers, L., van Gils, J. & Olff, H., 2023, In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 710, p. 71-83 13 p., M 14291.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

The metamicrobiome: Key determinant of the homeostasis of nutrient recycling

de Jonge, I. K., Veldhuis, M. P., Cornelissen, J. H. C., Berg, M. P. & Olff, H., Feb-2023, In: Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 38, 2, p. 183-195 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

The seafloor from a trait perspective: A comprehensive life history dataset of soft sediment macrozoobenthos

Meijer, K. J., Bosco Gusmao, J., Bruil, L., Franken, O., Grimm, I. A., van der Heide, T., Hijner, N., Holthuijsen, S., Hübner, L., Thieltges, D. W., Olff, H., Eriksson, B. K. & Govers, L. L., 17-Nov-2023, In: Scientific Data. 10, 26 p., 808.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Twenty years of monitoring reveal overfishing of bony fish stocks in the coastal national park Banc d’Arguin, in Mauritania

Lemrabott, S. Y. C., El-Hacen, E-H. M., Piersma, T., Sall, A. A., Sidina, E., Mahmoud, L. Y. A., Olff, H. & van Leeuwen, A., Aug-2023, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 33, 8, p. 833-844 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Using salt marshes for coastal protection: Effective but hard to get where needed most

Marin-Diaz, B., van der Wal, D., Kaptein, L., Martinez-Garcia, P., Lashley, C. H., de Jong, K., Nieuwenhuis, J. W., Govers, L. L., Olff, H. & Bouma, T. J., Jul-2023, In: Journal of Applied Ecology. 60, 7, p. 1286-1301 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Where land meets sea: Intertidal areas as key-habitats for sharks and rays

Leurs, G., Nieuwenhuis, B. O., Zuidewind, T. J., Hijner, N., Olff, H. & Govers, L. L., May-2023, In: Fish and Fisheries. 24, 3, p. 407-426 20 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

All (247) publications

Press/media

Wat de winst van de PVV betekent voor natuur en milieu

Han Olff

24/11/2023 → 26/11/2023

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Leidt het afschieten van zwijnen tot de geboorte van meer jongen?

Han Olff

14/08/2023 → 20/08/2023

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Damdoorbraak 'ecocide': olie lekt, bomen sterven

Han Olff

08/06/2023 → 09/06/2023

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Rewilding the planet

Han Olff & Yvonne Thöle

26/04/2023

Press/Media: Research › Academic

Snap jij nog waar de stikstofaanpak heen gaat? 'Als we niks doen, gaat het land echt op slot'

Han Olff

07/04/2023 → 08/04/2023

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Klimaatwetenschappers worden steeds assertiever: ‘Het is een plicht om je uit te spreken’

Han Olff

02/04/2023

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Een innovatie die het stikstofprobleem oplost, is die er wel?

Han Olff

27/03/2023 → 28/03/2023

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Hoe de stadse Caroline van der Plas de stem van de boer werd

Han Olff

11/03/2023

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Op1 - Stikstofspecial

Han Olff

07/03/2023

Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities › Popular

Illegale haaienvisserij in Mauritanië bedreigt wadvogels in Nederland

Sidi Yahya Lemrabott, Han Olff & Theunis Piersma

05/03/2023

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