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prof. dr. H. (Han) Olff

Professor of Community and Conservation Ecology

prof. dr. H. (Han) Olff

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Telephone:

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

E-mail:

h.olff rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

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

Conservation implications of Sabellaria spinulosa reef patches in a dynamic sandy-bottom environment

van der Reijden, K. , Koop, L., Mestdagh, S., Snellen, M., Herman, P. M., Olff, H. & Govers, L. L. , 22-Mar-2021 , (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Marine Science.

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

Industrial fishing near West African Marine Protected Areas and its potential effects on mobile marine predators

Leurs, G. , van der Reijden, K. J. , Lemrabott, S. Y. , Barry, I., Nonque, D. M., Olff, H. , Ledo Pontes, S., Regalla, A. & Govers, L. , 11-Feb-2021 , (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Marine Science.

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

Reciprocal facilitation between annual plants and burrowing crabs: Implications for the restoration of degraded saltmarshes

Qiu, D., Cui, B., Ma, X., Yan, J., Cai, Y., Xie, T., Gao, F., Wang, F., Sui, H., Bai, J., van de Koppel, J. & Olff, H. , 26-Feb-2021 , (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Ecology. 14 p.

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

Agroecology in large scale farming: A research agenda

Tittonell, P. , Piñeiro, G., Garibaldi, L. A., Dogliotti, S., Olff, H. & Jobbagy, E. G., 18-Dec-2020 , In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems . 4 , 18 p. , 584605.

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

Linking the morphology and ecology of subtidal soft-bottom marine benthic habitats: A novel multiscale approach

Mestdagh, S., Amiri-Simkooei, A., van der Reijden, K. J. , Koop, L., O'Flynn, S., Snellen, M., Van Sluis, C., Govers, L. L. , Simons, D. G., Herman, P. M. J., Olff, H. & Ysebaert, T., 5-Jun-2020 , In: Estuarine coastal and shelf science. 238 , 10 p. , 106687.

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

Long-term changes in seagrass and benthos at Banc d’Arguin, Mauritania, the premier intertidal system along the East Atlantic Flyway

El-Hacen, E-H. M. , Sidi Cheikh, M. A. , Bouma, T. J. , Olff, H. & Piersma, T. , Dec-2020 , In: Global Ecology and Conservation. 24 , 13 p. , e01364.

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

Measuring centimeter-scale sand ripples using multibeam echosounder backscatter data from the Brown Bank area of the Dutch continental shelf

Koop, L., van der Reijden, K. J. , Mestdagh, S., Ysebaert, T., Govers, L. L. , Olff, H. , Herman, P. M. J., Snellen, M. & Simons, D. G., 9-Dec-2020 , In: Geosciences. 10 , 12 , 22 p.

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

Ontogenetic niche shifts as a driver of seasonal migration

Fokkema, W., van der Jeugd, H. P., Lameris, T. K., Dokter, A. M., Ebbinge, B. S., de Roos, A. M., Nolet, B. A., Piersma, T. & Olff, H. , 11-Jun-2020 , In: Oecologia. 193 , 2 , p. 285–297 13 p.

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

Quantifying water requirements of African ungulates through a combination of functional traits

Kihwele, E. , Mchomvu, V., Owen-Smith, N., Hetem, R. S., Hutchinson, M. C., Potter, A. B., Olff, H. & Veldhuis, M. , May-2020 , In: Ecological monographs. 90 , 2 , e01404.

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

The interactive role of predation, competition and habitat conditions in structuring an intertidal bivalve population

de Fouw, J., van der Zee, E. M. , van Gils, J. A. , Eriksson, B. K. , Weerman, E. J., Donadi, S., van der Veer, H. W., Olff, H. , Piersma, T. & van der Heide, T. , Feb-2020 , In: Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 523 , 7 p. , 151267.

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

All (212) publications

Press/media

Niet langer schommelen in je stapelbed in de Herdershut op Schiermonnikoog, noordelijkste veldstation van Nederland

Han Olff

02/03/2021

Press/Media: Other › Popular

DISCLOSE Nieuwsbrief

Karin van der Reijden , Oscar Franken & Han Olff

01/04/2018 → 01/01/2021

Press/Media: Research › Professional

DISCLOSE Newsletter

Karin van der Reijden , Oscar Franken & Han Olff

01/04/2018 → 01/01/2021

Press/Media: Research › Professional

Manure injection detrimental to meadow birds

Jeroen Onrust , Theunis Piersma & Han Olff

08/03/2019 → 11/12/2020

Press/Media: Research › Academic

‘Uitsterven diersoorten minder massaal dan gedacht’: nieuwe waarheid of rekentruc?

Han Olff

18/11/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Academic

Hoogleraar ecologie: 'Tijd voor kwaliteitsslag in agrarisch gebied'

Han Olff & Christian Smit

04/11/2020 → 05/11/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Professional

'Uitspraak over herten Oostvaardersplassen waarschuwing voor provincies'

Frans Vera & Han Olff

12/11/2019 → 17/09/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular

Panda doet het goed, de rest iets minder

Han Olff

04/08/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Academic

Staatsbosbeheer plant ruim 200.000 extra bomen in Groningen en Drenthe (maar wat is de winst?)

Han Olff

27/07/2020

Press/Media: Expert Comment › Professional

The Serengeti-Mara squeeze – One of the world’s most iconic ecosystems under pressure

Michiel Veldhuis , Han Olff & Gordon Ojwang

28/03/2019 → 03/07/2020

Press/Media: Research › Academic

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