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

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

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 , (Accepted/In press) In: Marine Ecology Progress Series. 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

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. , 21-Feb-2023 , (E-pub ahead of print) In: Fish and Fisheries. 20 p.

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

Camera traps enable the estimation of herbaceous aboveground net primary production (ANPP) in an African savanna at high temporal resolution

de Jonge, I. K. , Veldhuis, M. P. , Vrieling, A. & Olff, H. , Oct-2022 , In: Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. 8 , 5 , p. 583-600 18 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › 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. , 18-Oct-2022 , (E-pub ahead of print) In: Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation.

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

Ecosysteemherstel door vijf jaar oude Marker Wadden

van Leeuwen, C. , Temmink, R. , Jin, H. , Kahlert, Y. , Robroek, B. , Berg, M. , Lamers, L. , van den Akker, M. , Posthorn, R. , Boosten, A. , Olff, H. & Bakker, E. , Jan-2022 , In: De Levende Natuur. 123 , 1

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional

Explanations for nitrogen decline

Olff, H. , Aerts, R. , Bobbink, R. , Cornelissen, J. H. C. , Erisman, J. W. , Galloway, J. N. , Stevens, C. J. , Sutton, M. A. , de Vries, F. T. , Wamelink, G. W. W. & Wardle, D. A. , 10-Jun-2022 , In: Science. 376 , 6598 , p. 1169-1170 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/Letter to the editor › Academic › peer-review

Fossilized diatoms as indirect indicators of the origin of carbon stored in intertidal flats

El- Hacen, H. , Mens, T. , Bouma, T. , Piersma, T. , Leroy, S. A. G. , Olff, H. & Sangiorgi, F. , 2022 , In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9 , 10 p. , 1006847.

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

Herbivore exclusion and active planting stimulate reed marsh development on a newly constructed archipelago

Temmink, R. J. M. , van den Akker, M. , van Leeuwen, C. H. A. , Thöle, Y. , Olff, H. , Reijers, V. C. , Weideveld, S. T. J. , Robroek, B. J. M. , Lamers, L. P. M. & Bakker, E. S. , Feb-2022 , In: Ecological engineering. 175 , 106474.

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

Initiating and upscaling mussel reef establishment with life cycle informed restoration: Successes and future challenges

Temmink, R. J. M. , Fivash, G. S. , Govers, L. L. , Nauta, J. , Marin-Diaz, B. , Cruijsen, P. M. J. M. , Didderen, K. , Penning, E. , Olff, H. , Heusinkveld, J. H. T. , Lamers, L. P. M. , Lengkeek, W. , Christianen, M. J. A. , Reijers, V. C. , Bouma, T. J. & van der Heide, T. , Feb-2022 , In: Ecological engineering. 175 , 1 p. , 106496.

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