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Research interests

Arctic ecology, geese, reindeer, arctic fox, polar bear, terns, grass, bird migration

Station manager of the Netherlands Arctic Station on Spitsbergen (http://www.arcticstation.nl)

Publications

Arctic tern flyways and the changing Atlantic Ocean wind patterns

Author Correction: Extreme events, trophic chain reactions, and shifts in phenotypic selection (Scientific Reports, (2023), 13, 1, (15181), 10.1038/s41598-023-41940-6)

Bird impacts on biological communitis in Arctic ponds

Extreme events, trophic chain reactions, and shifts in phenotypic selection

Long-term herbivore removal experiments reveal how geese and reindeer shape vegetation and ecosystem CO2-fluxes in high-Arctic tundra

Mercury-Modulated Immune Responses in Arctic Barnacle Goslings (Branta leucopsis) upon a Viral-Like Immune Challenge

Arctic fox predation on a barnacle goose population

Automatic flower detection and phenology monitoring using time-lapse cameras and deep learning

Five decades of terrestrial and freshwater research at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard

Nest defence behaviour is similar between pair members but only male behaviour predicts nest survival in barnacle geese

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Press/media

Environmental researchers are watching the world end: 'It got so dark, so empty and quiet'

IJsberen vallen kilo per dag af in ijsvrije periode Noordpoolgebied

Gaat het stiekem eigenlijk heel goed met Noordpool-ijs?

Kijk: dr. Maarten Loonen vertelt over klimaatverandering op de Noordpool, in Buitenhof (NPO1)

Op de Noordpool was het warmer dan ooit en de gevolgen zijn onheilspellend

RUG-onderzoeker over recordwarme zomer Noordpool: '2023 is een knettergek jaar'

Kunnen we klimaatverandering in de poolgebieden nog tegengaan?

Warmste zomer ooit gemeten op Noordpool, ook rest van jaar relatief warm

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