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06 September - 06 December 2012
Modeling and Mapping Species Distributions
PhD course which is also accessible for advanced MSc students. The course introduces the most important aspects of species distribution modeling (SDM) based on current as well as past occurrence data. Fundamental research questions, important model assumptions and several basic data analysis steps are dealt with.
A number of software tools are used and explained, such as GIS software to process environmental and species occurrence data and the R environment for SDM. The course combines short lectures with participant discussions and predominantly hands-on (computer)work. | read more

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Prestigious Patterson Award for Stefan Schouten
Professor and Darwin researcher Stefan Schouten has won the Patterson Award in 2012. Schouten is recognized specifically for his identification of archaeal membrane lipids in marine environments and their application as a novel sea-surface paleothermometer. | read more

PhD defense Suzann Vollrath
PhD Defense of Suzann Vollrath: Microbial Fe(II) oxidation at circumneutral pH: Reaction kinetics, mineral products, and distribution of neutrophilic iron oxidizers in wetland soils | read more

Oceans of the future
Sunday 23 October Labyrinth (VPRO - Dutch radio) broadcasted a radio show about the influence of climate change on the seas. What will happen with our oceans? Darwin center related research was well represented in this edition (in Dutch). | read more

Defense symposium Julia van Winden
On Friday 4th of november, Julia van Winden will defens her thesis. Before her defense there will be a small symposium at Utrecht University with lectures from renowned researchers Johan Weijers, Helen Talbot, Rich Pancost and Julia herself. | read more

Darwin Christman lecture by Pier Vellinga
This years' Christmas lecture will be given by Pier Vellinga, who recently published his popular science book about climate change; 'Hoezo klimaat verandering'. The Darwin Christmas lecture will take place in Naturalis, Leiden on Sunday December 18th.  read more

Anammox bacteria and rocket fuel ?!
Researchers at the Radboud University Nijmegen have identiefied a molecular mechanism by which anammox bacteria transforms ammonium, the ingredient of urine, into hydrazine, a rocket fuel.
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Shrubs in the cold
Daan Blok: "It is important to incorporate feedbacks between shrub growth, climate and permafrost thaw in model predictions on the Arctic climate and stability of permafrost in a future warmer world" | read more

Expedition Tohoku (Japan)
Three Darwin researchers embarked on a Japanese scientific research cruise on R/V Tansei Maru (Fig.) to investigate the impact of the tsunami on the marine ecosystem and recovery of the seafloor environment following the tsunami. | read more

Membrane lipids of soil bacteria as recorders of past climatic changes
On 15 September 2011, Francien Peterse will defend  her thesis 'Environmental controls on the distribution of bacterial tetraether membrane lipids: Constraints on the MBT-CBT paleothermometer'. | read more

Darwin summer school - evaluation
Beginning of July almost 30 students from the Netherlands and many other countries gathered in Utrecht to follow two weeks of lectures given by mainly Darwin center researchers. | read more

Gert-Jan Reichart Chair of EGU General Assembly 2012
Gert-Jan Reichart of Utrecht University will be Chair of the 2012 EGU General Assembly. This annual event is visited by more then 10,000 Geoscientists from all over the world. | read more

ERC Starting Grant for biogeochemist Caroline Slomp
Dr. ir. Caroline Slomp from Utrecht University has been awarded an ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grant of 1.5 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC). | read more

Henk Brinkhuis new General Director at Royal NIOZ
Professor Henk Brinkhuis has been appointed general director at

the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)

as of 1 December. He succeeds Professor Carlo Heip, who will retire.   | read more

Methane emissions from permafrost thaw lakes limited by lake drainage
A new modelling study of Siberian thaw lakes indicates that drainage strongly limits lake expansion, suggesting that methane emissions from thaw lakes are likely to be substantially lower than previous estimates. | read more

Short-chain ladderane lipids possibly suitable as biomarker

Short-chain ladderane lipids, that have been formed during degradation experiments, also naturally occur in the marine environment.

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The summer greenhouse gas balance of North-eastern Siberian tundra

At present it is not very likely that a warmer climate will lead to a sudden large release of methane in the North-eastern Siberian tundra, unless permafrost melt will accelerate.

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