Marine Animal Ecology
Marine animal ecology studies how marine animals adapt in response to a changing environment. Our research is focused on different organismal levels, from eco-physiology, early life-stage development, population genomics, up to whole ecological community responses. This chairgroup is led by Tinka Murk.
Research themes
Biodiversity
We perform fundamental research to answer questions such as how biodiversity is generated and maintained and what the underlying processes are.
Climate change
Marine Animal Ecology aims to increase climate resilience of reefs through understanding how organisms respond to change and how we can best protect them.
Local stressors
Marine Animal Ecology studies the effect of stressors on marine life through various experiments.
Nature-based solutions
Marine Animal Ecology works in Kenya, the Dutch Caribbean and the North Sea on various restoration projects.
Education
Education by Marine Animal Ecology
At the Chair Groups of Wageningen University, we are very passionate about teaching. Our teaching staff is involved in multiple courses on BSc and MSc level for different study programs.
Our courses include aspects of various sciences. In addition, we offer courses that focus on training academic skills, such as writing and debating skills.
Publications & Projects
The fundamental research at Wageningen University & Research is conducted by chair groups. Each chair group, under leadership of a professor, has its own area of expertise. All chair groups share a common research domain: healthy food and living environment. Wageningen University & Research is comprised of one faculty that is divided into five departments.
Projects of this Chair Group cover various topics in its own area of expertise. Outcomes of these studies are regularly published in scientific journals. You can find all publications and projects in Wageningen Library.
Highlighted projects
Highlighted publications
Chair Holder
Tinka is very interested in how marine organisms can or cannot adapt to changes in their environment, and what the consequences are for the species interactions within the community they live in. Abiotic changes of the marine environment (like climate change, acidification, eutrophication and physical changes) or biotic changes (such as invasive species or over-extraction of species) may have serious consequences for the population dynamics.
prof.dr. AJ (Tinka) Murk
Chairholder
People of Marine Animal Ecology
Each chair group of Wageningen University & Research, under leadership of a professor, has its own area of expertise. Meet the people of this Chair Group.
