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Dr. Kiefte-de Jong and Dr. Bosker, Assistant Professors at LUC, both awarded LUF Awards 18 June 2015
Dr. Jessica Kiefte-de Jong and Dr. Thijs Bosker, both Assistant Professors at LUC, have been awarded by The Leiden University Fund (LUF).
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Can we predict the future of ecosystems throughout the world? 01 May 2015
To what extent does human intervention influence the world’s biodiversity? And can we predict how biodiversity and ecosystems will change in the comin...
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The African lion consists of two subspecies 17 March 2015
Biologist Laura Bertola argues that the traditional separation of lions into African and Asian subspecies is incorrect. She has discovered that Africa...
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A sustainable approach for the world's fish supply 12 January 2015
China’s booming aquaculture industry is increasingly dependent on fishmeal made from wild-caught fish, a practice that depletes wild fish stocks. A ne...
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Plant species disappear and reappear 02 June 2009
The disappearance and reappearance of species of plants in the Netherlands is a normal phenomenon. In the period from 1981-2000 the number of plants t...