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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 15 Life on Land
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Publication network from the last five years
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Relating functional traits within and across species to the stabilization of grassland productivity
Pan, X., de Bello, F., Wang, S., Barry, K. E., Kowalchuk, G. A., Safak, S., Verduyn, B., Johannes, R., Soons, M. B. & Hautier, Y., Apr 2026, In: Journal of Ecology. 114, 4, e70306.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Landscape-scale forest cover shapes the complexity of seed-dispersal networks in regenerating forest fragments
Timmers, R., Côrtes, M. C., van Kuijk, M., Canassa, G. G., Staneke, R., Rosin, F. S. O., van Hooff, M. P. J., Knuit, J. J. H., Pires, M. M. & Soons, M. B., Sept 2025, In: Biological Conservation. 309, p. 1-11 11 p., 111312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Plant Diversity Maintains Soil Detritivore Activity Under Drought
Wang, S., Barry, K. E., Kowalchuk, G. A., Eisenhauer, N., Pan, X., Verschoor, M. R., Soons, M. B. & Hautier, Y., Aug 2025, In: Global Change Biology. 31, 8, e70377.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Camelid herding may homogenize Andean grassland plant communities
Sandoval-Calderon, A. P., Soons, M. B., Kuijk, M. V., Verweij, P. A., Barry, K. E. & Hautier, Y., Oct 2024, In: Ecological Indicators. 167, 9 p., 112590.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Cumulative nitrogen enrichment alters the drivers of grassland overyielding
He, M., Barry, K. E., Soons, M. B., Allan, E., Cappelli, S. L., Craven, D., Doležal, J., Isbell, F., Lanta, V., Lepš, J., Liang, M., Mason, N., Palmborg, C., Pichon, N. A., da Silveira Pontes, L., Reich, P. B., Roscher, C. & Hautier, Y., 11 Mar 2024, In: Communications Biology. 7, 1, 10 p., 309.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Masterclass Biodiversiteit
Runhaar, H. (Invited speaker) & Soons, M. (Invited speaker)
8 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Global change impacts on riparian wetlands
Soons, M. (Invited speaker)
6 Nov 2014 → 7 Nov 2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Global change impacts on riparian wetlands
Soons, M. (Invited speaker)
4 Nov 2014 → 5 Nov 2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Using high-resolution GPS sata for tracking seed dispersal by mallards
Soons, M. (Invited speaker)
11 Nov 2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Movement ecology of plants
Soons, M. (Invited speaker)
12 Mar 2013Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
In the media
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De grote waarde van snippernatuur; Ecologie De snippers natuur waar het nieuwe kabinet over spreekt zijn eigenlijk parels; Wetenschap Ecologie De snippers natuur waar het nieuwe kabinet over...
29/06/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Onderzoek naar rol grasland bij klimaatverandering (Veeteelt)
Soons, M., Runhaar, H. & Dekker, S.
24/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Onderzoek naar herstel van biodiversiteit in grasland (Nieuwe Oogst)
Soons, M., Runhaar, H. & Dekker, S.
23/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Zesjarig NWA-project pakt klimaatverandering en het verlies aan biodiversiteit in Nederland aan (UU.nl)
Dekker, S., Soons, M. & Runhaar, H.
21/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Prizes & Grants
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COMBINED (NWA programme Climate and Nature)
Dekker, S. (Recipient), Soons, M. (Recipient) & Runhaar, H. (Recipient), 2023
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively