Available Master Thesis Topics

Topics in the field of Physiological and molecular mechanisms of stress and toxicity: acclimatisation and homeostasis

• Multi-stressor interactions in migrating fish: reaching the finish line
• Understanding the impact of endocrine disruptors in the environment on zebrafish embryo development

Topics in the field of Bioavailability and accumulation of micro- and macro-contaminants

• Bioaccumulation and effects of micro pollutants in caged animals exposed along the Scheldt estuary

Topics in the field of Water and Soil Quality Risk Assessment

• Save the lake: improve the ecological resilience of the urban lake at Fort 4 by piloting nature based solutions
• Optimalisation of methods for the assessment of the macro invertebrate multimetric index of flanders (MMIF)
• Effect of floating wetlands on the physico-chemical and biological quality of rivers and ponds
• Biodiversity of macro-invertebrate communities in a nature reserve

Topics in the field of Macro- and micronutrients for healthy ecosystems

• Catching the Ghost Part II. Which environmental factor causes exotic Gammaridae to dominate in lowland rivers
• Beneath the surface: investigating silicon storage in a tropical lake–wetland ecosystem

Topics in the field of Integrated Water Management

• Determination of a maximum Chinese mitten crab density that will not harm the aquatic ecosystem
• Innovative sonar-based detection of invasive Chinese mitten crabs in Belgian waterways
• How is sedimentation changing the ecology of a constructed tidal marsh, Lippenbroek?
• Ecosystem service delivery in a newly restored tidal marsh: water quality evaluation in HPP
• Ecosystem service delivery in a flood control area with a controlled reduced tide: Water quality in the Polders van Kruibeke
• Monitoring of adult Biting midges and effectiveness of management
• Ecological baseline assessment of the WORG at Campus Drie Eiken
• Ecological effects of fluvial flooding – Case study: Kleine Struisbeek CDE

Topics in the field of Conservation and Restoration

• Long-term effects of soil amendments on marsh soil properties
• Restoring species-rich forests and woodland fringes
• Forest restoration in a changing world: to plant or not to plant?
• Microclimates beyond forests
• A paleo-ecological reconstruction as basis for the restoration of a degraded minerotrophic mire
• Climate mitigation potential of restored wetlands
• Effects of salinity and inundation on microbial communities and greenhouse gas fluxes in tidal wetlands: a mesocosm study
• Growth and Stress Tolerance of Young Mangrove Seedlings under Changing Environmental Conditions
• Salinity and inundation in a changing estuary: analyzing long-term monitoring data of the Scheldt
• Developing a state-of-the-art measurement technique for daily erosion- and deposition dynamics to predict mangrove growth