13th symposium Waddenacademie, in cooperation with NWO Where

13th symposium Waddenacademie, in cooperation with NWO
Where: Post Plaza Leeuwarden
When: December 10 and 11, 2014
Title: Wadden Sea Research
Introduction
On December 10 and 11, the Waddenacademie and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific
Research (NWO; the Dutch research council), organise a symposium focussing on Wadden Sea
research.
We are glad we have Wouter van Dieren as our key-note speaker. Wouter van Dieren is a.o. director
IMSA Amsterdam, member Club of Rome and member World Academy of Art and Science. 50 years
after the period of threatening plans to change the Waddensea into a polder landscape, it has now
become a UNESCO Worldheritage site. The tide has turned 180 degrees. Due to climate changes, the
combination of tidal mudflats and shallow sea could disappear in a matter of a few decades. The
villages of West-Vlieland, Sier on Ameland and Griend already vanished because of storm surges and
dynamic coastline changes. 12th century’s storms caused the water to swallow up the land between
the current islands and the main coast. Preludes to more drastic events in the next half century to
come.
John Dagevos (Telos, University of Tilburg) will present the Wadden barometer, which is being
developed by Telos and IMSA in cooperation with the Waddenacademie. The Wadden barometer has
the aim to monitor the ecological, economic and social-cultural sustainability in the Wadden area.
After his presentation, the scientific pros and cons of the Wadden barometer and the policy
relevance will be discussed.
In the afternoon, the focus will be on science-policy interactions in the Wadden Area within the
National Sea and Coastal Research Programme (Dutch: ZKO). This theme will be introduced by
Matthias Ruth (Northeastern University Boston) and Beate Ratter (Universität Hamburg and
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht HZG).
Via a joint call with the German Ministry of Education and Research BMBF, four trans-national
projects on the bio- and georisks of the Wadden Sea were funded in 2011. The projects are now well
underway and the scientists would like to share their first results with you.
Keynote speakers at the second day are Prof Anna Occhipinti (Università degli Studi di Pavia) and Prof
Mark Stacey (University of California, Berkeley.
December 10
09.30 – 10.00 Welcome with coffee and tea
10.00 – 10.05 prof. dr. Jouke van Dijk, chairman Waddenacademie: Welcome and outline
programme day 1
Theme 1
Wadden barometer
10.05 – 10.10 dr. Katja Philippart, moderator: Introduction theme 1
10.10 – 10.45 Wouter van Dieren, founder IMSA and Member Club of Rome:
‘A longtime metaphoric view on the Wadden estuary. From Plinius till Eugene Odum
and the Unesco Status’
10.45 – 11.15 Coffee and tea break
11.15 – 11.45 drs. John Dagevos, Telos, University of Tilburg: ‘The Wadden barometer: A first
concept’
11.45 – 12.15 Panel discussion about the scientific value of the Wadden barometer
Panel members: prof.dr. Han Lindeboom (Imares); dr. Meindert Schroor (Waddenacademie); dr.
Frans Sijtsma (RUG); drs. Herman Verheij (Wadden Sea Forum).
12.15 – 13.00 General discussion theme 1 with the audience
13.00 – 13.45 Lunch
Theme 2
Science – policy interactions
13.45 – 13.50 dr. Katja Philippart, moderator: Introduction theme 2
13.50 – 14.25 Prof.dr. Matthias Ruth, Northeastern University Boston: ‘Finding Robust Strategies in
Complex Human-Environment Systems’
14.25 – 14.50
Prof.dr. Beate Ratter, Universität Hamburg and Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht HZG:
‘Science-policy Interatcion – More than a communication problem?’
14.50 – 15.15 Prof.dr. Jan van Tatenhove, WUR/Dr. Hens Runhaar, Universiteit Utrecht/Dr. Henny
van der Windt, RUG: ‘ science-policy problems in the Wadden Sea: an introduction
into the NWO-ZKO research programme’
15.15 – 15.45 Coffee and tea break
15.45 – 17.00 Franke van der Molen MSc, Judith Floor MSc, Wanda van Enst MSc, Chris SeijgerMSc,
Diana Giebels MSc, dr. Daniel Puente-Rodríguez: ‘How to deal with science-policy
problems in the Wadden Sea? Prospects for action’
17.00 – 18.00 Reception at Post Plaza
18.00 – 20.00 Dinner at Post Plaza, including performance by Reizger, Fryske folkband
December 11
08.30 – 09.00 Welcome with coffee and tea
09.00 – 09.05 prof. dr. Jouke van Dijk, chairman Waddenacademie: Welcome and outline
programme day 2
Theme 3
Biorisks of the Wadden Sea
09.05 – 09.10 prof. dr. Franciscus Colijn, moderator: Introduction theme 3
09.10 -9.50h
prof. dr. Anna Occhipinti (Università degli Studi di Pavia): ‘Non indigenous marine
species, a global biorisk agent in selected regional Seas’
Topic: The impact of biological invasions on the food web of the Wadden Sea
09:50 - 10:05
dr. Harald Asmus (AWI): ‘The impact of biological invasions on the food web of the
Wadden Sea - an introduction and outlook’
10:05 - 10:20
Sarina JungMSc (NIOZ, Texel): ‘The basement of tidal basin food webs’
10:20 - 10:35
dr. Ulrike Schückel (Senckenberg am Meer): ‘The food web of the Jade Bay - a
network approach’
10:35 - 10:50
Camille de la VegaMSc (AWI): ‘The impact of top predators on the food web of the
Sylt-Rømø Bight’
10.50 - 11.10
Coffee and tea break
Topic:
Effects of invasive species on native predator-prey and pathogen-host webs
11.10-11.25
David Thieltges (NIOZ, Texel): ‘Introduction to the project’
11.25-11.40
Anouk Goedknegt MSc (NIOZ, Texel): ‘The effects of the invasive Pacific oyster on
native pathogen-host systems’
11.40-11.55
Christian Buschbaum (AWI): ‘Do non-native species alter native predator-prey
interactions?’
11.55-12.10
dr. Mathias Wegner (AWI): ‘ Invaders in the Wadden Sea: Evolutionary consequences
and adaptations’
12.10 - 13.10
Lunch
Theme 4
Georisks of the Wadden Sea
13.10 – 13.15 prof. dr. Franciscus Colijn, moderator: Introduction theme 4
13.15-13.55
prof. Mark Stacey (University of California, Berkeley): ‘Climate Change, Sea Level Rise
and San Francisco Bay: Threats to a U.S. West Coast Estuary
Topic:
The future of the Wadden Sea sediment fluxes: still keeping pace with sea level rise?
13.55 - 14.25
dr. Ulf Gräwe (IOW - Warnemünde): ‘Numerical analysis of hydrodynamics in the
entire Wadden Sea’
14.25 - 14.55
dr. Matias Duran Matute (NIOZ, Texel/TUE): ‘A fresh look into transports in the Dutch
Wadden Sea: results from 3D simulations’
14.55-15.15
Coffee and tea break
Topic:
Impact of climate change and human intervention on hydrodynamics and
environmental conditions in the Ems-Dollart estuary: an integrated data-modelling
approach
15.15 - 15.25
prof. dr. Huib de Swart (IMAU, UU): General introduction
15.25 - 15.50
Erik Ensing MSc (IMAU, UU): ‘Sensitivity of three-dimensional tidal flow in well-mixed
estuaries to cross-sectional shape, deepening and sea level rise’
15.50 - 16.15
Mr. Johannes Pein (Oldenburg University): ‘Hydrodynamics of the Ems Estuary:
Recent observations and 3D modelling’
16.15 - 17.00
General discussion (with an introduction by drs. Dick van der Kroef, acting director
Earth and Life Sciences and Dr. Dirk Schories, project management Jülich
Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH)
17.00 – 17.15 prof. dr. Jouke van Dijk, chairman Waddenacademie: Concluding remarks
17.15 -18.00
Reception at Post Plaza

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