- Ecology
- Evolution
- Population dynamics
- Structured Population Models, Integral Projection Models
- Gulls, Black-tailed Godwits
Dr. Roos Kentie
Research interests
My research focusses on understanding the ecological and evolutionary processes that determine the dynamics of biological populations. In this era of global climate change and large scale human induced habitat degradation, the pressure to respond adequately is stronger than ever. If animals are incapable of responding to environmental change, declines in numbers, and possibly extinctions, are inevitable. In my research I combine ecology and evolution to understand adaptations to rapid environmental change in the wild, and its effect on population dynamics.
As NIOZ postdoc researcher, I am part of the gull research team. I particularly focus on the link of individual specialisation and population dynamics of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls. One of the questions I'm interested in, is what will happen with the gull populations in relation to changing fisheries at the North Sea, now discards will reduce in availability.
In the past, I have studied population dynamics of Black-tailed Godwits at University of Groningen with Prof Theunis Piersma. I focused on the role of agricultural intensification on godwit population characteristics such as vital rates and phenology. At University of Oxford (2016-2018), I have studied density-dependent life history selection in Soay Sheep and found that population fluctuations can maintain variation in life history traits.
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Functions
2018 - Present
Postdoctoral researcher at NIOZ
2016-2018
Research Fellow at Department of Zoology, University of Oxford. Newton International Fellow, Royal Society
2015-2016
Postdoctoral researcher at University of Groningen
2007-2015
PhD-student at Univeristy of Groningen
Key-publications
Please find my list of publications at the bottom of this webpage or on [GoogleScholar]. You can download all my publications on [ResearchGate].
Professional education
2015 PhD: "Spatial demography of Black-tailed Godwits. Metapopulation dynamics in a fragmented agricultural landscape". Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands. Promotors: Prof T. Piersma and Prof C. Both
2006 MSc: Biology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Awards and Prizes
Newton International Fellowship Alumni Award (2019-2020)
KNAW Ecology fund (2019-2020)
BOU ornithological research grant (2019) (https://www.bou.org.uk/grants-and-bursaries/previous-awards-project-reports/)
Newton International Research Fellowship awarded by The Royal Society (2016-2018). Host institution: Department of Zoology, University of Oxford
Other
MSc projects
Various MSc projects are available year-round. They range from field projects (April - July), to lab projects and projects where you learn to analyse large quantities of data. Contact me for details, or check the NIOZ internship webpage.
Now available: from individual specialisation to population dynamics in seabirds
Linked news
Linked blogs
NIOZ publications
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2023
Camphuysen, C.J.; van Donk, S.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Kentie, R. (2023). The Annual Cycle, Breeding Biology and Feeding Ecology of the Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus. Ardea 112(1). https://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.2023.a7Kentie, R.; Morgan Brown, J. ; Camphuysen, C.J.; Shamoun-Baranes, J. (2023). Distance doesn't matter: migration strategy in a seabird has no effect on survival or reproduction. Proc. - Royal Soc., Biol. Sci. 290(1997): 20222408. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.2408
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2022
Kentie, R.; Shamoun-Baranes, J.; Spaans, A.L.; Camphuysen, C.J. (2023). Spatial patterns in age‐ and colony‐specific survival in a long‐lived seabird across 14 contrasting colonies. Ibis 165(1): 82-95. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13120
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2021
Camphuysen, C.J.; Kentie, R. (2021). Broedpoging van Geelpootmeeuw Larus michahellis op Texel in 2021. NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Den Burg. 4 pp.Foekema, E.; van der Molen, J.; Asjes, A.; Bijleveld, A.; Brasseur, S.; Camphuysen, K. (C.J.); Van Franeker, J.A.; Holthuijsen, S.; Kentie, R.; Kühn, S.; Leopold, M.; Kleine Schaars, L.; Lok, T.; Niemann, H.; Schop, J. (2021). Ecologische effecten van het incident met de MSC Zoe op het Nederlandse Waddengebied, met focus op microplastics. NIOZ-rapport, 2021(03). NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research: Texel. 98 pp. https://doi.org/10.25850/nioz/7b.b.mbLaidlaw, R.A.; Smart, J.; Ewing, H.; Franks, S.E.; Belting, H.; Donaldson, L.; Hilton, G.M.; Hiscock, N.; Hoodless, A.N.; Hughes, B.; Jarrett, N.S.; Kentie, R.; Kleyheeg, E.; Lee, R.; Roodbergen, M.; Scott, D.M.; Short, M.J.; Syroechkovskiy, E.E.; Teunissen, W.; Ward, H.; White, G.; Gill, J.A. (2021). Predator management for breeding waders: a review of current evidence and priority knowledge gaps. Wader Study 128(1): 44-55. https://dx.doi.org/10.18194/ws.00220
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2020
Kentie, R. (2020). Book review: Landfill. Ibis 162(3): 1096-1105. https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12841Kentie, R.; Clegg, S.M.; Tuljapurkar, S.; Gaillard, J.-M.; Coulson, T. (2020). Life‐history strategy varies with the strength of competition in a food‐limited ungulate population. Ecol. Lett. 23(5): 811-820. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ele.13470van der Velde, E.; Kentie, R.; Piersma, T.; Rakhimberdiev, E.; Hooijmeijer, J. (2020). De Grutto Monitor 2012-2019: De vinger aan de pols van de grutto-populatie met een actueel overzicht van de demografische parameters op basis van langjarig veldonderzoek in Súdwest Fryslân. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen (RUG): Groningen. https://doi.org/11370/ac4f615c-f30b-4b69-9dd2-eccf717225d2van der Zwet, Z.; Camphuysen, K.; van der Meer, M.; Kentie, R. (2020). Van kuikenbloed naar kuikendieet. Tussen Dijk en Duin 1: 7-10Verhoeven, M.A.; Loonstra, A.H.J.; McBride, A.D.; Tinbergen, J.M.; Kentie, R.; Hooijmeijer, C.E.W.; Both, C.; Senner, N.R.; Piersma, T. (2020). Variation in egg size of Black-tailed Godwits. Ardea 107(3): 291-302. https://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i3.a7
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2019
Loonstra, A.H.J.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Senner, N.R.; Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. ; Piersma, T.; Kentie, R. (2019). Natal habitat and sex-specific survival rates result in a male-biased adult sex ratio. Behav. Ecol. 30(3): 843-851. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arz021Senner, N.R.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Abad-Gómez, J.M.; Alves, J.A.; Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. ; Howison, R.A.; Kentie, R.; Loonstra, A.H.J.; Masero, J.A.; Rocha, A.; Stager, M; Piersma, T. (2019). High migratory survival and highly variable migratory behavior in black-tailed godwits. Ecol. Evol. 7: 96. https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00096
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2018
Bom, R.A.; van Gils, J.A.; Oosterbeek, K.; Deuzeman, S.; de Fouw, J; Kwarteng, A.Y.; Kentie, R. (2018). Demography of a stable population of crab plovers wintering in Oman. J. Ornithol. 159(2): 517-525. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10336-018-1529-0Howison, R.A.; Piersma, T.; Kentie, R.; Hooijmeijer, C.E.W.; Olff, H. (2018). Quantifying landscape-level land-use intensity patterns through radar-based remote sensing. J. Appl. Ecol. 55(3): 1276-1287. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13077Kentie, R.; Coulson, T.; Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W. ; Howison, R.A.; Loonstra, A.H.J.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Both, C.; Piersma, T. (2018). Warming springs and habitat alteration interact to impact timing of breeding and population dynamics in a migratory bird. Glob. Chang. Biol. 24(11): 5292-5303. https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.14406Marquez-Ferrando, R.; Remisiewicz, M.; Masero, J.A.; Kentie, R.; Senner, N.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Hooijmeijer, C.E.W.; Pardal, S.; Sarasa, M.; Piersma, T.; Figuerola, J. (2018). Primary moult of continental Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa limosa in the Doñana wetlands, Spain. Bird Study 56(1): 132-139. https://doi.org/10.1080/00063657.2018.1443055
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2017
Bos, D.; Kentie, R.; Hoekstra, G.; van der Heide, Y.; Wymenga, E.; Hoekema, F; Hooijmeijer, J.; Piersma, T. (2017). Effecten van habitatverlies op grutto en andere weidevogels. Levende Nat. 118(2): 40-46Brandsma, O.H.; Kentie, R.; Piersma, T. (2017). Why did Lapwings Vanellus vanellus in managed habitat advance egg laying during a period without warming early springs? Ardea 105(1): 19-26. https://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v105i1.a7Kentie, R.; Marquez-Ferrando, R.; Figuerola, J.; Gangoso, L.; Hooijmeijer, C.E.W.; Loonstra, A.H.J.; Robin, F.; Sarasa, M.; Senner, N.; Valkema, H.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Piersma, T. (2017). Does wintering north or south of the Sahara correlate with timing and breeding performance in black-tailed godwits? Ecol. Evol. 7(8): 2812-2820. https://dx.doi.org/ 10.1002/ece3.2879
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2016
Kentie, R.; Senner, N.R.; Hooijmeijer, C.E.W.; Márquez-Fernando, R.; Figuerola, J.; Masero, J.A.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Piersma, T. (2016). Estimating the size of the Dutch breeding population of Continental Black-tailed Godwits from 2007–2015 using resighting data from spring staging sites. Ardea 104(3): 213-225. dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v104i3.a7
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2015
Kentie, R.; Both, C.; Hooijmeijer, C.E.W.; Piersma, T. (2015). Management of modern agricultural landscapes increases nest predation rates in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa Limosa. Ibis 157: 416-425. dx.doi.org/10.1111/ibi.12273Senner, N.R.; Verhoeven, M.A.; Abad-Gómez, J.; Gutiérrez, J.S.; Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W.; Kentie, R.; Masero, J.A.; Tibbitts, T.L; Piersma, T. (2015). When Siberia came to the Netherlands: the response of continental black-tailed godwits to a rare spring weather event. J. Anim. Ecol. 84: 1164-1176. dx.doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12381
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2014
Kentie, R.; Both, C.; Hooijmeijer, J.W.E.W.; Piersma, T. (2014). Age-dependent dispersal and habitat choice in black-tailed godwits Limosa limosa Limosa across a mosaic of traditional and modern grassland habitatsgrassland habitats. J. Avian Biol. 45: 396-405. hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jav.00273
