- Arctic migratory birds (Shorebirds, Geese)
- Climate change
- GPS-tracking
- Stable isotopes
Dr. Thomas Lameris
Research interests
I am an ecologist with a passion for migratory birds and the Arctic, with a special focus on the Russian Arctic. My main research focus is to study how climate warming impacts fitness of migrants, and whether they are capable to adjust timing decisions in a warming climate. To do so, I study animals and their food using long-term tracking and reproduction data, field experiments and models. I am interested in a wide range of species, including shorebirds (Red Knots, Grey Plovers, Turnstones), geese (Barnacle Geese, Brent Geese) and Arctic migratory birds in general.
Since April 2021 I work as a Veni laureate to find out whether Red Knots can adjust timing of migratory departure from the Wadden Sea, and whether they are limited by available food. I study this using experiments on captive birds in combination with tracking of wild birds.
Also, I am involved in a consortium where we study how climate warming impacts fitness and spatial distributions of a range of Arctic migratory bird species, in order to find out which species are more vulnerable.
Finally, I am still involved in other projects, including studies on the impacts of changing food phenology on chick growth, and on migration timing of Barnacle Geese.
Functions
2021 - current: Veni-fellow at NIOZ
2018 - 2020: Postdoctoral researcher at NIOZ (NWO Polar Programme)
2013 - 2018: PhD-student at NIOO-KNAW / Universiy of Amsterdam (NWO Polar Programme)
Key-publications
Lameris, T. K., van der Jeugd, H. P., Eichhorn, G., Dokter, A. M., Bouten, W., Boom, M. P., … Nolet, B. A. (2018). Arctic Geese Tune Migration to a Warming Climate but Still Suffer from a Phenological Mismatch. Current Biology. doi:10.1016/j.cub.2018.05.077
Lameris, T. K., Scholten, I., Bauer, S., Cobben, M. M. P., Ens, B. J., & Nolet, B. A. (2017). Potential for an Arctic-breeding migratory bird to adjust spring migration phenology to Arctic amplification. Global Change Biology, 23(10), 4058–4067. doi:10.1111/gcb.13684
Lameris, T. K., Jochems, F., van der Graaf, A. J., Andersson, M., Limpens, J., & Nolet, B. A. (2017). Forage plants of an Arctic-nesting herbivore show larger warming response in breeding than wintering grounds, potentially disrupting migration phenology. Ecology and Evolution, 7(8), 2652–2660. doi:10.1002/ece3.2859
Lameris, T. K., De Jong, M.E., Boom, M.P., van der Jeugd, H.P., Litvin, K.E., Loonen, M.J.J.E., Nolet, B.A., & Prop, J. (2019). Climate warming may affect the optimal timing of reproduction for migratory geese differently in the low and high Arctic. Oecologia, 191(4, 1003-1014. doi:10.1007/s00442-019-04533-7
Lameris, T. K., Dokter, A. M., van der Jeugd, H. P., Bouten, W., Koster, J., Sand, S. H., ... & Nolet, B. A. (2021). Nocturnal foraging lifts time constraints in winter for migratory geese but hardly speeds up fueling. Behavioral Ecology, 32(3), 539-552. https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araa152
Please find my complete list of (NIOZ-)publications at the bottom of this webpage or on Google Scholar
You can download most of my publications on ResearchGate
You can find my PhD-thesis here
Professional education
Awards and Prizes
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NIOZ publications
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2022
Caliendo, V.; Lewis, N. S.; Pohlmann, A.; Baillie, S. R.; Banyard, A. C.; Beer, M.; Brown, I. H.; Fouchier, R. A. M.; Hansen, R. D. E.; Lameris, T. K.; Lang, A. S.; Laurendeau, S.; Lung, O.; Robertson, G.; van der Jeugd, H.; Alkie, T. N.; Thorup, K.; van Toor, M. L.; Waldenström, J.; Yason, C.; Kuiken, T.; Berhane, Y. (2022). Transatlantic spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 by wild birds from Europe to North America in 2021. NPG Scientific Reports 12: 11729. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13447-zKölzsch, A.; Lameris, T.K.; Müskens, G.J.D.M.; Schreven, K.H.T.; Buitendijk, N.H.; Kruckenberg, H.; Moonen, S.; Heinicke, T.; Cao, L.; Madsen, J.; Wikelski, M.; Nolet, B.A. (2023). Wild goose chase: Geese flee high and far, and with aftereffects from New Year's fireworks. Conserv. Lett. 16(1): e12927. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/conl.12927Lameris, T.K.; Pokrovskaya, O.B.; Kondratyev, A.V.; Anisimov, Y.A.; Buitendijk, N.H.; Glazov, P.M.; van der Jeugd, H.P.; Kampichler, C.; Kruckenberg, H.; Litvin, K.E.; Loshchagina, J.A.; Moonen, S.; Müskens, G.J.D; Nolet, B.A.; Schreven, K.H.T.; Sierdsema, H.; Zaynagutdinova, E.M.; Boom, M.P. (2022). Barnacle geese Branta leucopsis breeding on Novaya Zemlya: current distribution and population size estimated from tracking data. Polar Biol. 46(1): 67-76. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-022-03110-8Lameris, T.K.; Tomkovich, P.S.; Johnson, J.A.; Morisson, R.I.G.; Tulp, I.; Lisovski, S.; DeCicco, L.; Dementyev, M.; Gill, R.E.; ten Horn, J.; Piersma, T.; Pohlen, Z.; Schekkerman, H.; Soloviev, M.; Syroechkovsky, E.E.; Zhemchuzhnikov, M.K.; van Gils, J.A. (2022). Mismatch‐induced growth reductions in a clade of Arctic‐breeding shorebirds are rarely mitigated by increasing temperatures. Glob. Chang. Biol. 28(3): 829-847. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.16025
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2021
Lameris, T.K.; Dokter, A.M.; van der Jeugd, H.P.; Bouten, W.; Koster, J.; Sand, S.H.H.; Westerduin, C.; Nolet, B.A. (2021). Nocturnal foraging lifts time constraints in winter for migratory geese but hardly speeds up fueling. Behav. Ecol. 32(3): 539-552. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/beheco/araa152Lameris, T.K.; Hoekendijk, J.; Aarts, G.; Aarts, A.; Allen, A.M.; Bienfait, L.; Bijleveld, A.I.; Bongers, M.F.; Brasseur, S.; Chan, Y.-C.; de Ferrante, F.; de Gelder, J.; Derksen, H.; Dijkgraaf, L.; Dijkhuis, L.R.; Dijkstra, S.; Elbertsen, G.; Ernsten, R.; Foxen, T.; Gaarenstroom, J.; Gelhausen, A.; van Gils, J.A.; Grosscurt, S.; Grundlehner, A.; Hertlein, M.L.; van Heumen, A.J.P.; Heurman, M.; Huffeldt, N.P.; Hutter, W.H.; Kamstra, Y.J.J.; Keij, F.; van Kempen, S.; Keurntjes, G.; Knap, H.; Loonstra, A.H.J.; Nolet, B.A.; Nuijten, R.J.M.; Mattijssen, D.; Oosterhoff, H.; Paarlberg, N.; Parekh, M.; Pattyn, J.; Polak, C.; Quist, Y.; Ras, S.; Reneerkens, J.; Ruth, S.; van der Schaar, E.; Schroen, G.; Spikman, F.; van Velzen, J.; Voorn, E.; Vos, J.; Wang, D.; Westdijk, W.; Wind, M.; Zhemchuzhnikov, M.K.; van Langevelde, F. (2021). Migratory vertebrates shift migration timing and distributions in a warming Arctic. Animal Migration 8(1): 110-131. https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ami-2020-0112Zhemchuzhnikov, M.K.; Versluijs, T.S.L.; Lameris, T.K.; Reneerkens, J.; Both, C.; van Gils, J.A. (2021). Exploring the drivers of variation in trophic mismatches: A systematic review of long‐term avian studies. Ecol. Evol. 11(9): 3710-3725. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7346
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2020
Fokkema, W.; van der Jeugd, H.P.; Lameris, T.K.; Dokter, A.M.; Ebbinge, B.S.; de Roos, A.M.; Nolet, B.A.; Piersma, T.; Olff, H. (2020). Ontogenetic niche shifts as a driver of seasonal migration. Oecologia 193(2): 285-297. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-020-04682-0Nolet, B.A.; Schreven, K.H.T.; Boom, M.P.; Lameris, T.K. (2020). Contrasting effects of the onset of spring on reproductive success of Arctic-nesting geese. The Auk 137(1): ukz063. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/auk/ukz063
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2019
Lameris, T.K.; de Jong; Boom; van der Jeugd; Litvin; Loonen; Nolet, B.A.; Prop, J. (2019). Climate warming may affect the optimal timing of reproduction for migratory geese differently in the low and high Arctic. Oecologia 191(4): 1003-1014. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-019-04533-7Pot, M.T.; de Koning, S.; Westerduin, C.; de Boer, W.F.; Shariati, M.; Lameris, T.K. (2019). Wintering geese trade-off energetic gains and costs when switching from agricultural to natural habitats. Ardea 107(2): 183. https://dx.doi.org/10.5253/arde.v107i2.a6
