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CURRICULUM VITAE |
Personal information
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Surname: |
Christianen |
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First names: |
Maria Johanna Adriana (Marjolijn) |
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E-mail address: |
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Home Address and Postal code: |
Herenweg 73 bis, 3513 CD, Utrecht, The
Netherlands |
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Work Adress and Postal code |
RU, FNWI, Room HG02.718, Heyendaalseweg
135, 6525AJ, Nijmegen, NL |
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Phone: |
+31 (0)6-43004710 |
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Date and place of birth: |
31-07-1981, Breda |
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Sex: |
Female |
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Marital status: |
Unmarried |
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Nationality: |
Dutch |
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2008 -2010 |
PhD Courses: Basic Statistics (WUR), General linear models
(WUR) Spatiotemporal Models in Ecology (WUR), Applied biostatistics in R
(NIOO) |
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2000 – 2006 |
MSc Biology, Radboud University (RU) Nijmegen. Certificated: 31
January 2006. |
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1999 – 2000 |
BSc Biology, Wageningen University. Certificated: 31 Augustus 2000 |
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1993 – 1999 |
Pre-university education (VWO), KDC Emmen,
Certificated may 1999. (Dutch, English, History, Biology, Maths,
Chemistry, Arts, Social studies) |
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October 2007- present |
PhD research “Seagrass systems under nutrient loads and grazing.
Interactive effects and feedbacks”. Fieldwork in the Indo-Pacific. Department
of Environmental Sciences, RU Nijmegen |
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May 2006 – April 2007 |
Research on the recovery and conservation of Dutch fens,
focusing on water macroinvertebrates, vegetation
and water quality. |
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June 2004 and June 2006 |
Literature-, Field study on effects of vegetations structure
on macroinverterbrates in fens, Connemara, Ireland.
Accompanied by a team of 4 students. |
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August 2006 |
Exploratory field study southern Estonia. University of Tartu,
Estonia. |
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March 2005 – January 2006 |
Marine ecological and physiological research regarding the
effect of fauna on macrophyte communities with
respect to nutrient loss (root uptake experiments, enclosure experiments,
stabile isotope analysis δ13C and δ 15N,
visual census). |
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June 2003 – October 2004 |
Marine ecological research on the function of seagrass beds as
a feeding habitat for coral reef fishes (food web analysis; stabile isotope
analysis δ13C and δ
15N, visual cencus). Department of Animal
Ecology and Ecophysiology, RU Nijmegen, and the Institute of Marine Science
Zanzibar, Tanzania. |
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May - June 2002 |
Physiological
research on the influence of the thyroid hormone T3 on thermoregulation of
the eel (Anguilla anguilla).
(Immuno cytochemistry,
RIA, ELISA, Plasma analysis). Department of Animal physiology, RU Nijmegen. |
Publications and Presentations
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Christianen M.J.A., A Scientific Basis
for Management of Seagrass & Marine Turtles in
the Indo - Pacific. Lecture for MSc students Ru Nijmegen, 28 september 2010. Christianen M.J.A., Green turtle
grazing increases seagrass resilience.
Presentation: EKP conference Samarinda, 20
September 2010. Christianen M.J.A., Do green turtles
protect the seagrass against the negative effects
of eutrophication? Presentation: International Sea
Turtle Symposium, Goa, India, 27 April 2010. Christianen M.J.A., Seagrass Under Nutrient Loads & Turtle
grazing. Presentation: 29-30 September 2009, AWI meeting in Sylt, Germany. Christianen M.J.A., Seagrass under nutrient
load and grazing. Presentation: LIPI Oceanography, Jakarta, Indonesia, July 10th 2009. |
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Vonk JA, Christianen MJA,
Stapel J., (2009) Abundance, edge effect, and seasonality of fauna in
mixed-species seagrass meadows in southwest
Sulawesi, Indonesia. Marine Biology Research, Accepted 31 July 2009 |
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Christianen MJA,
van de Kerk, M, Govers,
LL, van Katwijk, MM, Lamers,
LPM, Bouma, TJ, Kiswara,
W, Roelofs, JGM, Overgrazing by Green Turtles? Exceeded carrying capacity of an Indo‐Pacific seagrass
meadow. Poster
presentation Netherlands Annual Ecology Meeting February 11th 2009. 1st
prize. |
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Christianen MJA, Vermue
E, Movement of Sea turtles on Seagrass
beds, A Case Study using Integro-Difference Spatio Temporal Models, Lecture Wageningen
University. 15 May 2009 |
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Christianen MJA, Seagrass in Tropical Estuaries Nutrientdynamics, Fauna,
Eutrophication in Indonesia, Lecture
during course Estuarine Ecology for MSc students,
RU Nijmegen - 24 april 2009 |
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Vonk JA, Christianen MJA, Stapel J (2008) Redefining
the trophic importance of seagrasses
for fauna in tropical Indo-Pacific meadows. Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. Vol. 79-4: 653-660 |
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Verberk WCEP, Kuper
JT, Lamers LPM, Christianen MJA,
& Esselink H. (2007) Restoring fen water bodies
by removing accumulated organic sludge: what are the effects for aquatic macroinvertebrates? Proc. Neth. Entomol.Soc
Meet. Vol. 18. |
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Dorenbosch M, Grol MGG, Christianen MJA, Nagelkerken I & van der Velde G, (2005) Do
Indo-Pacific seagrass beds and mangroves contribute to fish density and
diversity on adjacent coral reefs? Marine Ecology Progress Series. 302:
63-76 |
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Christianen MJA (2007) Effect of restoration measurements on macroinvertebrates in fens. Presentation 21 March 2007.
OBN research consortium, Staatsbosbeheer, Deventer
and 30 November 2006, Landscape Ecology, University Utrecht. |
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Christianen, MJA and Pijnappels MHJ, Seagrass
grazing by the sea urchin Tripneustes gratilla. Poster presentation Seagrass Congress Hassanudin University, Makassar, 26 July 2005. |
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Christianen, MJA (2006) Community structure, abundance and food web
relations of bethic fauna and fish in seagrass meadows, MsC
thesis, Department of Environmental Science, Radboud
University Nijmegen. |
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Christianen, MJA, Community structure, abundance and food web
relations of benthic fauna and fish in seagrass
meadows, Lecture 9 January 2006 Department of
Environmental Science, Radboud University Nijmegen. |
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Christianen MJA, Does the presence of seagrass contribute
to fish density on coral reefs Zanzibar, Tanzania? Lecture at Radboud University Nijmegen, 14 October 2004. |
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Christianen MJA (2004) Interactions of coral reef communities
between shallow coastal ecosystems, Zanzibar, Tanzania. A study using visual
census and δ 13C and δ
15N stable isotope analysis. MsC thesis, Department of Animal
ecology and ecophysiology, Radboud University
Nijmegen. |
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Christianen MJA (2004) Influence of height of tide pools on flora
and fauna species composition, West-Connemara, Ireland. Lecture 25 June
2005. Department of Aquatic Ecology, Radboud
University Nijmegen. |
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Christianen, MJA (2002) Orientation and navigation of sea turtles.
Literature study, Dept of An. Physiology, RU Nijmegen. |
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Oktober 2007 -
present |
PhD research ““Seagrass
systems under nutrient loads and grazing. Interactive effects and feedbacks”.
Department of Environmental Sciences, RU Nijmegen |
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April 2007 – June 2007 |
Teaching assistant Ecology and Environment, University Utrecht |
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June 2006 – April 2007 |
Researcher on the restoration ecology of water quality and watermacrofauna of fens (OBN, Ministry of LNV),
Bargerveen foundation / Dept. Animal.Ecology, RU
Nijmegen. |
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September 2004 – March 2005 |
Teaching assistant of biology students with their practical
education in their 1st year: Plant and Animal biology, Philosophy
and Endocrinology, Evolution etc, RU Nijmegen. |
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Jan 2007 - present |
Organization committee ‘IWWR-seminar series’, RU Nijmegen |
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2000-2002 |
Pr-manager, "Stichting BétaBedrijvenbeurs",
RU Nijmegen. |
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Dutch |
Fluently verbally and in writing. |
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English |
Good verbally and in writing (actively). |
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Swahili |
Basic verbally. |
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Bahasa Indonesia |
Basic verbally. |
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Diving |
Certificated as PADI open water diver (1999) and Advanced open
water diver (2001) |
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Drivers license |
Drivers license B (car) certificated October 1999. |
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Software |
SPSS, SAS, Canoco, Microsoft Office,
Matlab, ArcGIS,Photoshop.
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Hobby |
Photography, mountain
biking, diving, swimming, rock climbing. |