Activities

2020

Resilience and self-organization of complex ecosystemsM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
10 Dec 2020
Resilience and self-organization of complex ecosystemsM.G. Rietkerk (Speaker)
7 Dec 202011 Dec 2020
Member PhD committee at defence Floris Naus (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
6 Nov 2020
University of GroningenM.G. Rietkerk (Visiting researcher)
16 Sep 2020
Member PhD committee at defence Mignon Wuestman (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
26 Jun 2020
The role of cover and pattern of installed resource sinks in the recovery of degraded patchy drylandsM.G. Rietkerk (Speaker)
4 Jun 2020
University of GroningenM.G. Rietkerk (Visiting researcher)
3 Jun 2020
Member PhD committee at defence Laura Seelen (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
1 May 2020
VICI advice committee Utrecht University (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
26 Feb 2020
Spatial ecology and global changeM.G. Rietkerk (Speaker)
27 Jan 2020
Member PhD committee and opposition at defence Bregje van der Bolt (WUR)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
10 Jan 2020
Sustainability (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2020
Exam Committee Sustainable Development (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
2020
Ecological Complexity (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2020
Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2020
Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2020

2019

Transitions, resilience and self-organization of complex ecosystemsM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
19 Dec 2019
Transitions, resilience and self-organization of complex ecosystems. Centre for Complex Systems StudiesM.G. Rietkerk (Speaker)
12 Dec 2019
The interplay between internal tides and coral mound growthM.G. Rietkerk (Presenter)
9 Dec 2019
Member PhD committee at defence Jetske Vaas (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
5 Dec 2019
Transitions in ecosystemsM.G. Rietkerk (Lecturer)
28 Aug 2019
Member PhD committee and opposition at defence Valérie Reijers (RUN)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
4 Jul 2019
Supervision PhD Robbin Bastiaansen (Leiden University)M.G. Rietkerk (Primary supervisor)
27 Jun 2019
VICI advice committee Utrecht University (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
Feb 2019
Wageningen University & Research (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2019
Sustainability (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2019
Spatial ecology and global changeM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2019
SENSE Research School (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
2019
QANU/NVAO assessment committee Master education cluster Life Sciences and Natural Resources, subcluster Climate Studies (WUR)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2019
Exam Committee Sustainable Development (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
2019
Ecological Complexity (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2019
Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2019

2018

Member PhD committee at defence Geert Litjens (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
14 Dec 2018
Member PhD committee and opposition at defence Edwin Pos (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
12 Dec 2018
Member PhD committee at defence Yvonne Cuijpers (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
28 Nov 2018
Member PhD committee at defence Rémon Saaltink (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
9 Nov 2018
Member PhD committee at defence Marnix Brinkman (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
28 Sep 2018
Member PhD committee and oppossition at defence Arie Staal (WUR)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
22 Jun 2018
Critical transitions and self-organization in natureM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
19 Apr 2018
Wide distribution of regular pattern wavenumbers in model and real dryland systemsM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
13 Feb 2018
VICI advice committee Utrecht University (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
Feb 2018
Sustainability (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editor)
1 Jan 201831 Dec 2018
Ecological Complexity (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editor)
1 Jan 201831 Dec 2018
Wageningen University & Research (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2018 → …
Sustainability (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2018
SENSE Research School (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
2018
QANU/NVAO assessment committee Master education cluster Life Sciences and Natural Resources, subcluster Climate Studies (WUR)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2018
Princeton UniversityM.G. Rietkerk (Visiting lecturer)
2018
Ecological Complexity (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2018
Critical transitions and self-organization in nature. Presentation and ParticipationM.G. Rietkerk (Speaker)
2018
Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2018

2017

Member PhD committee at defence Wouter Schakel (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
6 Dec 2017
Member PhD committee at defence Rafael Bernardi (WUR)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
15 Nov 2017
Member PhD committee at defence Mijke van Oorschot (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
10 Nov 2017
Member PhD committee at defence Wouter Schakel (WUR)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
29 Aug 2017
Critical transitionsM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
5 Jul 2017
Member PhD committee at defence Bas van der Grift (UU)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
9 Jun 2017
How can critical transitions and complexity help us to understand environmental and sustainability challenges?M.G. Rietkerk (Keynote speaker)
29 Mar 2017
Spatial Ecology and Global ChangeM.G. Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
17 Feb 2017
Member PhD committee at defence Helene de Paoli l (RUG)M.G. Rietkerk (Member of committee)
10 Feb 2017
Sustainability (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2017
SENSE Research School (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
2017
NWO-eScience Center (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2017
Foundation of Complex Systems (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2017
Ecological Complexity (Journal)M.G. Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2017
Centre for Complex Systems Studies (CCSS)(External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
2017

2016

Critical transitions and complexity in nature. Invited lecture in lecture series: Understanding complexity, economy and the planet. Lecture series focus area Complex Systems, organized by Prof. Rick van der Ploeg (University of Oxford).Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
7 Oct 2016
Symposium Critical transitions in natural systems, Utrecht University. Utrecht, The NetherlandsMax Rietkerk (Organiser)
4 Feb 2016
UU in collaboration with World Nature FundMax Rietkerk (Visiting researcher)
Feb 2016Apr 2016
Symposium Vegetation-atmosphere interactions at multiple scales, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The NetherlandsMax Rietkerk (Organiser)
11 Jan 2016
SENSE Research School (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Chair)
2016
Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2016
Ecological Complexity (Journal)Max Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2016
3 NGOs: Utrechts Landschap (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2016

2015

Speaker during meeting 25 years reunionMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
31 Oct 2015
Model development and integrationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
18 May 201522 May 2015
Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2015
Ecological Complexity (Journal)Max Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2015
3 NGOs: Utrechts Landschap (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2015

2014

Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2014
Ecological Complexity (Journal)Max Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2014
3 NGOs: Utrechts Landschap (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2014

2013

Interspecific facilitation, drought and grazing stressMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
9 Sep 2013
Network analysis unravels patterns of species richness along a climatic gradient in Spanish forestMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
4 Aug 2013
Presentation at the workshop "Eco-hydrology of semiarid environments: Confronting mathematical models with ecosystem complexity"Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
21 May 2013
Invited presentation at the International Workshop on: Ecohydrology of semiarid environments: Confronting mathematical models with ecosytem complexityMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
19 May 2013
Invited presentation at the International Workshop on: Eco-hydrology of semiarid environments: Confronting mathematical models with ecosystems complexity at Ben-Gurion University of the NegevMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
19 May 2013
UU participation and preliminary results CASCADE (Catastrophic shifts in drylands: how can we prevent ecosystem degradation)Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
18 Mar 2013
Prince Bernhard Chair for International Nature Conservation (External organisation)M.G. Rietkerk (Member)
20132017
Ecological Complexity (Journal)Max Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2013

2012

On the stability and destabilization of patterned ecosystem statesMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
14 Dec 2012
On the stability and destabilization of patterned ecosystem statesMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
5 Dec 2012
Species distribution, climate and network analysisMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
4 Oct 2012
Research of Environmental Sciences UU on complex dynamics of human-environment systemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
30 Aug 2012
Amazing pattern self-organization in northern peatland ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2 Jun 2012
Effect of land surface-convective precipitation feedbacks on self-organized patterned vegetationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
27 Apr 2012
Critical transitions and early-warning signals in spatial ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
19 Mar 2012
Non-linear vegetation-environment feedbacks: from local to global scaleMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
6 Mar 2012
Critical transitions and early-warnings signals in spatial ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
5 Mar 2012
Critical transitions and early-warning signals in spatial ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
1 Mar 2012
The structure of plant networks: trees and shrubs in the Iberian peninsulaMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
23 Feb 2012
Theoretical background of catastrophic shifts in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
21 Feb 2012
Tree-Grass Dynamics in Savannas: connecting ecological Knowledge and Dynamic Global Vegetation ModelsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
6 Feb 2012
Ecological Complexity (Journal)Max Rietkerk (Editorial board member)
2012

2011

Critical transitions and Early-warning signals in Spatial ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
19 Dec 2011
The structure of plant communitesMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
26 Oct 2011
Spatial vegetation patterns and desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
6 Oct 2011
Complexity-Net Workshop: "Complexity-NET projects: Interdisciplinary Challenges for Complexity Science". ECCS 11 (European Conference on Complex Systems 2011), Satellite meetingMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
15 Sep 2011
Spatial vegetation patterns and desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
30 May 2011
Critical transitions and early warning signals in spatial ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
21 Apr 2011
Spatial vegetation patterns and desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
27 Feb 2011
Interspecific facilitation and critical transitions in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
8 Feb 2011

2010

Spatial vegetation patterns and desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
23 Sep 2010

2009

Spatial vegetation patterns and desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
28 Sep 2009
Spatial pattern formation in ecosystems: implications for indicators of critical transitionsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2 Aug 2009
Turing patterns in ecologyMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
3 Jul 2009
Spatial vegetation patterns and desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
24 Apr 2009
Pattern formation and ecosystem functionMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
16 Apr 2009
Turing patterns in ecologyMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
31 Mar 2009

2008

Spatial vegetation patterns indicate imminent desertificationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
14 Dec 2008
Organisatie HeidagenMax Rietkerk (Organiser)
12 Nov 200813 Nov 2008
Pattern formation and stability in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2 Jul 2008
Interaction and Coevolution of Climate and Biosphere.Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2 Jun 2008
Spatial self-organization, feedbacks and transitions in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
13 May 2008
Chair, organization and participation international workshop Institute Para LimesMax Rietkerk (Organiser)
8 Apr 200811 Apr 2008

2007

Vegetation patterns shift as a result of rising atmospheric CO2 in arid ecosystems.Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
10 Sep 2007
Spatial self-organization in ecosystems: what does it tell and why is it important?Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
10 Sep 2007
Regular surface patterning of a Siberian peatland explained by underlying patterns in nutrients and hydrologyMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
10 Sep 2007
Putting complexity theory to the test! A Study on spatial patterning in mussel beds.Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
5 Aug 2007
Microscale to macroscale feedbacks between vegetation and waterMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
5 Aug 2007
Ecohydrology of water limited systemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
11 Jun 2007
Climate-Vegetation feedbackMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
25 Apr 2007
Self-organized vegetation patterns and their collapseMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
11 Mar 2007
Nonlinear dynamics and pattern formation in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
1 Feb 2007
Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (External organisation)Max Rietkerk (Member)
2007

2005

Water-vegetation interactions and biodiversity in changing environmentsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
13 Jun 2005
Self-organized patchiness and catastrophic shifts in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
10 Mar 2005
Spatial self-organization and catastrophic shifts in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
9 Mar 2005
Self-organized patchiness and catastrophic shifts in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
3 Mar 2005

2004

Onheilspellend motiefMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2004
Hoe? Zo!Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
2004

2002

The importance of being pretty: spatial self-organization in ecosystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
22 Nov 2002
Catastrophic shifts can be predicted by spatial organizationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
5 Nov 2002
Herbivores, plants and resources in changing arid ecisystemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
23 Jun 2002
Workshop: Trophic Interactions in a Changing WorldMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
3 Apr 2002

2000

World conference, on behalf of the board of the Resource Modelling AssociationMax Rietkerk (Organiser)
26 Jun 200030 Jun 2000
The origin of patterns in semi-arid vegetationMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
26 Jun 2000
The Ecology of Scale: Meeting of the Resource Modelling Association, 2000 World Conference on Natural Resource Modelling.Max Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
26 Jun 2000
The Ecology of Scale: Meeting of the Resource Modelling Association, 2000 World conference on Natural Resource ModellingMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
26 Jun 2000
Spatial heterogenity and irreversible vegetation change in semi-arid grazing systemsMax Rietkerk (Invited speaker)
26 Jun 2000