niche

nl-noun

niche f (plural niches, diminutive nicheje n)

niches (plural)
nicheje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche.

(especially in ecology and business) a niche


wadi

From Arabic وَادٍ (wādin, “valley, riverbed, ravine”).

der

(ecology, urban studies) urban swale, bioswale (a shallow planted ditch for collecting stormwater runoff and allowing it to infiltrate into the ground)


ecocide

nl-noun

ecocide f (plural ecocides, diminutive ecocidetje n)

ecocides (plural)
ecocidetje (diminutive neuter)

Borrowed from English ecocide. Equivalent to eco- + -cide.


producent

producent m (plural producenten, diminutive producentje n)

producenten (plural)
producentje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: produsen


symbiose

Borrowed from French symbiose, from Latin symbiosis.


ecosysteem

ecosysteem n (plural ecosystemen, diminutive ecosysteempje n)

ecosystemen (plural)
ecosysteempje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: ekosistem

Borrowed from English ecosystem. Equivalent to eco- (“ecology”) + systeem (“system”).

(ecology) An ecosystem, system of an ecological community of species and its environment


eutrofie

From Ancient Greek εὐτροφία (eutrophía).


biodiversiteit

From bio- + diversiteit, calque of English biodiversity.

biodiversity (diversity of flora and fauna)


reducent

reducent m (plural reducenten, diminutive reducentje n)

reducenten (plural)
reducentje (diminutive neuter)


voedselketen

voedselketen f (plural voedselketens, diminutive voedselketentje n)

voedselketens (plural)
voedselketentje (diminutive neuter)

From voedsel + keten, probably a calque.


versnippering

versnippering f (plural versnipperingen)

From versnipperen (“to shred, fragment”) + -ing.


ecoduct

nl-noun

ecoduct n (plural ecoducten, diminutive ecoductje n)

ecoducten (plural)
ecoductje (diminutive neuter)

wildlife crossing
wildlife crossing#English

wildlife crossing bridge (bridge-like structure allowing animals to cross roads)


microbiotoop

microbiotoop m (plural microbiotopen, diminutive microbiotoopje n)

microbiotopen (plural)
microbiotoopje (diminutive neuter)


cultuurvolger

Compound of cultuur (“culture”) + volgen (“to follow”) + -er. Compare German Kulturfolger.

af

Het korhoen arriveerde in Nederland als cultuurvolger.

The black grouse arrived in the Netherlands as a species following human cultivation of the landscape.

An animal that regularly makes anthropogenic environments into its habitat.


wildwissel

/ˈʋɪltˌʋɪ.səl/

Compound of wild (“wildlife”) + wissel (“exchange, switch”).


waardplant

Compound of waard (“innkeeper, host”) + plant (“plant”). Cf. German Wirtspflanze.


bladmineerder

nl-noun

bladmineerder m (plural bladmineerders, diminutive bladmineedertje n)

bladmineerders (plural)
bladmineedertje (diminutive neuter)


metapopulatie

metapopulatie f (plural metapopulaties, diminutive metapopulatietje n)

metapopulaties (plural)
metapopulatietje (diminutive neuter)


herwildering

herwildering f (plural herwilderingen, diminutive herwilderinkje n)

herwilderingen (plural)
herwilderinkje (diminutive neuter)

From herwilderen + -ing, a calque of English rewilding.


herwilderen

herwilderen (infinitive)
herwilderen (gerund neuter)
herwilder (first-person present singular)
herwilderde (first-person past singular)
herwildert (present second-person singular)
herwilderde (past second-person singular)
herwildert (formal present second-person singular)
herwilderde (formal past second-person singular)
herwildert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
herwildert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
herwilderde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
herwilderde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
herwildert (present singular third-person)
herwilderde (past singular third-person)
herwilderen (plural present)
herwilderden (past plural)
herwildere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
herwilderde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
herwilderen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
herwilderden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
herwilder (imperative present singular)
herwildert (archaic imperative plural present)
herwilderend (participle present)
herwilderd (participle past)

A calque of English rewild, modelled after verwilderen (“to become feral”), analyzable as her- + wilder + -en.


pioniersoort

pioniersoort f or m (plural pioniersoorten, diminutive pioniersoortje n)

pioniersoorten (plural)
pioniersoortje (diminutive neuter)

From pionier (“pioneer”) + soort (“species”).


trofisch niveau

trofisch niveau n (plural trofische niveaus, diminutive trofisch niveautje n)

trofische niveaus (plural)
trofisch niveautje (diminutive neuter)


voedselpiramide

voedselpiramide f (plural voedselpiramiden or voedselpiramides)

voedselpiramiden (plural)
voedselpiramides (plural)


habitatversnippering

habitatversnippering f (plural habitatversnipperingen)


ontsnippering

ontsnippering f (plural ontsnipperingen)

From ontsnipperen (“to defragment”) + ing.


habitatfragmentatie

habitatfragmentatie f (plural habitatfragmentaties)


ontsnipperen

ontsnipperen (infinitive)
ontsnipperen (gerund neuter)
ontsnipper (first-person present singular)
ontsnipperde (first-person past singular)
ontsnippert (present second-person singular)
ontsnipperde (past second-person singular)
ontsnippert (formal present second-person singular)
ontsnipperde (formal past second-person singular)
ontsnippert (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
ontsnippert (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
ontsnipperde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
ontsnipperde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
ontsnippert (present singular third-person)
ontsnipperde (past singular third-person)
ontsnipperen (plural present)
ontsnipperden (past plural)
ontsnippere (archaic present singular subjunctive)
ontsnipperde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
ontsnipperen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
ontsnipperden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
ontsnipper (imperative present singular)
ontsnippert (archaic imperative plural present)
ontsnipperend (participle present)
ontsnipperd (participle past)

From snipper + ont- -en; a fairly recent coinage modeled on its antonym versnipperen.

(transitive) to defragment (ecologically), used of habitats or landscapes


plas-dras

plas-dras c (plural plas-drassen, diminutive plas-drasje n)

plas-drassen (plural)
plas-drasje (diminutive neuter)

From plas (“pool, body of shallow water”) + dras (“marshy, boggy (adjective)”).

compound

Beschermde inheemse weidevogels zoals grutto's en lepelaars profiteren van de aanwezigheid van plas-dras.

Protected native pasture birds such as godwits and spoonbills profit from the presence of swampy pastures.

(ecology) Wet, swampy grassland, usually pastures where the water table is close to the surface, which is well suited for grassland wader birds.


grasfalt

Blend of gras (“grass”) + asfalt (“asphalt”); so named because these fields harbor so little biodiversity they might as well be paved with asphalt.

blend

(ecology) Grass (particularly ray grass, Lolium perenne) as monoculture; pastures where only grass is allowed to grow, harming the biodiversity of an area.


strokenteelt

Compound of strook (“strips”) + -en- + teelt (“cultivation”).

af

Polyculture in which crops are grown in long, narrow strips, to prevent disease from spreading and to promote biodiversity.


landschapspijn

From landschap (“landscape”) + -s- + pijn (“pain”). Coined to refer specifically to the pain felt at the loss of the traditional, small-scale Dutch rural landscape, which was rich in biodiversity but which has been largely destroyed following processes of land consolidation (ruilverkaveling), the general intensification of agriculture in the Netherlands and its turn towards extreme monoculture since the post-war period.

The sadness felt when viewing a landscape that has been devastated ecologically and aesthetically.


autotroof

nl-noun

autotroof m (plural autotrofen, diminutive autotroofje n)

autotrofen (plural)
autotroofje (diminutive neuter)

Coordinate term: heterotroof


cerviduct

cerviduct n (plural cerviducten, diminutive cerviductje n)

cerviducten (plural)
cerviductje (diminutive neuter)

From Latin cervus (“deer”), modeled after similar words ending in -duct (ecoduct, aquaduct, etc.).

(uncommon) A wildlife crossing built specifically with deer in mind.


primaire productie

In de ecologie verwijst primaire productie naar het proces waarbij planten energie uit zonlicht omzetten in voedsel.

In ecology, primary production refers to the process by which plants convert energy from sunlight into food.


biotoop

biotoop m (plural biotopen, diminutive biotoopje n)

biotopen (plural)
biotoopje (diminutive neuter)

→ Indonesian: biotop

From bio- + -toop; possibly a borrowing (compare English biotope).


ecotoop

ecotoop m (plural ecotopen, diminutive ecotoopje n)

ecotopen (plural)
ecotoopje (diminutive neuter)

From eco- + -toop; possibly a borrowing (compare English ecotope).


tegelwippen

tegelwippen (infinitive)
tegelwippen (gerund neuter)
tegelwip (first-person present singular)
tegelwipte (first-person past singular)
tegelwipt (present second-person singular)
tegelwipte (past second-person singular)
tegelwipt (formal present second-person singular)
tegelwipte (formal past second-person singular)
tegelwipt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
tegelwipt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
tegelwipte (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
tegelwipte (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
tegelwipt (present singular third-person)
tegelwipte (past singular third-person)
tegelwippen (plural present)
tegelwipten (past plural)
tegelwippe (archaic present singular subjunctive)
tegelwipte (archaic past singular subjunctive)
tegelwippen (archaic plural present subjunctive)
tegelwipten (archaic past plural subjunctive)
tegelwip (imperative present singular)
tegelwipt (archaic imperative plural present)
tegelwippend (participle present)
getegelwipt (participle past)

From tegel (“tile”) + wippen (“to flip over”). Popularized in the early 2020s.

compound

to remove tiles (in one's backyard or elsewhere) and replace them with greenery, so as to increase biodiversity, facilitate water infiltration in the soil, and mitigate heat


rewilden

rewilden (infinitive)
rewilden (gerund neuter)
rewild (first-person present singular)
rewildde (first-person past singular)
rewildt (present second-person singular)
rewildde (past second-person singular)
rewildt (formal present second-person singular)
rewildde (formal past second-person singular)
rewildt (Flanders colloquial present second-person singular)
rewildt (archaic formal majestic present second-person singular)
rewildde (Flanders colloquial past second-person singular)
rewildde (archaic formal majestic past second-person singular)
rewildt (present singular third-person)
rewildde (past singular third-person)
rewilden (plural present)
rewildden (past plural)
rewilde (archaic present singular subjunctive)
rewildde (archaic past singular subjunctive)
rewilden (archaic plural present subjunctive)
rewildden (archaic past plural subjunctive)
rewild (imperative present singular)
rewildt (archaic imperative plural present)
rewildend (participle present)
gerewild (participle past)

From English rewild, which was also calqued into Dutch as herwilderen.


biobouwer

From bio- (“life-”) + bouwer (“builder”).

(ecology) ecosystem engineer (species that significantly impacts its habitat)


zachte oever

Literally, “gentle bank”. This is contrasted with the "hardness" (in terms of materials used and in terms of the steepness of the slope) of artificial riverbanks or shores, such as those often formed when a dike is built to protect the hinterland against flooding, which predominate in the West-European landscape today. Zachte oevers by contrast create far more favourable conditions for many species of plants and animals that are native to the Low Countries, such as frogs.

(ecology) A bank or shore that is not (artificially) too steep and that gradually transitions from the natural incline of the land into shallow water.