| Titels | Prof. dr. ir. |
| Initials | W.H. |
| Main position | Afdelingshoofd Terrestrial Ecology NIOO-KNAW |
| Disciplines | Ecology |
| Chair | Functionele biodiversiteit |
| Domain | Natural Sciences and Engineering |
| Membership | Member |
| Since | 2015 |
| Member of Council for Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Member of Natural Sciences and Engineering | |
| Employed by |
Nederlands Instituut voor Ecologie (NIOO-KNAW)
Afdeling Terrestrische Ecologie Droevendaalseweg 10 6708 PB Wageningen tel. 0317 473 599 w.vanderputten@nioo.knaw.nl |
| Personal website | |
| Research/publications |
Wim van der Putten (born in 1958) is an internationally recognised leader in the field of soil ecology. For example, he has done pioneering research into the role of soil-borne pathogens in the natural development of plant communities. Thanks to his work, we now have a better understanding of how terrestrial ecosystems work, what the influence is of biodiversity, and how we can more accurately predict the way plant communities adapt to the changing climate. Van der Putten’s emphasis on aboveground-belowground linkages has even led to the development of a new ‘subdiscipline’ within soil ecology.