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Ed C. Stikvoort (1962, born in the Netherlands) studied at the Higher Laboratory Education in Amsterdam and obtained a degree in Scientific Ecological Research (Ing.). He worked for twenty years at the National Institute for Coastal and Marine Research (RIVM), where he specialized in marine, coastal, and estuarine ecology. Subsequently, he worked for eight years at the regional government of Zeeland. There, he was primarily responsible for the protection of nature reserves, based on the application of Dutch and European nature legislation, such as the establishment of Natura 2000 areas. After that, he worked for six years at Het Zeeuwse Landschap, a Dutch regional nature organization, mainly as editor-in-chief of a nature magazine. As a volunteer, he participates in nature research, projects, and the production of books. Some recent examples: in 2016, he co-published a field study on the diet of the Scandinavian Rock Pipit (Anthus petrosus littoralis) in the Western Scheldt. In 2017, as lead author, he published an extensive study on the historical and current presence of wild tulips (Tulipa sylvestris) in the province of Zeeland. In the summer of 2018, FLORON published the monumental Flora Zeelandica, featuring nearly 2,000 photos, for which Ed served as photo editor. Three years later, the even more monumental Avifauna Zeelandica appeared, for which Ed was one of the photo editors and part of the editorial team. In 2022, Ed and Peter Meininger published a field guide for laypeople on the flora of the province of Zeeland. Ed has a particular passion for wildflowers, although other organisms and nature in general also capture his attention. He does not appreciate a focus on the photographic aspects of obvious beauties and rarities, but is always interested in all species, including the very common and non-photogenic ones. He goes in search of them during hiking trips in the Netherlands and elsewhere in Europe. The flora of Armenia holds his special interest. |
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