Institute record of Afdeling Limnologie

Information

Type
Organization
Type
https://marineinfo.org/ns/institutes/types#Scientific
Name
Afdeling Limnologie
Acronym
UGent
Parent institute
Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie
Address
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, 9000 Gent, Belgium
Contact numbers
Telephone
+32-(0)9-264 52 53
Email
christine.declerck@ugent.be
Location
latitude
51.0363750
longitude
3.7241290
Description @en
The research group Limnology at Ghent University studies freshwater ecosystems of temperate and tropical regions with emphasis on the taxonomy, phylogeny, biogeography, and ecology of lake zooplankton and zoobenthos; and on the long-term dynamics of aquatic communities and ecosystems under the influence of natural climate variability and human impact. Its research focus comprises both fundamental aspects of biological diversity, community ecology, and ecosystem dynamics as well as more applied topics in the context of global climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem conservation. The research group Limnology organises short and long programmes of post-graduate education on issues of biodiversity conservation and global change.
Description @nl
De groep onderzoekt zoetwater ecosystemen van gematigde en tropische gebieden, met nadruk op taxonomie, fylogenie, biogeografie en ecologie van het zooplankton en zoobenthos van meren; lange-termijn dynamiek van aquatische gemeenschappen en ecosystemen onder de invloed van natuurlijke schommelingen in het klimaat en menselijke impact. Zowel fundamentele aspecten van biodiversiteit, gemeenschapsecologie en dynamiek van ecosystemen als meer toegepast onderzoek in het kader van globale klimaatswijzigingen, verlies van biodiversiteit en het behoud van ecosystemen. De groep organiseert korte en lange postgraduaat opleidingsprogramma's i.v.m. behoud van biodiversiteit en global change.

Members

Angelica Alcántara-Exposito
role: Technician, laboratory manager
Ilse Bessems
role: PhD student
Daniele Colombaroli
Gijs De Cort
Christine Declerck
role: Administrator
Henri Dumont
role: Head of unit
Supiyanit Maiphae
role: PhD Student
Bob Rumes
role: Postgraduate research associate
Saber Sadeghi
role: PhD student
Kay Van Damme
role: Teaching assistant and PhD student
Dirk Verschuren
role: Senior Postdoctoral Fellow
Peter Weekers
role: Postdoctoral research associate, United Nations University

Past members

Hilde Eggermont
role: Post-doctoral Research Fellow

Expertise

Climatic changes
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 1591
Freshwater ecology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 3475
Limnology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 4751
Palaeoclimatology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 5969
Zoobenthos
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9438
Zooplankton
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9443
geographic terms
Africa, East
Africa, West
Belgium

Special collections

Marine expertise
Marine expertise: Speciality: Biological oceanography
Marine expertise: Type: Flemish university
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record metadata

date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2007-05-09