Institute record of Laboratorium voor Plantenecologie

Information

Type
Organization
Type
https://marineinfo.org/ns/institutes/levelnames#Labo
Type
https://marineinfo.org/ns/institutes/types#Scientific
Name
Laboratorium voor Plantenecologie
Name
Lab of Plant Ecology@en
Acronym
KULeuven-Pleco
Parent institute
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling systematiek en ecologie van planten
Address
Kasteelpark Arenberg 31, 3001 Heverlee, Belgium
Contact numbers
Telephone
+32-(0)16-32 15 30
Email
jozef.vanasche@kuleuven.be
Location
latitude
50.8634957
longitude
4.6850640
Description @en
Research in our laboratory can be subdivided in three categories. One domain deals with the ecology of seed dormancy. In particular the effect of natural conditions (temperature, light etc.) on seed dormancy of hard seeded species and species occuring in forests is being studied. A second domain consists of an ecological study of phytoplankton in general and Desmidiaceae in particular. Phytoplankton ecology is being studied by monitoring, as well as by performing laboratory experiments. Plant conservation biology is the third category and deals with the biology of small and isolated plant populations in fragmented landscapes. The main aim of the research is to integrate population ecology and population genetics in a spatial context.
Description @nl
Het onderzoek in het labo is voornamelijk toegespitst op volgende onderwerpen: Fytoplankton onderzoek, de identificatie van mariene algen en ecologie ervan. Ecologie van de zaadkieming Reproductie van kruiden uit bossen en bosranden Ecologie van Sieralgen in Vlaamse vennen

Members

Irene Blevi
role: Secretary
Koen De Hert
role: PhD student
Christa De Troeyer
role: Secretary
Olivier Honnay
role: Head of department Systematics and ecology
Roger Laermans
role: Technician
Annemie Pals
role: PhD student
Filip Vandelook
role: PhD student
Katrien Vandepitte
role: PhD student

Past members

Jozef Van Assche
role: Head of Unit Plant Systematics and Ecology & Responsible for Lab of Plant Ecology

Expertise

Algae
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 261
Benthos
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 877
Eutrophication
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 2932
Nekton
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 5487
Phytoplankton
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 6208
Plankton
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 6265
Reproductive system
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 6888
Seaweeds
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 7345
geographic terms
ANE, Netherlands, Delta Area
ANE, North Sea

Special collections

Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium

record metadata

date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2009-01-28