Institute record of Laboratoire d'Écologie des Systèmes Aquatiques

Information

Type
Organization
Type
https://marineinfo.org/ns/institutes/types#Scientific
Name
Laboratoire d'Écologie des Systèmes Aquatiques
Name
Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic System@en
Acronym
ULB-ESA
Parent institute
Université Libre de Bruxelles; École Interfacultaire de Bioingénieurs
Address
Campus de la Plaine, Accés 3 - CP221, Bâtiment A, local 1A3 207, Boulevard du Thriomphe, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
Contact numbers
Telephone
+32-(0)2-650 59 89
Email
esaulb@ulb.ac.be
Location
latitude
50.8235717
longitude
4.3766927
Description @en
The laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic System (ESA) focuses on the study and modelling of the microbial diversity, structure and functioning of aquatic systems and their response to natural and anthropogenic changes. For this study, field observations, process level studies under laboratory-controlled conditions and numerical experiments are combined. ESA participates in federal and European marine research projects on biodiversity, eutrophication and advanced modelling. Its main research themes concern:
  • coastal eutrophication;
  • marine biogeochemical cycles and climatic gases;
  • bacterial ecology of surface waters (including microbiological quality);
  • prospection of aquatic environments for bioactive molecules;
  • microbiological aspects of drinking water production and distribution.
Overall, ESA performs research on the role of oceans as a buffer in global climate change, on aquatic microbial ecology, on eutrophication of coastal waters and on toxic and harmful algal blooms.
Description @nl
Het laboratoire d'Écologie des Systèmes Aquatiques (ESA) richt zich op de studie en modellering van de microbiële diversiteit, structuur en werking van aquatische systemen en hun reactie op natuurlijke en antropogene veranderingen. Voor dit onderzoek worden veldwaarnemingen, studies op procesniveau onder laboratoriumgecontroleerde omstandigheden en numerieke experimenten gecombineerd. Het ESA neemt deel aan federale en Europese mariene onderzoeksprojecten over biodiversiteit, eutrofiëring en geavanceerde modellering. De belangrijkste onderzoeksthema's betreffen:
  • eutrofiëring aan de kust;
  • mariene biogeochemische cycli en klimaatgassen;
  • bacteriële ecologie van oppervlaktewateren (inclusief microbiologische kwaliteit);
  • prospectie van aquatische milieus voor bioactieve moleculen;
  • microbiologische aspecten van drinkwaterproductie en -distributie.
In het algemeen verricht het ESA onderzoek naar de rol van de oceaan als buffer bij wereldwijde klimaatverandering, naar aquatische microbiële ecologie, naar eutrofiëring van kustwateren en naar toxische en schadelijke algenbloei.

Members

Isabelle George
Nathalie Gypens
role: PhD student
Adriana Anzil
role: Technical engineer
Manon Bayat
Etienne Dechamps
Ginevra Lilli

Past members

Christiane Lancelot
role: Director
Pierre Servais
role: Director of research on freshwater systems
Anna-Adriana Anschütz
Rosa Astoreca
role: PhD student
Anne-Marie Banescu
Olivier Baussart
role: Secretary
Mathieu Bauwens
role: Technician Ir.
Sylvie Becquevort
role: Research associate polar systems
Mathias Bonal
Ines Cabrita Andrade dos Santos
Yoann Demolder
Angélique Dufrasnes
Isabelle Dumont
role: PhD student
Hans Dürr
Tamara Garcia Armisen
role: Post-doc
Caroline Ghyoot
Giaux
Cécile Knechciak
Liu
Jon Martin
Florence Masson
role: PhD student
Laurence Meunier
Koffi Nouho Ouattara
role: PhD student
Jean-Yves Parent
role: Technical engineer
Bénédicte Pasquer
Julien Passerat
role: PhD student
Ana Rodriguez Jimenez
Vincent Roubeix
Véronique Rousseau
role: Research Associate
Colin Royer
Véronique Schoemann
role: Research associate polar systems
Gaëlle Speeckaert
Lillo Nathan Terseleer
Claudia Traboni
Boris Wittek

Expertise

Algal blooms
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 264
Biodiversity
defined term set: MOG Topics
term code: 181484
Biogeochemistry
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 937
Biogeochemistry
defined term set: MOG Topics
term code: 181485
Carbon cycle
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 1329
Climate change
defined term set: MOG Topics
term code: 181490
Climatic changes
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 1591
Ecosystem functioning
defined term set: MOG Topics
term code: 181495
Estuaries
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 2895
Eutrophication
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 2932
Mathematical models
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 5070
Microbiology
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 5187
Microbiology
defined term set: MOG Topics
term code: 181509
Water pollution
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9117
Water purification
defined term set: ASFA Thesaurus List
term code: 9124
geographic terms
MED, Black Sea
PS, Southern Ocean
Romania, Danube R.

Special collections

ENCORA
ENCORA: BENCORE
ISECA
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
Marine expertise
Marine expertise: Speciality: Biological oceanography
Marine expertise: Speciality: Chemical oceanography
Marine expertise: Type: French speaking university
ScheldeMonitor
Waterbouwkundig Laboratorium

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date created: 2003-11-26
date modified: 2013-10-24