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English name: Laboratory of Plant Ecology
Thesaurus terms (12) : Ecology; Ecophysiology; Ecosystems; Greenhouse effect; Irrigation; Modelling; Plant growth; Plant metabolism; Plant physiology; Plants; Plants (aquatic); Tidal marshes
MRG keywords (4) : Biochemistry; Climate change; Ecosystem functioning; Mangroves
Address:
Coupure Links 653
9000 Gent
Belgium
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Type: Scientific
Level: Labo
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1 Director: Head of the department
2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years.
3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
| Persons formerly associated with this organization (11) |
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| Abstract: |
The laboratory of Plant Ecology researches many aspects of the dynamic interactions between plants and their environment with a special emphasis on water and carbon fluxes in xylem and phloem. Its projects include work on crops and trees in both man-made and natural ecosystems. Its research activities range from plant ecophysiology to the structure and function of plants and the role of plants in the global water and carbon cycle. Its researchers study the dynamic plant- environment interplay with detailed measurements of the microclimate and on the plant itself using an array of plant sensors. They also apply radioactive and stable isotope tracers and medical imaging techniques (micro-CT, MRI and plant-PET) to visualise and better understand xylem and phloem functioning. At the laboratory, mechanistic plant models, in 2D and 3D, are developed as avenues for improving our understanding on how plants grow and respond to changes in the environments they inhabit, and also novel plant-based control and stress detection systems are developed.
The marine aspect of the research is related to mangroves and includes foliar water uptake capacity in mangrove species, and associated anatomical and hydraulic features. |
| Projects (3) |
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- BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
- ISLED: Influence of rising sea level on ecosystem dynamics of salt marshes, more
- Kwantitatieve analyse van de bijdrage van de vegetatie tot de evapotranspiratie in duinvalleien, more
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