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Onderzoeksgroep Ecosysteembeheer (UA-ECOBE)
www.uantwerpen.be/en/rg/ecobe

English name: Ecosystem Management Research Group
Parent institute: Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie (UA), more

Thesaurus terms (12) : Biogeochemistry; Ecology; Ecosystem management; Estuaries; Man-induced effects; Nature conservation; Nutrient cycles; Swamps; Vegetation; Vegetation; Vegetation; Wetlands
MRG keywords (4) : Biodiversity; Carbon capture; Climate change; Geobiology
Geographical terms (3) : ANE, Belgium, IJzer R., Nieuwpoort [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Schelde R. [Marine Regions]; Belgium, Zeeschelde [Marine Regions]
Address:
Universiteitsplein 1
2610 Wilrijk
Belgium

Tel.: +32-(0)3-265 22 74
Fax: +32-(0)3-265 22 71
 Projects 
 
Type: Scientific

Abstract:
The research group Geobiology performs fundamental and applied research at the intersection between geology and biology. Their prime objective is to generate profound insights about the interactions between the biosphere on the one hand, and the geosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere on the other hand. As part of their societal mission, they adopt a 'solution-based' perspective, investigating how biology and natural systems can offer biology-based solutions to important societal challenges. Research examples include the investigation of electrical microbial systems in the seafloor (seafloor microbes that generate and conduct electricity), climate change mitigation by CO2 drawdown in coastal environments, ocean alkalinisation and the conversation and restoration of wetlands and heathlands to act as a biodiversity trove and carbon sink.

Projects (22)  Top 
  • A description of ecosystem services of the Schelde estuary and development of ecosystem goals based on natural functions of the estuary, more
  • A fundamental study on exchange processes in river ecosystems, more
  • ADAPT: Towards an integrated decision tool for adaptation measures - Case study: floods, more
  • BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
  • Deelstudies voor de ontwikkeling van het streefbeeld voor het Schelde-estuarium, more
  • Development of scores or indices for biological quality indicators 'benthic invertebrates, macroalgae, angiosperms and phytoplankton' for the Flemish brackish waters corresponding the European Water Framework Directive, more
  • Ecological characterization of European estuaries, with emphasis on the Scheldt estuary, more
  • Feasibility study of two dimensional nutrient and sediment transport modelling for the Scheldt bassin and the controled inundation area Kruibeke-Bazel-Rupelmonde, more
  • Het formuleren van een concept voor de structuur en het functioneren van het Schelde ecosysteem, more
  • LUSI: Land Use Changes and Si Transport through the Scheldt River Basin, more
  • Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics in the upper reaches of the Schelde basin, more
  • MANUDYN III: Macrophytes and nutrient dynamics: process and field studies in the upper reaches of river bassins, more
  • MONAY: Monitoring Natuurherstel Ijzermonding. Monitoring van herstel van vegetatie, flora, invertebraten- en avifauna van de slikken, schorren en duinen langs de Ijzermonding, na ontmanteling van de oude Marinebasis te Lombardsijde, more
  • OMES 2 Main: Integration of the 'OMES' projects, more
  • OMES 3 Main: Effects of dredgings and harbour expansion on the environment, more
  • OMES 3: Study on the effects of water quality and tide on the flooding areas of the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary: two mesocosmos experiments, more
  • OMES 3: The basic water quality in the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary , more
  • OMES 4: The basic water quality in the Flemish part of the Scheldt estuary, more
  • OMES 5: Studie naar de basiswaterkwaliteit in het Vlaams gedeelte van het Schelde-estuarium, more
  • Tidal freshwater marshes as processors and sinks of nitrogen in estuaries: a whole ecosystem 15N-labeling study, more
  • VIWC: Scientific support for the permanent project group of the Flemish Integrated Water consultation Committee, more
  • WETMAT: Changes in metal biogeochemistry resulting from wetland creation: bioavailability, toxicity and risk, more

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