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English name: Laboratory of Biological Oceanology
Parent institute: Université de Liège; Faculté des Sciences; Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution (ULG), more
Thesaurus terms (13) : A, Atlantic; ANE, Azores, Faial I.; Benthos; Biodiversity; Ecotoxicology; Marine mammals; MED, Black Sea; Pathology; Plankton; PS, Antarctic Ocean; Sea grass; Trophic relationships; Zoobenthos
MRG keywords (4) : Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Microbiology; Pollutants
Taxonomic term : Posidonia oceanica (Linnaeus) Delile, 1813 [WoRMS]
Geographical terms (4) : Atlantic Ocean [Marine Regions]; Black Sea [Marine Regions]; Faial [Marine Regions]; Southern Ocean [Marine Regions]
Address:
Quartier Agora
Allée du 6 Août 19
4000 Liège
Belgium
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Tel.: +32-(0)4-366 33 29
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Type: Scientific
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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 (19) |
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| Abstract: |
The laboratory of Oceanology studies a variety of topics such as seagrass ecology, trophic ecology, marine ecotoxicology, the development of tools for the detection of pollution, coastal management, understanding of short- and long-term plankton variability and, stable isotopes applications.
This research unit published studies related to the following marine topics:
- seagrass ecology;
- the ecotoxicology of marine vertebrates ( trace element, organic and emergent pollutants);
- the use of stable carbon, sulfur and nitrogen isotopes in animal and plant ecology;
- long-term study of Mediterranean phyto- and zooplankton, including jellyfishes;
- use of planktonic and benthic ecosystem as indicators of water quality;
- macrophytodetritus dynamic and ecology.
The research takes place at many locations, from the Arctic to Antarctic, including Mediterranean Sea and benefits from the oceanographic station STARESO (ULiège).
The laboratory has participated in national and international projects dealing with oceans such as the European (FP7) project SESAME (assessing and modelling ecosystem changes of Mediterranean and Black Sea ecosystems), the Belspo project PEACE (to study the role of pelagic calcification and export of carbonate production in climate change) and the European MEDSEA project (dealing with Mediterranean Sea acidification due to the changing climate). The laboratory participated in the vERSO and RECTO project (Brain-Be, BELSPO) (Antarctic Sciences) and FNRS project. Our team was involved in the Science education project 'Marine Mammals science education' funded by EU. The research group collaborates with many institutes in and outside Belgium. The laboratory is involved in the Master Eramus Mundus MER (as main partners) and in the Master Erasmus Mundus IMBRSea (as associated partner). |
| Projects (6) |
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- BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
- BIANZO: Biodiversity of 3 representative groups of the Antarctic Zoobenthos, more
- NOMATEC: Development of nondegrading, Novel Marine Technologies for the sustainable exploitation and protection of Mediterranean marine resources, more
- PELAGANT: Status, control and the role of the pelagic diversity of the Austral Ocean, more
- Responses of the Posidonia oceanica meadows to anthropogenic activities: biodiversity epigenous biocenosis (photophile and sciaphile populations), vitality and microcontaminants loads of the shoots, more
- Viability of the Northeast Atlantic harbour porpoise and seal populations (genetic and ecological studies), more
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