Research Orgunit:BB|219
- Name
- Terrestrial Ecology
- Acronym
- TEREC
- Address
- K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35
- Postcode
- 9000
- City
- Gent
- Tel
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- Fax
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- Email
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- URL
- http://www.ecology.ugent.be/terec/
Activity
Keywords
forest, fragmented woodland, agricultural landscape, cloud forest, grassland, rangeland, dunes, rainforest, arable habitat, river systems, riparian habitat, riparian ecotone, river bank House Sparrow, Passer domesticus, Pararge aegeria, Speckled Wood, Salamis parhassus, Forest Mother-of-Pearl, Neptis aurivillii, rabbit, Oryctolagus cuniculus, arthropoda, insecta, araneae, carabidae, arthropods, Olive Thrush, Taita Thrush, Stripe-cheeked Greenbul, Placid Greenbul, White-starred Robin ecology, ecologie, evolution, dispersal, conservation, population structure, ecological genetics, bio-indicator, phenotypic marker, fluctuating asymmetry, morphometrics, developmental instability, wing shape, grazing ecology, diet selection, feeding preference, food quality, interactions, herbivory, facilitation, seed dispersal, endozoochory
People
| Name |
Role |
Start |
End |
| Mertens, Johan |
(permanent) researcher |
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| Bossuyt, Beatrijs |
post-doc |
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| De Bakker, Domir |
PhD student |
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| Ebrahimi, Ataollah |
PhD student |
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| Erfanzadeh, Reza |
PhD student |
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| Hendrickx, Frederik |
post-doc |
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| Baecke, Xavier |
PhD student |
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| Eraly, Debbie |
PhD student |
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| Provoost, Sam |
PhD student |
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| Tahmasebi Kohyani, Pejman |
PhD student |
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| Wiersma, Liesbeth |
PhD student |
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| Hoffmann, Maurice |
(permanent) researcher |
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| Beladjal, Lynda |
post-doc |
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| Bonte, Dries |
post-doc |
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| Callens, Tom |
PhD student |
2006-01-01 |
2009-12-01 |
| Erbout, Nathalie |
PhD student |
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| Gaublomme, Eva |
PhD student |
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| Lehouck, Valérie |
PhD student |
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| Somers, Nele |
PhD student |
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| Spanhove, Toon |
PhD student |
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| Ambalaparambil Vasu, Sudhikumar |
PhD student |
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| D'hondt, Bram |
PhD student |
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| Vandegehuchte, Martijn |
PhD student |
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| Matheve, Hans |
technician |
2003-10-01 |
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| Adriaensen, Frank |
unknown |
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| Bosmans, Robert |
unknown |
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| Cosyns, Eric |
unknown |
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| De Laet, Jenny |
unknown |
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| Gheysens, Tom |
unknown |
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| Kuijken, Eckhart |
unknown |
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| Maelfait, Jean-Pierre |
unknown |
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| Nuyens, Chris |
unknown |
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| Pollet, Marc |
unknown |
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| Lambeets, Kevin |
PhD student |
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| Pellegroms, Boris |
PhD student |
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| Vanacker, Danny |
PhD student |
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| Vanderhaeghe, Floris |
PhD student |
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| Vangestel, Carl |
PhD student |
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| Van Poucke, Els |
PhD student |
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| Dekoninck, Wouter |
(scientific) collaborator |
2001-01-01 |
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| Lens, Luc |
leader |
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| Shirley, Gurdebeke |
unknown |
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Projects
| Name |
Role |
Start |
End |
| Research on the contemporary function and the evolutionary role of the complex structures on the cephalothorax of spiders of the genus Diplocephalus and closely related genera (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae) |
member |
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| Ecology and genetics of different dispersal strategies of a forest bird in a fragmented Afrotropical cloud forest |
leader |
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| Diet composition and preferences of the wild rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) and its importance for facilitation by large herbivores |
leader |
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| The ecological niche of rare softwater shore plants in Western Europe |
member |
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| Genetic and ecological effects of forest fragmentation on populations of the spieder Coelotes terrestris (Agelenidae, Araneae. |
leader |
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| Transfer of heavy metals in terrestrial ecosystems: speciation, bio-accumulation and effects on population level |
leader |
|
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| Demography of two avian frugivores in a recently fragmented rainforest in south-east Kenya |
leader |
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| Feeding facilitation as a possible mechanism for coexistence between herbivores: the case-study of rabbits and large grazers |
leader |
|
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| Avian dispersal and settlement strategies in a fragmented Afrotropical cloud forest |
leader |
|
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| May tolerance to toxicity explain adaptive radiation in the genus Ceratitis (Diptera, Tephritidae)? |
leader |
|
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| Does habitat fragmentation affect the evolution of prey-capture, dispersal and aposematism in an Afrotropical webspider |
leader |
|
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| The role of pheromone-related molecules in chemical communication by insects |
leader |
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| Survival of dried Eukaryotes (Anhydrobiotes) after exposure to very high temperatures |
leader |
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| Understanding shifts in arthropod biodiversity in ecosystems under natural and anthropogenic disturbance |
leader |
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| The impact of habitat fragmentation on plant community assembly and the fitness of plant populations |
leader |
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| The evolution of dispersal characteristics in stress imposing environments |
leader |
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| Disturbance resistance of plant communities and populations in a dune grassland |
leader |
|
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| Dynamics of spider and carabid beetle assemblages along a lowland gravel river: effects of flooding disturbance and spatial fragmentation |
leader |
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| Effects of dune stabilization on life history, dispersal capacity and community structure of arthropods associated with Ammophila arenaria |
leader |
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| Mobility, inbreeding and fitness in spatially-structured populations of the House sparrow: an integrated study with phenotypic and genotypic markers |
leader |
|
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| Relationships between developmental instability, environmental stress and inbreeding in two related butterfly species: an experimental study |
leader |
|
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| Molecular systematics and biogeography of tiger spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae: Poecilotheria) in Southern Western Ghats of India |
leader |
|
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| Patterns and processes of frugivory in a fragmented afromontane cloud forest (Taita Hills, SE Kenya) |
leader |
|
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| Adaptive plasticity of aeronautic dispersal in plants and arthropods |
leader |
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| Arthropods as bio-indicators for habitat deterioration |
leader |
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| The importance of the soil seed bank for the restoration of plant communities |
leader |
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| Evolutionary adaptations of dry-seeded plant species to endozoochorous dispersal |
leader |
|
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| Heavy metal pollution as a potential originator of reproductive isolation in wolf spiders |
leader |
|
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| Spider silk for soft tissue engineering |
leader |
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| Extraordinary sex ratios in animals |
leader |
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| Pollination limitation in fragmented habitats |
leader |
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| How does environmental stress trigger the evolution of local adaptation in stress resistance by life history alterations? |
leader |
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| Characterization of habitat types for the biotopes scrub, roughage, pioneer vegeation, mantle and borderline vegetation |
member |
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| Monitoring of large-scale Nature Development in the Integral Coastal Nature Reserve the Ijzermonding. |
member |
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| Evaluation of grazing management in Flemish coastal dunes. |
member |
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| Development of a 'mixed Evolutionary Stable Strategy'-model for the male dimorphism in Oedothorax gibbosus (Blackwall, 1841) (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae) |
member |
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| Coordination of the realisation of a ground water measuring network in the Flemish Natuyre Reserves suitable for developing a signal map of desiccation. |
member |
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| Characterization of habitat types in Flanders for the biotopes coastal dunes, heathland, marshes, grasslands, mudflats and tidal marshes |
member |
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| Herbarium Gent |
member |
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| Ecology of ground beetles (Coleoptera) in forests in Flanders (Belgium) |
member |
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| Updating the database of the Belgian Arachnofauna |
member |
2006-08-01 |
2007-12-01 |
| Research of ecological and genetic effects of urbanization on invertebrates: runbeetles in the forests of Brabant |
unknown |
2002-01-01 |
2005-12-31 |
| Adaptive radiation via tolerance for toxicity: the genus Ceratitis (Diptera, Tephritidae) as ecological model system |
unknown |
2004-12-01 |
2008-11-30 |
| Population dynamics and diversity of wolf spiders along a lowland gravel river: flood disturbance and spatial fragmentation. |
unknown |
2004-10-01 |
2008-09-30 |
| Demographic study of two frugivore bird species in a recent fragmentated forest ecosystem in south-east Kenya. |
unknown |
2006-01-01 |
2009-12-31 |
| Research to population genetics and population-ecological effects of habitatfragmentation by Coelotes terrestris (Wider, 1834) (Agelenidae, Araneae) |
unknown |
1998-10-01 |
2002-09-30 |
| Eco-evolutionary dynamics in a human-dominated world |
member |
2010-03-01 |
2014-12-01 |
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