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Aquatische Ecologie en Evolutiebiologie (KULeuven)
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This institute is the successor of the institute underneath
Laboratorium voor Aquatische Ecologie (KULeuven), more
English name: Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Parent institute: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling Dierenecologie en -systematiek (KULeuven), more
Previous name: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven; Departement Biologie; Afdeling Dierenecologie en -systematiek; Laboratorium voor Aquatische Ecologie (KULeuven), more

Thesaurus terms (17) : Aquaculture; Aquatic ecology; Bacteriology; Behavioural ecology; Bioevolution; Community ecology; Conservation (organisms); Ecology; Ecophysiology; Estuaries; Evolutionary ecology ecology; Fresh water; Genetics; Population ecology; Reproduction; Seas; Stress ecology
Address:
Charles Deberiotstraat 32 bus 2439
3000 Leuven
Belgium
Tel.: +32 (0)16 32 39 66
Fax: +32-(0)16-32 45 75
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Abstract:
The Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology and Evolutionary Biology represents one of the three laboratories of the section Animal Ecology and Systematics.
Research focuses on the ecology of aquatic systems, with special attention to behavioural ecology, community ecology, evolutionary ecology, population ecology and stress ecology. We organize bachelor courses of animal diversity, ecology and nature conservation. Master courses are taught in (aquatic) ecology, behavioural ecology, biogeography and evolutionary ecology.

The laboratory cooperates with partners in developing regions (aquatic ecology projects in Bolivia, Ecuador, Ethiopia, South Africa, Vietnam and Zimbabwe). Our research has applications in nature conservation, water and wildlife management, fisheries and aquaculture.
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  • Peer reviewed article Meerhoff, M.; Audet, J.; Davidson, T.A.; De Meester, L.; Hilt, S.; Kosten, S.; Liu, Z.; Mazzeo, N.; Paerl, H.; Scheffer, M.; Jeppesen, E. (2022). Feedback between climate change and eutrophication: revisiting the allied attack concept and how to strike back. Inland Waters 12(2): 187-204. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20442041.2022.2029317, more
  • Peer reviewed article Urban, M.C.; Travis, J.M.J.; Zurell, D.; Thompson, P.L.; Synes, N.W.; Scarpa, A.; Peres-Neto, P.R.; Malchow, A.-K.; James, P.M.A.; Gravel, D.; De Meester, L.; Brown, C.; Bocedi, G.; Albert, C.H.; Gonzalez, A.; Hendry, A.P. (2022). Corrigendum: Coding for Life: Designing a platform for projecting and protecting global biodiversity. BioScience 72(1): 106. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab127, more
  • Peer reviewed article Stock, W.; Callens, M.; Houwenhuyse, S.; Schols, R.; Goel, N.; Coone, M.; Theys, C.; Delnat, V.; Boudry, A.; Eckert, E.M.; Laspoumaderes, C.; Grossart, H.-P.; De Meester, L.; Stoks, R.; Sabbe, K.; Decaestecker, E. (2021). Human impact on symbioses between aquatic organisms and microbes. Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 87: 113-138. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/ame01973, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ger, K.A.; Naus-Wiezer, S.; De Meester, L.; Lürling, M. (2019). Zooplankton grazing selectivity regulates herbivory and dominance of toxic phytoplankton over multiple prey generations. Limnol. Oceanogr. 64(3): 1214-1227. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1002/lno.11108, more
  • Peer reviewed article Kollár, J.; Pinseel, E.; Vanormelingen, P.; Poulícková, A.; Souffreau, C.; Dvorák, P.; Vyverman, W. (2019). A polyphasic approach to the delimitation of diatom species: a case study for the genus Pinnularia (Bacillariophyta). J. Phycol. 55(2): 365-379. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpy.12825, more
  • Peer reviewed article Schaffner, L.R.; Govaert, L.; De Meester, L.; Ellner, S.P.; Fairchild, E.; Miner, B.E.; Rudstam, L.G.; Spaak, P.; Hairston Jr, N. (2019). Consumer-resource dynamics is an eco-evolutionary process in a natural plankton community. Nature Ecology & Evolution 3(9): 1351-1358. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41559-019-0960-9, more
  • Peer reviewed article Raeymaekers, J.A.M.; Chaturvedi, A.; Hablützel, P.I.; Verdonck, I.; Hellemans, B.; Maes, G.E.; De Meester, L.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2017). Adaptive and non-adaptive divergence in a common landscape. Nature Comm. 8(1): 9 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00256-6, more
  • Peer reviewed article Scheffers, B.R.; De Meester, L.; Bridge, T.C.L.; Hoffmann, A.A.; Pandolfi, J.M.; Corlett, R.T.; Butchart, S.H.M.; Pearce-Kelly, P.; Kovacs, K.M.; Dudgeon, D.; Pacifici, M.; Rondinini, C.; Foden, W.B.; Martin, T.G.; Mora, C.; Bickford, D.; Watson, J.E.M. (2016). The broad footprint of climate change from genes to biomes to people. Science (Wash.) 354(6313). https://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf7671, more
  • Peer reviewed article Asselman, J.; De Coninck, D.I.M.; Vandegehuchte, M.B.; Jansen, M.; Decaestecker, E.; De Meester, L.; Vanden Bussche, J.; Vanhaecke, L.; Janssen, C.R.; De Schamphelaere, K.A.C. (2015). Global cytosine methylation in Daphnia magna depends on genotype, environment, and their interaction. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 34(5): 1056-1061. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/etc.2887, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lemmens, P.; Mergeay, J.; Vanhove, T.; De Meester, L.; Declerck, S.A.J. (2015). Suppression of invasive topmouth gudgeon Pseudorasbora parva by native pike Esox lucius in ponds. Aquat. Conserv. 25(1): 41-48. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2479, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lima-Mendez, G.; Faust, K.; Henry, N.; Decelle, J.; Colin, S.; Carcillo, F.; Chaffron, S.; Ignacio-Espinoza, J.C.; Roux, S.; Vincent, F.; Bittner, L.; Darzi, Y.; Wang, J.; Audic, S.; Berline, L.; Bontempi, G.; Cabello, A.M.; Coppola, L.; Cornejo-Castillo, F.M.; De Meester, L.; Ferrera, I.; Garet-Delmas, M.-J.; Guidi, L.; Lara, E.; Pesant, S.; Royo-Llonch, M.; Salazar, G.; Sánchez, P.; Sebastian, M.; Souffreau, C.; Dimier, C.; Picheral, M.; Searson, S.; Kandels-Lewis, S.; Gorsky, G.; Not, F.; Ogata, H.; Speich, S.; Stemmann, L.; Weissenbach, J.; Wincker, P.; Acinas, S.G.; Sunagawa, S.; Bork, P.; Sullivan, M.B.; Karsenti, E.; Bowler, C.; de Vargas, C.; Raes, J. (2015). Determinants of community structure in the global plankton interactome. Science (Wash.) 348(6237): 9 pp. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1262073, more
  • Peer reviewed article Geraylou, Z.; Vanhove, M.P.M.; Souffreau, C.; Rurangwa, E.; Buyse, J.; Ollevier, F. (2014). In vitro selection and characterization of putative probiotics isolated from the gut of Acipenser baerii (Brandt, 1869). Aquac. Res. 45(2): 341-352. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2109.2012.03232.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Raeymaekers, J.A.M.; Konijnendijk, N.; Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Hellemans, B.; De Meester, L.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2014). A gene with major phenotypic effects as a target for selection vs. homogenizing gene flow. Mol. Ecol. 23(1): 162-181. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.12582, more
  • Peer reviewed article Jocque, M.; Fiers, F.; Romero, M; Martens, K. (2013). Crustacea in phytotelmata: a global overview. J. Crust. Biol. 33(4): 451-460. https://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1937240X-00002161, more
  • Peer reviewed article Tableau, A.; Drouineau, H.; Delpech, C.; Pierre, M.; Lobry, J.; Le Pape, O.; Breine, J.; Lepage, M. (2013). A fish-based index of estuarine ecological quality incorporating information from both scientific fish survey and experts knowledge. Ecol. Indic. 32: 147-156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.03.030, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Pinceel, T.; Vanhove, M.P.M.; Denis, C.; Jocqué, M.; Timms, B.V.; Brendonck, L. (2012). Toward a global phylogeny of the "living fossil" Crustacean order of the Notostraca. PLoS One 7(4): e34998. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034998, more
  • Peer reviewed article Breine, J.; Stevens, M.; Van den Bergh, E.; Maes, J. (2011). A reference list of fish species for a heavily modified transitional water: The Zeeschelde (Belgium). Belg. J. Zool. 141(1): 44-55, more
  • Peer reviewed article Breine, J.; Maes, J.; Ollevier, F.; Stevens, M. (2011). Fish assemblages across a salinity gradient in the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium). Belg. J. Zool. 141(2): 21-44, more
  • Peer reviewed article Moss, B.; Kosten, S.; Meerhoff, M.; Battarbee, R.W.; Jeppesen, E.; Mazzeo, N.; Havens, K.; Lacerot, G.; Liu, Z.; De Meester, L.; Paerl, H.; Scheffer, M. (2011). Allied attack: climate change and eutrophication. Inland Waters 1(2): 101-105. https://dx.doi.org/10.5268/IW-1.2.359, more
  • Peer reviewed article Quataert, P.; Verschelde, P.; Breine, J.; Verbeke, G.; Goetghebeur, E.; Ollevier, F. (2011). A diagnostic modelling framework to construct indices of biotic integrity: A case study of fish in the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium). Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 94(3): 222-233. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2011.06.014, more
  • Peer reviewed article van Gremberghe, I.; Leliaert, F.; Mergeay, J.; Vanormelingen, P.; Van der Gucht, K.; Debeer, A.-E.; Lacerot, G.; De Meester, L.; Vyverman, W. (2011). Lack of phylogeographic structure in the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa suggests global dispersal. PLoS One 6(5): e19561. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019561, more
  • Peer reviewed article Waterkeyn, A.; Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Vercampt, H.; Grillas, P.; Brendonck, L. (2011). Long-term effects of salinity and disturbance regime on active and dormant crustacean communities. Limnol. Oceanogr. 56(3): 1008-1022. dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2011.56.3.1008, more
  • Peer reviewed article Breine, J.; Quataert, P.; Stevens, M.; Ollevier, F.; Volckaert, F.A.M.; Van den Bergh, E.; Maes, J. (2010). A zone-specific fish-based biotic index as a management tool for the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 60(7): 1099-1112. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2010.01.014, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van de Meutter, F.; Trekels, H.; Green, A.J. (2010). The impact of the North American waterbug Trichocorixa verticalis (Fieber) on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in southern Europe. Fundam. Appl. Limnol. 177(4): 283-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/1863-9135/2010/0177-0283, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van de Meutter, F.; Trekels, H.; Green, A.J.; Stoks, R. (2010). Is salinity tolerance the key to success for the invasive water bug Trichocorixa verticalis? Hydrobiologia 649(1): 231-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-010-0250-7, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Seaman, M.; Brendonck, L. (2010). Hatching phenology, life history and egg bank size of fairy shrimp Branchipodopsis spp. (Branchiopoda, Crustacea) in relation to the ephemerality of their rock pool habitat. Aquat. Ecol. 44(4): 771-780. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10452-010-9315-y, more
  • Peer reviewed article Waterkeyn, A.; Vanschoenwinkel, B.; Elsen, S.; Anton-Pardo, M.; Grillas, P.; Brendonck, L. (2010). Unintentional dispersal of aquatic invertebrates via footwear and motor vehicles in a Mediterranean wetland area. Aquat. Conserv. 20(5): 580-587. dx.doi.org/10.1002/aqc.1122, more
  • Peer reviewed article Jocqué, M.; Blom, W. (2009). Mysidae (Mysida) of New Zealand: a checklist, identification key to species and an overview of material in New Zealand collections. Zootaxa 2304(2304): 1-20, more
  • Peer reviewed article Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Van Houdt, J.K.J.; Guelinckx, J.; Hellemans, B.; Volckaert, F.A.M.J. (2009). Distributional and demographic consequences of Pleistocene climate fluctuations for a marine demersal fish in the north-eastern Atlantic. J. Biogeogr. 39(6): 1138-1151. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2699.2008.02072.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Guelinckx, J.; Maes, J.; Geysen, B.; Ollevier, F. (2008). Estuarine recruitment of a marine goby reconstructed with an isotopic clock. Oecologia 157(1): 41-52. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-008-1045-7, more
  • Peer reviewed article Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Guelinckx, J.; Hellemans, B.; Van Houdt, J.K.J.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2008). Fast PCR-RFLP method facilitates identification of Pomatoschistus species from the North Atlantic. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 24(3): 342-344. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2008.01059.x, more
  • Seys, J.; Declerck, S.; Degraer, S.; Kerckhof, F.; Reubens, J.; Stienen, E.; Vanden Eede, S.; Mertens, T. (2012). De Oostendse zeekijktuin: wenselijkheid, haalbaarheid, impact en concrete uitvoering. VLIZ Beleidsinformerende Nota's, 2012_002. Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ): Oostende. ISBN 978-94-92043-36-8. 15 pp., more
  • Oertli, B.; Céréghino, R.; Biggs, J.; Declerck, S.; Hull, A.; Miracle, M.R. (Ed.) (2010). Pond conservation in Europe. Developments in Hydrobiology, 210. Springer Science+Business Media: Dordrecht. ISBN 978-90-481-9087-4; e-ISBN 978-90-481-9088-1. 386 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9088-1, more
  • Breine, J.; Maes, J.; Ollevier, F.; Stevens, M. (2009). Fish assemblages across a salinity gradient in the Zeeschelde estuary (Belgium), in: Breine, J. Fish assemblages as ecological indicator in estuaries: the Zeeschelde (Belgium) = Visgemeenschappen als ecologische indicator voor estuaria: de Zeeschelde (België). Doctoraten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek = PhD theses of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest, T.2009.1: pp. 20-46, more
  • Guelinckx, J. (2009). Estuarine habitat use by a goby species: a geochemical approach = Estuarien habitatgebruik door een grondelsoort: een geochemische benadering, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 6 March 2009: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 41: pp. 95-98, more
  • Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Van Houdt, J.K.J.; Guelinckx, J.; Hellemans, B.; Volckaert, F.A.M.J. (2009). Distributional and demographic consequences of Pleistocene climate fluctuations for a marine demersal fish in the north-eastern Atlantic, in: Larmuseau, M.H.D. Sea (in)sight: from phylogeographical insights to visual local adaptation in marine gobies = (In)zicht op zee: van fylogeografische inzichten naar visuele lokale adaptatie bij mariene grondels. pp. 49-86, more
  • Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Guelinckx, J.; Hellemans, B.; Van Houdt, J.K.J.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2009). Fast PCR-RFLP method facilitates identification of Pomatoschistus species from the North Atlantic, in: Larmuseau, M.H.D. Sea (in)sight: from phylogeographical insights to visual local adaptation in marine gobies = (In)zicht op zee: van fylogeografische inzichten naar visuele lokale adaptatie bij mariene grondels. pp. 35-45, more
  • Guelinckx, J. (2008). Estuarine habitat use by a goby species: a geochemical approach = Estuarien habitatgebruik door een grondelsoort: een geochemische benadering. PhD Thesis. Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Laboratorium voor Aquatische Ecologie: Leuven. ISBN 978-90-8649-165-0. 163 pp., more
  • Guelinckx, J.; Maes, J.; Geysen, B.; Ollevier, F. (2008). Estuarine recruitment of a marine goby reconstructed with an isotopic clock, in: Guelinckx, J. Estuarine habitat use by a goby species: a geochemical approach = Estuarien habitatgebruik door een grondelsoort: een geochemische benadering. pp. 65-83, more
  • Guelinckx, J.; Cuveliers, E.; Ollevier, F.; Stevens, M.; Breine, J.; Belpaire, C. (2008). Opvolging van het visbestand van de Zeeschelde: resultaten voor 2007. Rapporten van het Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek, R.2008.39. Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek: Brussel. 47 pp., more
  • Larmuseau, M.; Van Houdt, J.K.J.; Hellemans, B.; Guelinckx, J.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2008). Distributional and demographic consequences of Pleistocene glaciations for a marine demersal fish, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity, Valencia, Spain, 11-15 November 2008: book of abstracts. pp. 1, more
  • Larmuseau, M.H.D.; Van Houdt, J.K.J.; Guelinckx, J.; Hellemans, B.; Volckaert, F.A.M. (2008). Deep genetic divergence and recent radiations in sand goby Pomatoschistus minutus along European coasts, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 53, more
Projects (45)  Top | Persons | Publications 
  • An epidemiological inquiry of noda virus in sea bass, more
  • An experimental ecological investigation of the restoration potential of the aquatic ecosystem of 'de Blankaart' by hydrological isolation and foodweb manipulation, more
  • Aquaculture of marine species in Chile: bio-technological improvements for reliable and cost-effective production, more
  • Benthos, nekton and plankton of the North Sea and the Delta area. I, more
  • Benthos, nekton and plankton of the North Sea and the Delta area. II, more
  • Benthos, nekton and plankton of the North Sea and the Delta area. III, more
  • Biomanipulation of fishing waters, more
  • Biotic interactions in turbid estuarine systems, more
  • Characterization of the microbiological environment in hatcheries for Mediterranean marine fish: influence on larval health and development of prophylaxis, more
  • Epidemiology of infectious diseases in cultured Litopenaeus vannamei shrimp, with emphasis on white spot disease, more
  • Evaluatie van het toxische werkingsmechanisme van endocrien verstorende stoffen bij de zebravis, Danio rerio, more
  • Fish community structure in the brackish and freshwater area of estuaries which are disturbed by anthropogenic effects, more
  • Fish sperm viability as an indicator of environmental pollution, more
  • Functional role and characteristics of micro-organisms in the larvi culture of aquatic organisms: Artemia as preferred test organism, more
  • Habitat quality of flounder (Platichthys flesus) in the Scheldt estuary: a field and modelling study, more
  • Het belang van hydrologie, saliniteit en kolonisatie voor de ecologie van tijdelijke wetlands in de Camargue, more
  • Host-parasite interactions between sympatric Pomatoschistus species (Gobiidae, Pisces) and their helminth parasites: ecological and phylogenetic aspects, more
  • Hygiene management and disease prevention by the adjustment and control of the microbiological environment, more
  • Hygiene management and disease prevention in marine fish larviculture by the adjustement and control of the microbiological environment, more
  • Impact van hydrologie op diversiteit van aquatische organismen in tijdelijke wetlands in de Kaapstreek (Zuid-Afrika), more
  • Improvement of reproduction captured penaeid shrimp by introduction of ovary maturation by neuropeptides, more
  • Influence of pollution on the sperm quality and reproduction capacity of the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha pallas)., more
  • Larviculture of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus): zootechnical, pathological and microbiological aspects, more
  • Local genetic differentiation in Branchiopoda (Crustacea) : the importance of restingstages, more
  • Monitoring the fish fauna of the Zeeschelde and adjacent overflow areas, more
  • Monitoring the fish fauna of the Zeeschelde-estuary, more
  • Multidisciplinaire studie van de biologie van Afrikaanse katvissen, more
  • OMES 1 Main: Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan, more
  • OMES 1: Ecology of fish populations at the Zeeschelde, more
  • Ontwikkeling van een gedocumenteerde gegevensbank over uitheemse vissoorten in Vlaanderen met bijkomend onderzoek naar de blauwbandgrondel, more
  • Opvolging visbestand Zeeschelde 1998-1999, more
  • Palaeontology and actuopalaeontology of Tertairy Ostracoda of N.W. Europe, and of Recent Ostracoda (Crustacea) from the Indian and Pacific Oceans, more
  • Productivity, structural diversity and predation as determining factors for aquatic biodiversity, more
  • Structural and functional biodiversity of North Sea ecosystems: species and their habitats as indicator for the sustainable management of the BCS, more
  • Study on fish migration, more
  • Systematics, ecology and biogeography of marine organisms in the Indian Ocean. I, more
  • Systematics, ecology and biogeography of marine organisms in the Indian Ocean. II, more
  • Taxonomic position of the marine bacterial pathogen Pasteurella piscicida (Bacteria), more
  • Taxonomy and distribution of marine Mediterranean Ostracoda (Crustacea), more
  • Taxonomy, ecology and zoogeography of marine ostracods (Crustacea) of a coral island in Papua New Guinea, more
  • The impact of estuaries upon the goby Pomatoschistus minitus, more
  • The marine fish pathogen Pasteurella piscicida: identification serology and virulence, more
  • The quantitative importance of the Scheldt estuary for marine fish populations: an analysis for the goby species Pomatoschistus minutus using geochemical markers, more
  • To prepare an educational publication about the existing scientific information concerning the 'IJzervallei' and the 'Blankaartbekken', more
  • Vlina 9901: De visindex als instrument voor het meten van de biotische integriteit van de Vlaamse binnenwateren, more
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