This institute is the successor of the institute underneath Afdeling Algologie, more
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English name: Phycology research group
Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie (UGent), more
Thesaurus terms (6) : Algae; Benthos; Nekton; Plankton; Seaweeds; Taxonomy
MRG keywords (7) : Alien species; Biodiversity; Ecosystem functioning; Microbiology; Molecular biology; Phycology; Taxonomy
Taxonomic terms (4) : Algae; Echinodermata [WoRMS]; Fungi [WoRMS]; Halymeniaceae Bory, 1828 [WoRMS]
Address: Campus De Sterre, S8
Krijgslaan 281 9000 Gent Belgium
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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 (34) |
- Bogaert, Kenny 2
- Bosch, Samuel 2
- Cocquyt, Ellen
- Coppejans, Eric
- De Maire, Cathy
- De Smedt, Gert
- Drake, Christopher 2
- Gillis, Johan
- Hollants, Joke
- Kyung Min, Lee 2
- Leliaert, Frederik 2
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- Lipinska, Agnieszka 2
- Liu, Xiaojie
- Mancuso, Francesco
- Mancuso, Paolo 2
- Meneses Moreno, Claudia
- Nguyen, Tu Van 2
- Njeru, Josephine Marigu
- Pauly, Klaas
- Payo, Dioli Ann
- Peña, Viviana 2
- Reddy, Maggie
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- Schils, Tom
- Schmidt-Petersen, Julia
- Steen, Frédérique 2
- Tran, Lan-Anh
- Tyberghein, Lennert
- Van Nieuwenhuyze, Katrien
- Vankerckhove, Christelle
- Verbruggen, Heroen
- Verstraete, Tine 3
- Vieira, Christophe 2
- Vlaeminck, Caroline
- Zervas, Dimitris
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Abstract: |
The Phycology research group was founded at the end of the 1990s under its former name 'laboratory of Morphology, Ecology and Plant Systematics'. The research undertaken by the laboratory has gradually evolved from descriptive floristics and taxonomic studies towards biogeography, diversification, developmental biology and genomics of marine macroalgae (seaweed). More specifically, the following themes are studied:
- development and life cycle control of seaweeds: the mechanisms and genetics governing fertility and growth are studied in a number of model organisms (e.g. Ulva, Dictyota, Porphyra, Palmaria) making use of a combination of genetic and genomics techniques and culture-based experiments;
- evolutionary dynamics and biogeography: the macroevolutionary studies aim at answering the question regarding the evolutionary success or decline of algal groups. This includes studying the relevant biological, environmental and geological data in a phylogenetic context;
- bacteria-algae interactions: the study of the identity and the role of prokaryote symbionts of green and brown algae, in collaboration with the laboratory of Microbiology (UGent);
- spatial and temporal analysis of communities and the variation of species: the acquisition and integration of spatial data in relation to the marine environment and the application to ecological, biogeographical and evolutionary questions (ecological niche modelling, remote sensing of spatial and temporal changes in seaweed communities);
- taxonomy and diversity: the group has extensive experience in this research domain and remains committed to this discipline, focusing on DNA research and statistical morphometrics;
- invasive biology: the group uses correlative and mechanistic modelling techniques to predict the spread and eventual range of invasive marine macroalgae. The latter technique makes use of physiological data related to growth under different environmental conditions.
Regarding their future services, the group would like to play a leading role in development of a seaweed aquaculture sector in Europe. Furthermore, the Phycology research group participates in both Belgian and international research projects and collaborates with several research groups worldwide. |
Projects (36) |
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- Afraid of cold water? Dispersal barriers and speciation of tropical species in the NW Indian Ocean, more
- AMIS: General Environmental Impact Study (AMIS) : vegetation and vegetation modelling, 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
- BeRMS: Belgian Register of Marine & Coastal Species, more
- Biodiversity and seasonality of benthic macroalgae around Socotra, Yemen. I, more
- Biodiversity and seasonality of benthic macroalgae around Socotra, Yemen. II, more
- Biodiversity studies on seaweeds and echinoderms in the transition between temperate southern Africa and the tropical western Indian Ocean, more
- Diversiteit en evolutie van bacteriële symbionten in de Siphonocladales (Chlorophyta) en hun effecten op groei en morfogenese van de gastheer, more
- Draw up of a documented red list of several groups of macrofungi of Flanders, Belgium, more
- Elucidation of fundamental processes in green algal evolution through integration of molecular phylogenetics, genome analysis and experimental gene evolution research., more
- EMBRC: European Marine Biological Resource Centre - Belgium, more
- Endosymbiotische bacteriën in coenocytische groenwieren. Verkenning van een partnerschap., more
- Evolutionaire dynamiek van macro-ecologische niches bij zeewieren, more
- Evolutionary biogeography and systematics of the Halymeniaceae (Rhodophyta) in the western Indian Ocean, more
- Gegevensvergaring en rekenkracht voor het oplossen van fundamentele vraagstellingen over de evolutie van groenwieren, more
- Marine@Ugent: UGent Marine Sciences Center of Excellence, more
- Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria, more
- Onderzoek seizoenale variatie van macroalgen, macrofauna en vogels, geassocieerd met intertidale harde substraten langsheen de Vlaamse kust, more
- PhD The role of primary consumers in the dynamics of Transparent Exopolymer Particles, more
- Populatiegenetische structuur en cryptische diversiteit van vrijlevende mariene nematoden : beschrijving en implicaties voor het functioneren van populaties en ecosystemen., more
- Revisie van het Dictyota-Dilophus complex (Phaeophyta) in de Indische Oceaan. I, more
- Revisie van het Dictyota-Dilophus complex (Phaeophyta) in de Indische Oceaan. II, more
- Spatiotemporele variatie in bentische macrowiergemeenschappen van de Arabische Zee, more
- Study of restoration possibilities of beach, dune, mud flat, salt marsh and polder along the eastern bank of the IJzer estuary, more
- Systematics and biogeography of Siphonocladales-Cladophorales (Chlorophyta, Algae) in the Indian Ocean, more
- Systematics and evolutionary biogeography of the genus Halimeda (Chlorophyta), with emphasis on the Indian Ocean., 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
- Systematiek en evolutionaire biogeografie van mariene macrowieren in de Indo-Pacifische regio, more
- Systematische studie van algae, fungi, plantae en invertebrata in het Indo-Melanesische gebied, more
- Taxonomic, phylogenetic and biogeographic studies of Plantae, Fungi and Protoctista, more
- The ecological importance of groynes and other hard substrates in the tidal area on the Flemish coast (Belgium), partim algae, more
- TIDESED: Time-dependent changes in the optical properties of sediments detected with remote sensing, more
- Vaststellen van het maximaal ecologisch potentieel/goed ecologisch potentieel voor kunstmatige en/of sterk veranderde waterlichamen (5 delen: kanalen en sterk veranderde rivieren, oppervlaktewater in het bekken van de gentse kanalen, de kusthaven), more
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Datasets (5) |
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- Bio-Oracle v2: Assis, J., Tyberghein, L., Bosh, S., Verbruggen, H., Serrão, E. A., & De Clerck, O. (2017). Bio-ORACLE v2.0: Extending marine data layers for bioclimatic modelling. Global Ecology and Biogeography (DOI:10.1111/geb.12693), more
- Bio-Oracle v3: Assis, J.; Fernández Bejarano, S.J.; Salazar, V.W.; Schepers, L.; Gouvêa, L.; Fragkopoulou, E.; Leclercq, F.; Vanhoorne, B.; Tyberghein, L.; Serrão, E.A.; Verbruggen, H.; De Clerck, O. (2024). Bio-ORACLE v3.0. Pushing marine data layers to the CMIP6 Earth system models of climate change research. Glob. Ecol. Biogeogr. Early view: e13813. (DOI: 10.1111/geb.13813), more
- Bio-Oracle: Tyberghein L., Verbruggen H., Pauly K., Troupin C., Mineur F. & De Clerck O. Bio-ORACLE: a global environmental dataset for marine species distribution modeling. Global Ecology and Biogeography (DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-8238.2011.00656.x)., more
- Vieira, Christophe et al. (2021), Global biogeography and diversification of a group of brown seaweeds (Phaeophyceae) driven by clade-specific evolutionary processes, Dryad, Dataset,, more
- Microphytobenthos of Scheldt estuary (Belgium/Netherlands), more
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