The Laboratory of Environmental Ecology of Ecosystems (LEEE) is directed by Professor Frédéric De Laender. It is one of 4 laboratories belonging to the Environmental and Evolutionary Biology Research Unit (URBE) within the Biology Department. The LEEE is also a member of the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE).
How do the composition and diversity of aquatic communities change in the face of environmental variation? Are these changes predictable and, if so, based on what theory? What are the consequences of these changes for ecosystem functioning? Our mission is to answer these questions, by developing a multidisciplinary approach combining ecological theory, field data and controlled experiments, often using chemical substances as environmental variables. Our scientific activities therefore lie at the interface of environmental sciences, ecosystem and community ecology, and ecotoxicology.
Promoter (PI) | Frédérik de Laender
Frédérik de Laender is a member of the Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE) and the Namur Institute for Complex systems (naXys).