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Topics in the field of Physiological and molecular mechanisms of stress and toxicity: acclimatisation and homeostasis

  • Understanding the endocrine disruptive effects of PFAS, present in complex environmental mixtures, on zebrafish embryos
  • Are swimming performance tests a good predictor for spontaneous swimming activity in fish?
  • Effects of single and mixture exposures on freshwater macroinvertebrates
  • Make or Break: Discover stress in submerged aquatic plants

Topics in the field of Bioavailability and accumulation of micro- and macro-contaminants

  • Bioaccumulation and effects in caged animals exposed in rivers

Topics in the field of Water and Soil Quality Risk Assessment

  • Mixture toxicity of psychoactive drugs and their transformation products on single-celled model organisms
  • Microalgal biostimulants in agriculture: A source of soil nutrients and conditioning, impact on soil contaminants with focus on mobility and bioavailability
  • Assessing Ecological Risks of Chemical Mixtures: A Mesocosm Approach
  • Effect of floating wetlands on the physicochemical and biological quality of the Binnen-Dijle (Mechelen)

Topics in the field of Macro- and micronutrients for healthy ecosystems

  • Catching the Ghost Part II. Which environmental factor causes exotic Gammaridae to dominate in lowland rivers
  • Catching the Ghost Part III. Effects of sewer overflow on aquatic plant diversity and performance

Topics in the field of Integrated Water Management

  • Algae facilitated vegetation establishment in tidal marshes
  • Impact of global change and sea level rise on coastal marsh sustainability: a modelling study
  • Investigating Suspended Particulate Matter dynamics along the Scheldt–North Sea continuum
  • Long-term effects of soil modifications on water quality: a mesocosm study near Kruibeke
  • Restored tidal nature as a filter for riverine pollution: a case-study for the Hedwige-Prosperpolder
  • Ecosystem service delivery in a newly restored tidal marsh: water quality evaluation in HPP
  • NBS for river restoration: Assessing the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem services in restored Kleine Nete meanders

Topics in the field of Conservation and Restoration

  • Re-introduction potential of peat mosses (Sphagnum spp) for peatland restoration
  • A paleo-ecological reconstruction as basis for the restoration of a degraded minerotrophic mire
  • Climate mitigation potential of restored wetlands: carbon storage in vegetation
  • How vegetation shapes the microbial communities in tidal wetlands
  • Growth and Stress Tolerance of Young Mangrove Seedlings under Changing Environmental Conditions

Topics in cooperation with Meise Botanic Garden

  • Refining of the ecological preferences of diatoms based on historic and recent collections
  • Biogeochemical and ecological characterization of natural and artificial waterbodies in Meise Botanic Garden
  • Ecology of moss inhabiting diatom assemblages from Iles Crozet (sub-Antarctic Region): the impact of a refined taxonomy
  • Ecology of freshwater diatom assemblages from Campbell Island (sub-Antarctic Region)
  • Biodiversity and Ecology of historic diatom assemblages in the Semois valley (Prov. Luxemburg, Belgium)
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