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Laboratoire d'Écologie des Systèmes Aquatiques (ULB-ESA)
http://esa.ulb.ac.be
English name: Laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic System

Thesaurus terms (10) : Algal blooms; Biogeochemistry; Carbon cycle; Climatic changes; Estuaries; Eutrophication; Mathematical models; Microbiology; Water pollution; Water purification
MRG keywords (5) : Biodiversity; Biogeochemistry; Climate change; Ecosystem functioning; Microbiology
Address:
Campus de la Plaine, Accés 3 - CP221
Bâtiment A, local 1A3 207
Boulevard du Thriomphe
1050 Bruxelles
Belgium
Tel.: +32-(0)2-650 59 89
Fax: +32-(0)2-650 59 93
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Type: Scientific
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Persons formerly associated with this organization (9)
Abstract:
The laboratory of Ecology of Aquatic System (ESA) focuses on the study and modelling of the microbial diversity, structure and functioning of aquatic systems and their response to natural and anthropogenic changes. For this study, field observations, process level studies under laboratory-controlled conditions and numerical experiments are combined. ESA participates in federal and European marine research projects on biodiversity, eutrophication and advanced modelling. Its main research themes concern:
  • coastal eutrophication;
  • marine biogeochemical cycles and climatic gases;
  • bacterial ecology of surface waters (including microbiological quality);
  • prospection of aquatic environments for bioactive molecules;
  • microbiological aspects of drinking water production and distribution.


Overall, ESA performs research on the role of oceans as a buffer in global climate change, on aquatic microbial ecology, on eutrophication of coastal waters and on toxic and harmful algal blooms.
Publications (35)  Top | Person | Projects | Dataset 
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  • Peer reviewed article Royer, C.; Borges, A.V.; Martin, J.L.; Gypens, N. (2021). Drivers of the variability of dimethylsulfonioproprionate (DMSP) and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) in the Southern North Sea. Cont. Shelf Res. 216: 104360. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2021.104360, more
  • Peer reviewed article Schneider, L.K.; Gypens, N.; Troost, T.A.; Stolte, W. (2021). Modeling mixoplankton along the biogeochemical gradient of the Southern North Sea. Ecol. Model. 459: 109690. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2021.109690, more
  • Peer reviewed article Speeckaert, G.; Borges, A.V.; Champenois, W.; Royer, C.; Gypens, N. (2018). Annual cycle of dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) and dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) related to phytoplankton succession in the Southern North Sea. Sci. Total Environ. 622-623: 362-372. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.359, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Brauwere, A.; Gourgue, O.; de Brye, B.; Servais, P.; Ouattara, N.K.; Deleersnijder, E. (2014). Integrated modelling of faecal contamination in a densely populated river–sea continuum (Scheldt River and Estuary). Sci. Total Environ. 468-469: 31-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.019, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lancelot, C.; Passy, P.; Gypens, N. (2014). Model assessment of present-day Phaeocystis colony blooms in the Southern Bight of the North Sea (SBNS) by comparison with a reconstructed pristine situation. Harmful Algae 37: 172-182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hal.2014.05.017, more
  • Peer reviewed article Garnier, J; Brion, N.; Callens, J; Passy, P,; Deligne, C.; Billen, G; Servais, P.; Billen, C. (2013). Modeling historical changes in nutrient delivery and water quality of the Zenne River (1790s-2010): the role of land use, waterscape and urban wastewater management. J. Mar. Syst. 128: 62-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.04.001, more
  • Peer reviewed article Gypens, N.; Delhez, E.; Vanhoutte-Brunier, A.; Burton, S.; Thieu, V.; Passy, P.; Liu, Y.; Callens, J.; Rousseau, V.; Lancelot, C. (2013). Modelling phytoplankton succession and nutrient transfer along the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, The Netherlands). J. Mar. Syst. 128: 89-105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.10.006, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lancelot, C.; Gypens, N. (2013). Tracing and integrated modelling of natural and anthropogenic effects on hydrosystems: the Scheldt River Basin and adjacent coastal North as a case study. J. Mar. Syst. 128: 1-2. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.11.005, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ouattara, N.K.; de Brauwere, A.; Billen, G.; Servais, P. (2013). Modelling faecal contamination in the Scheldt drainage network. J. Mar. Syst. 128: 77-88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2012.05.004, more
  • Peer reviewed article Passy, P.; Gypens, N.; Billen, G.; Garnier, J.; Thieu, V.; Rousseau, V.; Callens, J.; Parent, J.-Y.; Lancelot, C. (2013). A model reconstruction of riverine nutrient fluxes and eutrophication in the Belgian Coastal Zone since 1984. J. Mar. Syst. 128: 106-122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2013.05.005, more
  • Peer reviewed article Astoreca, R.; Doxaran, D.; Ruddick, K.; Rousseau, V.; Lancelot, C. (2012). Influence of suspended particle concentration, composition and size on the variability of inherent optical properties of the Southern North Sea. Cont. Shelf Res. 35: 117-128. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2012.01.007, more
  • Peer reviewed article Gypens, N.; Delhez, E.; Passy, P.; Lancelot, C. (2012). Modelling phytoplankton successions and nutrient transfers along the Scheldt estuary (Belgium, The Netherlands). Geophys. Res. Abstr. 14(EGU2012-4622): 1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Arndt, S.; Lacroix, G.; Gypens, N.; Regnier, P.; Lancelot, C. (2011). Nutrient dynamics and phytoplankton development along an estuary-coastal zone continuum: A model study. J. Mar. Syst. 84(3-4): 49-66. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2010.08.005, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Brauwere, A.; de Brye, B.; Servais, P.; Passerat, J.; Deleersnijder, E. (2011). Modelling Escherichia coli concentrations in the tidal Scheldt river and estuary. Wat. Res. 45(9): 2724-2738. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2011.02.003, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ouattara, N.K.; Passerat, J.; Servais, P. (2011). Faecal contamination of water and sediment in the rivers of the Scheldt drainage network. Environ. Monit. Assess. 183(1-4): 243-257. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-011-1918-9, more
  • Peer reviewed article Hughes, H.J.; Bouillon, S.; Rousseau, V.; André, L.; Cardinal, D. (2010). A first look at silicon isotopes in two contrasting estuaries. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 12(EGU2010-4999-1): 1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Astoreca, R.; Rousseau, V.; Lancelot, C. (2009). Coloured dissolved organic matter (CDOM) in Southern North Sea waters: Optical characterization and possible origin. Est., Coast. and Shelf Sci. 85(4): 633-640. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2009.10.010, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Brauwere, A.; De Ridder, F.; Gourgue, O.; Lambrechts, J.; Comblen, R.; Pintelon, R.; Passerat, J.; Servais, P.; Elskens, M.; Baeyens, W.; Kärnä, T.; de Brye, B.; Deleersnijder, E. (2009). Design of a sampling strategy to optimally calibrate a reactive transport model: Exploring the potential for Escherichia coli in the Scheldt Estuary. Environ. Model. Softw. 24(8): 969-981. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2009.02.004, more
  • Peer reviewed article Gypens, N.; Borges, A.V.; Lancelot, C. (2009). Effect of eutrophication on air-sea CO2 fluxes in the coastal Southern North Sea: a model study of the past 50 years. Glob. Chang. Biol. 15(4): 1040-1056. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2486.2008.01773.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Roubeix, V.; Becquevort, S.; Lancelot, C. (2008). Influence of bacteria and salinity on diatom biogenic silica dissolution in estuarine systems. Biogeochemistry 88(1): 47-62. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10533-008-9193-8, more
  • Peer reviewed article de Jong, J.; Schoemann, V.; Tison, J.-L.; Becquevort, S.; Masson, F.; Lannuzel, D.; Petit, J.; Chou, L.; Weis, D.; Mattielli, N. (2007). Precise measurement of Fe isotopes in marine samples by multi-collector inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (MC-ICP-MS). Anal. Chim. Acta 589(1): 105-119. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2007.02.055, more
  • Peer reviewed article Gypens, N.; Lacroix, G.; Lancelot, C. (2007). Causes of variability in diatom and Phaeocystis blooms in Belgian coastal waters between 1989 and 2003: a model study. J. Sea Res. 57(1): 19-35. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2006.07.004, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lacroix, G.; Ruddick, K.G.; Gypens, N.; Lancelot, C. (2007). Modelling the relative impact of rivers (Scheldt/Rhine/Seine) and Western Channel waters on the nutrient and diatoms/Phaeocystis distributions in Belgian waters (Southern North Sea). Cont. Shelf Res. 27(10-11): 1422-1446. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.csr.2007.01.013, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lancelot, C.; Gypens, N.; Billen, G.; Garnier, J.; Roubeix, V. (2007). Testing an integrated river-ocean mathematical tool for linking marine eutrophication to land use: The Phaeocystis-dominated Belgian coastal zone (Southern North Sea) over the past 50 years. J. Mar. Syst. 64(1-4): 216-228. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmarsys.2006.03.010, more
  • Peer reviewed article Breton, E.; Rousseau, V.; Parent, J.-Y.; Ozer, J.; Lancelot, C. (2006). Hydroclimatic modulation of diatom/Phaeocystis blooms in nutrient-enriched Belgian coastal waters (North Sea). Limnol. Oceanogr. 51(3): 1401-1409. dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.2006.51.3.1401, more
  • Peer reviewed article Billen, G.; Garnier, J.; Rousseau, V. (2005). Nutrient fluxes and water quality in the drainage network of the Scheldt basin over the last 50 years. Hydrobiologia 540(1-3): 46-67. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10750-004-7103-1, more
  • Peer reviewed article Gypens, N.; Borges, A.V.; Lancelot, C. (2004). Mechanisms controlling the air-sea exchanges of CO2 in the eutrophicated coastal waters of the southern bight of the North Sea: a modelling study. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 6: 04690, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lacroix, G.; Ruddick, K.; Ozer, J.; Lancelot, C. (2004). Modelling the impact of the Scheldt and Rhine/Meuse plumes on the salinity distribution in Belgian waters (southern North Sea). J. Sea Res. 52(3): 149-163. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.seares.2004.01.003, more
  • Peer reviewed article Lancelot, C.; Billen, G.; Sournia, A.; Weisse, T.; Colijn, F.; Veldhuis, M.J.W.; Davies, A.; Wassmann, P. (1987). Phaeocystis blooms and nutrient enrichment in the continental coastal zones of the North Sea. Ambio 16(1): 38-46, more
  • Garnier, J.; Billen, G.; Passy, P.; Riousset, P.; Rousseau, V.; Banescu, A.-M.; Gypens, N.; Lancelot, C.; Gleize, F.; Mathieu, Y. (2011). How to achieve sustainable water ecosystems management connecting research, people and policy makers in Europe (AWARE). Deliverable D 2.5: 3S-North Sea case study report: results of the local events, on-line survey and interviews. EU Joint Research Centre (JCR): Brussel. 108 pp., more
  • Garnier, J.; Passy, P.; Billen, G.; Lancelot, C.; Rousseau, V.; Gypens, N. (2010). How to achieve sustainable water ecosystems management connecting research, people and policy makers in Europe (AWARE). Deliverable D 2.2 North Sea case study content and process design report. EU Joint Research Centre (JCR): Brussel. 28 pp., more
  • Garnier, J.; Billen, G.; Passy, P.; Rousseau, V.; Lancelot, C. (2009). How to achieve sustainable water ecosystems management connecting research, people and policy makers in Europe (AWARE). Deliverable D 1.2: The North Sea-3S* case Study (* 3S for Seine, Somme, Scheldt watersheds). EU Joint Research Centre (JCR): Brussel. 34 pp., more
  • de Brye, B.; Deleersnijder, E.; de Brauwere, A.; Gourgue, O.; Passerat, J.; Servais, P. (2008). Finite element modelling of the Scheldt estuary and the adjacent Belgian/Dutch coastal zone with application to the transport of fecal bacteria, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 43, more
  • Lancelot, C.; Rousseau, V.; Gypens, N.; Parent, J.-Y.; Bissar, A.; Lemaire, J.; Breton, E.; Daro, M.H.; Lacroix, G.; Ruddick, K.; Ozer, J.; Spitz, Y.; Soetaert, K.; Chrétiennot-Dinet, M.-J.; Lantoine, F.; Rodriguez, F. (2007). Advanced modeling and research on eutrophication AMORE II: final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 84 pp., more
  • Lacroix, G.; Lancelot, C.; Ruddick, K.; Spitz, Y.; Gypens, N. (2004). Modelling the relative impact of the rivers Scheldt, Rhine, Meuse and Seine onthe availability of nutrients in Belgian waters (Southern North Sea) using the 3Dcoupled physical-biological model MIRO&CO-3D. CM Documents - ICES, CM 2004(P:08). International Council for the Exploration of the Sea: Copenhagen. 16 pp., more
Projects (4)  Top | Person | Publications | Dataset 
  • AMORE II: Advanced modelling and research on eutrophication: linking eutrophication and biological resources, more
  • AMORE: Advanced modelling and research on eutrophication, more
  • AWARE: How to achieve sustainable water ecosystems management connecting research, people and policy makers in Europe, more
  • TIMOTHY: Tracing and Integrated Modeling of Natural and Antropogenic Effects on Hydrosystems, more
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  • Monitoring hydrography, water quality & contaminants for the Belgian continental shelf area and Western Scheldt, more
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