Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

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Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics
Instituut voor Biodiversiteit en Ecosysteem Dynamica
The Netherlands
Websitehttp://www.science.uva.nl/ibed

The Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) is one of the ten

Universiteit van Amsterdam
. IBED employs more than 100 researchers, with PhD students and Postdocs forming a majority, and 30 supporting staff. The total annual budget is around 10 m€, of which more than 40 per cent comes from external grants and contracts. The main output consist of publications in peer reviewed journals and books (on average 220 per year). Each year around 15 PhD students defend their thesis and obtain their degree from the Universiteit van Amsterdam. The institute is managed by a general director appointed by the Dean of the Faculty for a period of five years, assisted by a business manager.

Mission statement

The mission of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics is to increase our insights in the functioning and

organisms
and processes in their physical and chemical environment is essential for a better understanding of the dynamics of ecosystems at different temporal and spatial scales.

Organization of IBED Research

IBED research is organized in the following three themes:

Theme I: Biodiversity and Evolution

The main question of Theme I research is how patterns in biodiversity can be explained from underlying processes:

populations
and species.

Theme II: Geo-ecology

Research in Theme II concentrates on the physical and

pollutants in the system, CO2 sequestering, nutrient fluxes and soil fertility and the effects of land use on erosion and desertification
.

Theme III: Community Dynamics

Research in Theme III aims to understand the dynamics of natural communities given the diversity and behaviour of the organisms present in the system. Individual variation - for instance in

algal blooms, managing fish populations by harvesting and restocking, and control of turbidity in aquatic
systems.

Organization of IBED Education

IBED is closely involved in several

Universiteit van Amsterdam
. Especially the MSc programmes that are taught in English are highly integrated within the research of IBED.

Notable staff

External links

References

  1. ^ "Corina Brussaard appointed professor - NIOZ". www.nioz.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2016-08-02.

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