| Part of |
WU Omgevingswetenschappen |
| Part of |
Wageningen University |
| Part of |
Wageningen University and Research Centre |
| Address |
Lumen, Droevendaalsesteeg 3a, 6708 PB Wageningen |
| Get directions |
Google Maps |
| Postal address |
Postbus 47, 6700 AA Wageningen |
| Phone |
+31-317-483898 |
| Fax |
+31-317-484411 |
| URL |
http://www.wageningenur.nl/en/Expertise-Services/Chair-groups/Environmental-Sciences/Aquatic-Ecology-and-Water-Quality-Management.htm |
| Email |
Marijke. Kuipers -at- wur. nl |
| Mission |
The research of the Aquatic Ecology andWater Quality Management group focuses on the physical, chemical an biological processes occurring predominantly in freshwater ecosystems. The main goal is to develop new knowledge and better instruments for restoration and management of aquatic ecosystems. The research is multidisciplinary (environmental engineering, environmental chemistry and aquatic ecology) and ranges from the laboratory scale (detailed process studies) to the scale of actual ecosystems (field studies). The multidisciplinary expertise of the team comes together in the development of integrated models for ecosystem and water quality management. |The research approach thus is quantitative with a strong emphasis on state-of-the-art statistical and modeling techniques. Three main areas of research are identified: |The effects of biota on the transport and fate of micropollutants and nutrients |The effects of substances on the functioning and biodiversity of natural aquatic communities |The feedbacks between physical dynamics (flow conditions, turbulence) and biota in aquatic systems |
