{"id":5,"date":"2015-12-14T14:24:05","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T14:24:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/use.ulb.ac.be\/wordpress\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2025-04-23T10:55:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T08:55:45","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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L\u2019unit\u00e9 d\u00e9veloppe des recherches en \u00e9cologie fonctionnelle et \u00e9volutive des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes terrestres<\/strong>. Plus pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment, elle se sp\u00e9cialise dans l\u2019\u00e9tude des relations plantes-sols<\/strong>. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une part de comprendre comment les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s du sol peuvent influencer la structure et l\u2019\u00e9volution des populations et des communaut\u00e9s v\u00e9g\u00e9tales. D\u2019autre part, l\u2019unit\u00e9 s\u2019int\u00e9resse \u00e0 l\u2019influence des plantes sur les cycles biog\u00e9ochimiques et le fonctionnement des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nos mod\u00e8les exp\u00e9rimentaux sont des syst\u00e8mes perturb\u00e9s par l\u2019homme, en r\u00e9gion temp\u00e9r\u00e9e et tropicale :<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • sols contamin\u00e9s par les m\u00e9taux lourds (Zn, Cu, etc.) et leur flore particuli\u00e8re (m\u00e9tallophytes) ;<\/li>
  • \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes forestiers perturb\u00e9s ;<\/li>
  • \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes envahis par des plantes exotiques.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Notre approche est empirique (travaux de terrain) et exp\u00e9rimentale (cultures en serre ou en jardin exp\u00e9rimental). Nos objectifs sont \u00e0 la fois fondamentaux (comprendre) et appliqu\u00e9s (utiliser).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    L\u2019unit\u00e9 d\u00e9veloppe des collaborations fortes avec, d’une part, le Jardin botanique exp\u00e9rimental Jean Massart et, d’autre part, l\u2019Herbarium et Biblioth\u00e8que de Botanique africaine de l\u2019ULB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    L\u2019unit\u00e9 est impliqu\u00e9e dans les enseignements de biologie v\u00e9g\u00e9tale, d\u2019\u00e9cologie, de sciences du sol de la Facult\u00e9 des Sciences.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    The unit conducts research in plant functional and evolutionary ecology<\/strong>, using a combination of empirical (field work) and experimental approaches. More specifically, it addresses the following questions:

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    – How do soil properties influence the structure and evolution of plant populations and communities?<\/p>\n

    – How do plants influence biogeochemical cycles and ecosystem functioning?<\/p>\n

    – How can we disentangle the abiotic (soil topography) and biotic (niche differentiation, natural enemies) factors shaping community assembly in natural plant communities?

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    In our experimental approach (greenhouse or garden-based experiments), our models include the following human-disturbed systems in temperate and tropical regions:<\/p>\n

    – Soils contaminated by heavy metals (Zn, Cu, etc.) and their specific flora (metalophytes).<\/p>\n

    – Disturbed forest ecosystems.<\/p>\n

    – Ecosystems invaded by exotic plant species.

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    Our empirical (fieldwork) approach tackles various types of ecosystems:<\/p>\n

    – European temperate forests and grasslands.<\/p>\n

    – African tropical dry woodlands (Miombo).<\/p>\n

    – African and Amazonian tropical moist forests.

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    Our objectives are both fundamental (understanding) and applied (practical use).

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    The unit maintains strong collaborations with the Jean Massart experimental botanical garden, and with the Herbarium and Library of African Botany of ULB.<\/p>\n

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    The unit is involved in teaching plant biology, ecology, and soil science at the Faculty of Sciences.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    L\u2019unit\u00e9 d\u00e9veloppe des recherches en \u00e9cologie fonctionnelle et \u00e9volutive des \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes terrestres. Plus pr\u00e9cis\u00e9ment, elle se sp\u00e9cialise dans l\u2019\u00e9tude des relations plantes-sols. Il s\u2019agit d\u2019une part de comprendre comment les propri\u00e9t\u00e9s du sol peuvent influencer la structure et l\u2019\u00e9volution des populations et des communaut\u00e9s v\u00e9g\u00e9tales. D\u2019autre part, l\u2019unit\u00e9 s\u2019int\u00e9resse \u00e0 l\u2019influence des plantes sur les…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1544,"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5\/revisions\/1544"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/evb.ulb.be\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}