Research
Non-belspo (2005-2008)
EUR-OCEANS - EUR-OCEANS Network of Excellence; WP on Biogeochemistry with focus on the Southern Ocean system
Project description
EUR-OCEANS aims to achieve lasting
integration of European research organisations on global change
and pelagic marine ecosystems, and to develop models for assessing
and forecasting the impacts of climate and anthropogenic forcing
on food-web dynamics (structure, functioning, diversity and stability)
of pelagic ecosystems in the open ocean. The Network of Excellence
(NoE) will favour the progressive integration of research programmes
and facilities of major research Institutes all over Europe.
The long-term goal of the NoE is to create a multi-site “Institute
for European Research on Ocean Ecosystems under Anthropogenic
and Natural Forcings”. The international context is provided
by Global Ocean Ecosystem Dynamics (GLOBEC), and the forthcoming
Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosystem Research (IMBER)
of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP). EUR-OCEANS
is organised around a Joint Programme of Activities (JPA) and
focuses on seven different oceanic systems, including the Southern
Ocean. The JPA comprises: (1) Integrating activities on: networking,
data, and model integration; (2) Jointly executed research, organised
around four broad modelling tasks (together with observations
and experiments) on: pelagic ecosystems end-to-end, biogeochemistry,
ecosystem approach to marine resources and within-system integration;
(3) Activities to spread excellence, including training of researchers,
and spreading excellence to socio-economic users and to the European
public; (4) Management Activities.
The EUR-OCEANS Southern Ocean component will be conducted in
cooperation with the US — Southern Ocean GLOBEC, Palmer
Long Term Ecological Research Program, US Antarctic Marine Living
Resources Program — and the Australian Antarctic Division,
the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem Cooperative Research Centre
(Australia), the National Institute of Polar Research (Japan).
Complementary resources about this scientific project
Project team
Coordinator: Frank Dehairs
Frank Dehairs
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Pleinlaan 2
1050 Brussels
www.vub.ac.be
Hugues Goosse
Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL-ASTR)
Place de l'université 1
1348 Louvain-La-Neuve
www.ucl.ac.be
Prof. Christiane Lancelot
Ecologie des Systèmes Aquatiques (ESA)
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Boulevard de la Plaine
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: 02/650.59.88
Fax: 02/650.59.93
lancelot@ulb.ac.be
www.ulb.ac.be
Jean-Marie Beckers
Université de Liège
Place du XX août 7
4000 Liège
www.ulg.ac.be
Involved research group:
Andre Luc, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Becquevort Sylvie, Université de Liège
Cavagna Anne Julie, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Chou Lei, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Cornelis Jan, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
De Brauwere Anouk, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Deleersnijder Eric, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL-ASTR)
Delhez Eric, Université de Liège
Delille Bruno, Université de Liège
De Maret Pierre, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Gobert Sylvie, Université de Liège
Gregoire Marilaure, Université de Liège
Hecq Jean-Henri, Université de Liège
Lepoint Gilles, Université de Liège
Schoukens Johan, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Van Camp Benjamin, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Van Craen Nic, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vieira Borges Alberto, Université de Liège