Contact & Staff

Vacancies at IBED

Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics

Facilities of IBED

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

The IBED GIS-studio opened in 2003 and very soon was used to its full capacity by almost all IBED groups. The GIS-studio has an extensive website of its own, including examples of research and an online reservation system for students.

Molecular genetic labs

The molecular genetic lab is mainly used by the Theme I groups, and has instruments for standard genetic analyses (DNA extraction, PCR, electrophoresis, sequencing etc).

Soil and environmental chemistry laboratories

These laboratories contain the facilities for treatment and measurement of gaseous, liquid and solid samples from field activities and laboratory experiments that focus on processes in soils, sediments and water. The laboratories include state-of-the-art facilities to study the partitioning, transport and transformation of substances in the environment as well as facilities to develop new methodologies for research.

Greenhouses and growth facilities

The new greenhouse was opened in 2006 and is used by IBED and SILS. The greenhouse offers excellent conditions for research, and contains many independent units, partly fully climatized, and with the legal permits to do research on genetically modified organisms. In addition, IBED has excellent growth facilities (climate chambers and cabinets, plant growth chambers) at its disposal as part of the new laboratory infrastructure in the new building as the Science Park that was opened in 2009.

Facilities for Aquatic research

In addition to the facilities in the soil and environmental laboratories, dedicated facilities for aquatic research include microcosmos labs, a dedicated genetic lab and AQUATRON and BENTHATRON facilities for phytoplankton cultures and sediment incubation.

Computational facilities

Ecology, biogeography and physical geography change from a predominantly descriptive science into an ever more
predictive science, where quantitative data analysis and modelling play a most important role. High-performance computing facilities and a dedicated server for spatial databases are available at SARA.

Research Showcase

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The LifeWatch Project

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