Projects
Towards accurate, data-driven models of microclimate for applications in ecology. University of Antwerp
Zoonosis and pest ecology research for sustainable livelihood at the human-wildlife interface in Omo Basin, Southern Ethiopia. University of Antwerp
From sociobiology to urban metabolism: landscape design, ecology and engineering in Belgium (1900-2016). University of Antwerp
Making a university. Introductory notes on an Ecology of Study Practices KU Leuven
The question of how the university can relate to the world is centuries old. The poles of the debate can
be characterized by the plea for an increasing instrumentalization of the university as a producer and
provider of useful knowledge on the one hand (cf. the knowledge factory), and the defense of the
university as an autonomous space for free inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake
on the other ...
Effects of urbanisation on the ecology and evolution of a damselfly KU Leuven
The rate of urbanisation is increasing on a global scale. Compared to rural areas, cities are warmer, more polluted by chemicals, and more fragmented. Although biodiversity is clearly impacted by this anthropogenic activity, there are large gaps in our understanding on the effects of urbanisation at the population and individual levels. In this thesis, I tested whether urban and rural populations of the damselfly Coenagrion puella ...
Infectious disease models: wildlife ecology, ecological disturbance and transmission to humans. University of Antwerp
Community ecology of Tanzanian bats and cross-species transmission of their viruses. University of Antwerp
Community ecology of Tanzanian bats and cross-species transmission of their viruses. University of Antwerp
Sabbatical Luc Brendonck: Ecology, evolution, conservation and ecotoxicology of temporary aquatic systems KU Leuven
During my research sabbatical I will collaborate with expert teams in Spain (UV and CSIC) and South Africa (NWU). As part of ongoing projects I will jointly study topics that belong to the core of my research portfolio. With teams at CSIC and NWU I will study the ecology of temporary wetlands by combined field work and experimental approaches. With the CSIC team I will focus on the ongoing impact of climate change on abiotic and biotic ...