Projects
Effects of the chemical structure of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on the bioaccumulation and toxicity to terrestrial and aquatic plants and invertebrates. University of Antwerp
Long-term effects of environmental change on invertebrates at the basis of marine food webs: A multigenerational, interspecies, interorder approach Ghent University
Global change is threatening coastal marine ecosystems, with potential severe impacts on nutrient shifts and food supply through the marine food web. This research proposal will study the effects of global change on primary consumers, i.e. marine copepods, and the potential consequences on food supply. It will focus on the fatty acids profiles, as a proxy for food quality, under short- and long-term scenarios of global change. Long-term ...
Toxicity of Perfluoralkyl Substances (PFAAs) to terrestrial invertebrates and songbirds. Effects at different levels of biological organization including behaviour and reproduction. University of Antwerp
Effects of sediment-bound metal mixtures on metal uptake and sublethal toxicity in benthic invertebrates and its impact on ecosystem functioning. University of Antwerp
Effects of combined exposure to metal mixtures and natural stressors on aquatic invertebrates: relating changes in metal uptake to altered behavior and ecological effects. University of Antwerp
Combined effects of metal mixtures and natural stressors on aquatic invertebrates: Relating changes in metal uptake to altered behavior and ecological effects. University of Antwerp
Ecological and evolutionary implications of oxidative stress in aquatic invertebrates: UV radiation as a model pro-oxidant. KU Leuven
All organisms face stress imposed by the production of damaging reactive oxygen species during metabolism, so-called endogenous oxidative stress (OS). Due to human activities, organisms are also increasingly facing OS imposed by external factors such as UV radiation and pollutants. Populations exposed to UV radiation evolve defence mechanisms to cope with OS. Recent insights indicate that OS affects the evolution of life history traits, such ...
Rapid evolution of tolerance to pesticides under warming in an aquatic invertebrate and its gut microbiome KU Leuven
Do the gut microbiota contribute to rapid evolution in tolerance to stressors in its host? Organisms are increasingly exposed to multiple anthropogenic stressors. Pollutants and warming are among the two most important anthropogenic stressors, that moreover magnify each other’s effects: many pollutants are more toxic at higher temperatures. This is of huge concern both for current risk assessment of pollutants in warmer regions and for future ...