I'm a marine ecologist intrigued by the effects of climate change and multiple anthropogenic stressor effects on marine ecosystem services, amongst others biodiversity, food provisioning, nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration. My study sites include Arctic and Antarctic shelf seas under rapid climate change, but also the heavily used North Sea (with effects of Offshore Windfarm developments in particular).
I was trained as a marine biologist during my masters in Biology (2004-2005) and masters in Marine and Lacustrine Sciences (2005-2006) at Ghent University. During my PhD in Sciences (Biology) at Ghent University, in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (2006-2010), I developed expertise in benthic biogeochemistry and food webs in the North Sea. During a 2-year position as visiting post-doctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen (D) (2013-2015), I got acquainted in technology to measure benthic biogeochemistry in situ, particularly in the Arctic deep sea and coastal Antarctic. As a junior (2015-2019) and senior (2019-2022) research fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders - FWO, I combine field sampling and in situ measurements with laboratory experiments and modelling to unravel carbon budgets in benthic food webs and shed light on the fate of carbon in marine ecosystems in future climate scenario's. My research is situated at the intersection of marine ecology and biogeochemistry.
Since fall 2022, I started the METRIC team, in which we investigate Marine EcosysTem Responses In a multiple pressures Context. This Belspo FED-tWIN funded project joins expertise from the Marine Biology Research Group at UGent and the Marine Ecology and Management Team at RBINS. We especially focus on effects of human activities and climate change on the role of fauna in biogeochemical cycling and on food web stability and resilience. This website will provide some insights in our ongoing research.
I was trained as a marine biologist during my masters in Biology (2004-2005) and masters in Marine and Lacustrine Sciences (2005-2006) at Ghent University. During my PhD in Sciences (Biology) at Ghent University, in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (2006-2010), I developed expertise in benthic biogeochemistry and food webs in the North Sea. During a 2-year position as visiting post-doctoral scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen (D) (2013-2015), I got acquainted in technology to measure benthic biogeochemistry in situ, particularly in the Arctic deep sea and coastal Antarctic. As a junior (2015-2019) and senior (2019-2022) research fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders - FWO, I combine field sampling and in situ measurements with laboratory experiments and modelling to unravel carbon budgets in benthic food webs and shed light on the fate of carbon in marine ecosystems in future climate scenario's. My research is situated at the intersection of marine ecology and biogeochemistry.
Since fall 2022, I started the METRIC team, in which we investigate Marine EcosysTem Responses In a multiple pressures Context. This Belspo FED-tWIN funded project joins expertise from the Marine Biology Research Group at UGent and the Marine Ecology and Management Team at RBINS. We especially focus on effects of human activities and climate change on the role of fauna in biogeochemical cycling and on food web stability and resilience. This website will provide some insights in our ongoing research.
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Marine Biology Research Group
Ghent University
Krijgslaan 281 S8
9000 Gent
tel: +32 9 264 85 34
Marine Biology Research Group
Ghent University
Krijgslaan 281 S8
9000 Gent
tel: +32 9 264 85 34
Copyright: Ulrike Braeckman 2020
Last update: 06/02/2024
Last update: 06/02/2024
Picture: Anders Torstensson
