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Martijn Bezemer
Science
t.m.bezemer@biology.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5158
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Environmental and genetic drivers of wood and lignin formation in flowering plants
In this project, we will study the genetic and environmental drivers of woodiness and stem lignification at the level of plant‐to‐gene‐to‐molecule.
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New ecological maps show a wider range of functional diversity
Together with a large international team of scientists, researchers Peter van Bodegom and Nadia Soudzilovskaia of the Leiden Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML) have created maps of variability in plant trait distribution across the globe. The new maps have been published in Proceedings of the…
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Linking aboveground-belowground interactions and plant-soil feedback to improve pest control and sustainability in greenhouse cut-flowers
We examine how soil inoculation influences aboveground organisms (i) directly, and indirectly via (ii) its effects on plant chemistry or volatile emission, or via (iii) mediating the effects of belowground pathogens on aboveground organisms via the shared plant.
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Anti-microbial and Anti-biofilm compounds From Indonesian Medicinal Plants
Promotor: C.A.M.J.J. van den Hondel, Co-promotor: Sandra de Weert
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Programme
On this page the programme and sessions can be found. The programme will be updated regularly.
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membrane system : an ancestral model for plasma membrane transport in plant cells
Multicellular giant algae Chara species have been widely used in physiological studies for decades.
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Assistant/Associate professor in Quantitative Ecology (0.8-1.0 fte)
Science, Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML)
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Microcoil MRI of Plants and Algae at Ultra-High Field: An exploration of metabolic imaging
This thesis investigates the relations between metabolism and anatomy through the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
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The impact of sustainable forest management on plant and bird diversity in East Kalimantan, Indonesia
Promotor: G.R. de Snoo, Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh, C.J.M. Musters
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Self Defense: Mimicking natural deterrent strategies in plants using adhesive spheres and volatiles
How can we make agricultural production systems more sustainable as the worldwide demand for healthy, safe food continues to grow? How can we develop healthy new food crops that have higher yields while requiring fewer harmful chemicals?
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The Kolyvan-Voskresensk Plants and the Russian Integration of Southern Siberia, 1725-1783
How were the Russians, under early modern conditions, able to incorporate this distant, undeveloped and, because frequent nomadic attacks, dangerous territory? And what role did the Kolyvan-Voskresensk plants play in this process?
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Ecology and conservation of spotted hyena in human dominated landscapes in northern Ethiopia
Promotors: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. H. Leirs (Univ. Antwerpen), Co-promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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More JAZ in the orchestration of jasmonate-mediated plant defense
Promotor: Prof.dr. J. Memelink
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Urban ecology and avian acoustics: Function and evolution of birdsong in a changing world
Birds sing to be heard, but how do they cope with increasing noise levels? Which species persist in cities and why? And do they thrive or suffer in the urban soundscape?
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Unravelling the genes responsible for life history traits in the giant woody cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
Which genes are involved in woodiness and associated traits such as drought tolerance, flowering time, stem elongation, life span, and plant herbivory, and how do these gene regulatory pathways overlap?
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Fertility and fontanels: women’s knowledge of medicinal plants for reproductive health and childcare in western Africa
Promotor: Prof.dr. E.F. Smets, Co-promotor: T.R. van Andel
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The impact of climate variability on the ecology of a lion (Panthera leo Linnaeus 1758) population and lion livestock conflicts in the Amboseli
Promotor: Prof.dr. G.R. de Snoo, Prof.dr. G.A. Persoon
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study: Suicidal ideation Assessment: Fluctuation monitoring with Ecological momentary assessment
Can we predict fluctuations in suicidal ideation in a person’s daily life, from hour to hour?
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Erasmus Mundus Industrial Ecology
The first international master programme in Industrial Ecology worldwide starting in September 2011.
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Towards a greater understanding of the presence, fate and ecological effects of microplastics in the freshwater environment
This thesis combines field and laboratory studies to address some of the most pressing questions in the field of microplastic research.
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Plant species disappear and reappear
The disappearance and reappearance of species of plants in the Netherlands is a normal phenomenon. In the period from 1981-2000 the number of plants to have disappeared was considerably lower than previously, whereas the number of species rediscovered is much higher. Climate change may be the cause.
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Even plants can have neighbour trouble
Restoring a natural plant environment on exhausted agricultural lands and in nature areas is difficult. We can speed this up by steering the soils towards the desired situation. This is what Martijn Bezemer, newly appointed Professor of Ecology of Plant-Microbe-Insect interactions at Leiden University’s…
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Functional xylem anatomy: intra and interspecific variation in stems of herbaceous and woody species
My PhD thesis investigates the ecological significance of resistance against drought-induced air bubble formation inside the water conduits of plants (embolism), and the plasticity and functional aspects of stem anatomical traits in woody and herbaceous species.
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Anthropo: Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal, Aromatic and Cosmetic (MAC) Plants in the Utilisation of the Plural Medical System in Pirgos and Praitoria
Promotor: Prof.dr. L.J. Slikkerveer
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Lions of West Africa : ecology of lion (Panthera leo Linnaeus 1975) populations and human-lion conflicts in Pendjari Biosphere Reserve, North
Promotores: G.R. de Snoo, B. Sinsin, Co-Promotor: H.H. de Iongh
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Laura Julia Zantis
Science
l.j.zantis@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Asynchrony among plant communities stabilises ecosystem
Fluctuations in individual plant communities contribute to the stability of an ecosystem as a whole, a study published in Ecology Letters shows. Nadia Soudzilovskaia and colleagues for the first time used data from plant communities across five continents to prove this hypothesis.
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ForSeaDiscovery - Forest resources for Iberian empires: ecology and globalization in the age of discovery
An interdisciplinary and innovative research group combining History, underwater archaeology, GIS and wood provenancing methods.
- Prof Dr André Kessler
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Marker assisted breeding for thrips resistance in tomato
Which plant leaf characteristics are involved in thrips resistance in tomato?
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Understanding the ecology of the Bornean Pygmy Elephant (Elephas maximus borneensis) in the Sebuku Forest, Nunukan District, North Kalimantan
What is movements and corridors of the Bornean pygmy elephant in Sebuku forest? What is the nature of human-elephant conflict in Nunukan District in time and space? What are the diets of the Bornean elephants related to crop raiding?
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Global distribution patterns of mycorrhizal associations
Mycorrhizas are symbiotic associations between soil fungi and most plant species.
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Regulation of the arabidopsis AGC kinase PINOID by PDK1 and the microtubule cytoskeleton
Plants, are sessile organisms, have developed strategies to adapt to changes in their environment, in part by altering their growth and development.
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Bacteria inside plant roots battle fungal disease
Two bacterial species team up inside the plant root system to rescue their host from fungal infection. This was discovered by a team of microbiologists and bioinformaticians from the Netherlands Institute of Ecology, Wageningen University, and the Institute of Biology Leiden. They also identified the…
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Metagenomics for community ecology; a next generation of eDNA monitoring tool for biomass studies in freshwater environments
How can we quantify the density of species within a community through environmental DNA concentrations?
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New IBL-professor in “Ecology of plant-microbe-insect interactions”: Martijn Bezemer
Martijn Bezemer has been appointed as professor in “Ecology of plant-microbe-insect interactions” within the Faculty of Science at the Institute of Biology from the 1st of September 2016. His main research focus is on aboveground-belowground interactions.
- Prof Dr Marcel Dicke
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Schouwburgstraat Community Garden
In September 2023, we started transforming a under-utilised outdoor space into a greener and more biodiverse garden in which all students and staff of the Schouwburgstraat can relax and enjoy.
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Host-Microbe Interactions
Host-Microbe Interactions is one of the four research themes of the Institute of Biology Leiden.
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“Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions”
Emeritus Professor Ben Lugtenberg edited a book on “Principles of Plant-Microbe Interactions” together with Paul Hooykaas, Eddy van der Meijden and Jos Raaijmakers, all from the IBL.
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Corrie Bakels
Faculteit Archeologie
c.c.bakels@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2393
- Prof Dr Niklas Janz
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About
The Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL) is an internationally oriented institute for research and education in biology. We are part of the Faculty of Science at Leiden University.
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Development of a consistent methodology for assessment of the combined effects of metal-based chemicals to lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)
How to improve the method in quantifying the combined effects of metal-based chemicals?
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Sustainable futures
How can we organise society so as to keep our planet habitable for us and for all other life forms around us? To answer this question, Leiden researchers collaborate across disciplines, from biology to data science, and from environmental economy to archaeology.
- Prof Dr Matthias Erb
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The strategy of plants: it’s all about balancing traits
Just like every other organism on Earth, plants’ ultimate goal is to survive and reproduce. In order to achieve this, they must make trade-offs between where and how to allocate their finite set of resources. Whether they put their resources and energy into their growth, reproduction or maintenance,…
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COMMUNITY: unraveling the regulatory networks in Streptomyces that switch on antibiotic production on demand
Through his project we will unravel the global regulatory networks that control gene expression in Streptomyces bacteria and allow them to properly respond to major changes in the environment; we will then harness this knowledge to activate and identify novel antibiotics
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Laura Llorente Rodriguez
Faculteit Archeologie
l.llorente.rodriguez@arch.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5389