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Instituut voor Biodiversiteit en Ecosysteem Dynamica (IBED) - UvA

IBED is a multidisciplinary research institute with a mission to increase our insights in the functioning of ecosystems in all their complexity.

At the broadest level, the mission of IBED is to increase our understanding of the diversity and dynamics of ecosystems from the level of molecules and genes to entire ecosystems. IBED research is primarily driven by scientific curiosity; our aim is to unravel how ecosystems function in their full complexity, and how they change due to natural processes and human interference. The focus in IBED lies on the study of two interlinked aspects: (i) how do organisms interact with one another and with their abiotic environment, and (ii) what are the dynamics that emerge from these interactions, both in space and in time.

Contact information

  • Instituut voor Biodiversiteit en Ecosysteem Dynamica (IBED) - UvA
  • Science Park 700
  • 1098 XH
  • Amsterdam
  • NL