Centre for Wetland Ecology

Mission

Since 2000 the CWE has been providing a network and scientific platform for research on ecology, biogeochemistry, microbiology and hydrology of wetlands and water bodies. Novel research is shared and discussed in two yearly symposia and two newsletters provide the latest updates on wetland or aquatic projects and events. The CWE can also act as a partner in initiatives from the applied water sector to tackle water-related questions by representing the science community.

Participants

Deltares - Department of Water quality and Freshwater Ecology

Ghent University - Aquatic Ecology

IHE Delft - Department of Water Science and Engineering

KU Leuven - Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Evolution and Conservation

Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW) - Aquatic Ecology / Microbial Ecology

Radboud University Nijmegen - Microbiology / Aquatic Ecology and Environmental Biology / Experimental Plant Ecology

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen - Community and Conservation Ecology

University of Amsterdam - IBED

University of Antwerp - Departement Biologie

Utrecht University - Ecology and Biodiversity / Palaeoecology / Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development

Wageningen Environmental Research - Zoetwaterecologie

Wageningen UR - Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management   

Previous symposia

Twice a year, the CWE organizes a symposium. Below you find the all previous editions.

2023 Past, present and future of wetland functioning and restoration

2019 Perspectives in Aquatic Ecology

2019 Aquatic microbiomes: Impact in man-made and natural ecosystems

2019 Future of rivers and streams: ecology and restoration under global change

2018 Towards renewable energy: opportunities and consequences for freshwater and marine ecosystems

2017 Future of aquatic carbon: impacts, feedbacks and mitigation

2017 Multiple stressors and ecological complexity in aquatic systems

2016 From Wadden Sea to Marker Wadden: functioning and restoration of large aquatic ecosystems

2016 The good, the bad or a bit of both? The role of exotic species in aquatic ecosystems

2015 Half a century of fundamental and applied wetland ecology: from acidification to climate change

2015 Growing Peat: New Opportunities and Challenges for the Restoration of Peatlands

2015 Back to the future, the ecological reshaping of Dutch waters

2014 Constructed wetlands: challenges and opportunities

2014 Climate change and wetlands

2013 Getting to the bottom of wetland functioning: the sediment-water interface

2013 Understanding wetland dynamics: the value of long-term datasets

2012 Stream restoration: beyond geomorphology

2012 Beyond eutrophication: towards a better ecological quality of shallow lakes

2011 Eutrophication: top-down or bottom-up control?

2010 Wetland Restoration: It's all about dispersal, germination, establishment and succession

2010 Biogeochemical processes in wetlands

Contact

General information

cwe@nioo.knaw.nl

Liesbeth Bakker (chair)
T +31 (0)317 473 557

Casper van Leeuwen (coordinator)
T +31 (0)317 473 400

CWE Board

Representatives applied sector

Coordinator