The Centre for Ecosystem Studies performs basic and applied research in ecology, teaches students at BSc, MSc and PhD level and advizes governmental and non-governmental organizations on the conservation and restoration of biodiversity and the sustainable use of natural resources. Central themes are: biodiversity and ecosystem services, population dynamics of threatened plant and animal species, effects of climate change and the efficacy of nature policy in Europe. The Centre for Ecosystem Studies is a cooperative alliance of four research groups of Alterra and four groups of Wageningen University.
Alterra:
• Freshwater Ecosystems
• Forest Ecosystems
• Vegetation, Fauna and Landscape
• Molecular Ecology Ecotoxicology and Wildlife management
Wageningen University:
• Nature Conservation and Plant Ecology
• Resource Ecology
• Forest Ecology and Management
• Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management