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Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research by joining the former Institute for Zoology

 

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The Central Laboratory of General Ecology (CLGE-BAS) was established in 1996, as a successor to the Institute of Ecology (1989-1995) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). Currently, CLGE-BAS functions as a scientific entity within BAS and has distinct administrative boundaries. Now CLGE-BAS is the only academic unit in the country dealing by definition with theoretical aspects of ecology and biodiversity.

Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research
by joining the former Institute for Zoology

The homepage of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, is here.

The Central Laboratory of General Ecology is dedicated to these and other fields of modern Ecology. We will continue to develop our studies in the avanguard of research carried out in the BAS. The scope of research interests of the CLGE-BAS includes two main aspects: basic research, aimed at better understanding of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, including inventory, status and trends in biodiversity, as well as structure, function and dynamics of ecosystems; applied research, aimed at understanding the mechanisms and drivers of change in biodiversity, assessing and minimising the negative impacts of human activities on ecosystems, and ensuring integrated environmental management in relation to the conservation of natural resources.