Welcome to the new european Ecotron of Montpellier
UPS 3248

The European Ecotron is a research platform dedicated to the study of ecosystems and organisms in the context of environmental changes . The project was initiated by the Life Sciences department of the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). It is currently co-funded by CNRS and the Languedoc Roussillon region and the city of Montpellier. It is one of the main research platform of the ANR VALIDATE

This structure is ready to study ecosystems, organisms and biodiversity responses to environmental changes in order to tackle the major issues related to sustainable development .

This  facility bridges the gap between the complexity of real field communities and the simplicity of laboratory or greenhouse experiments.

This challenge for ecological research will adress many important questions like :

-     How natural and human-induced changes in the environment affect the structure and functioning of ecosystems ?

-     To which extent these alteration of ecosystem processes in turn influence regional and global climate?

-     Which ecosystem management could enhance the sustainability of ecosystem goods and services in the face of regional and global environmental changes?

It is open for all international scientists who are working in Ecology Research.