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Benjamin Delory

Benjamin Delory

Ph.D.

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1190-8060
  • 1108
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20132025

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Curriculum

I am a principal investigator funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG) at the institute of ecology of the Leuphana University Lüneburg (Germany).

​In December 2015, I received my PhD Degree in agricultural sciences and biological engineering from the University of Liège (Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Belgium). During my PhD, I worked on root-emitted volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and their roles in belowground plant-plant interactions.

​Between 2016 and 2021, I worked in Prof. Vicky Temperton’s group on interactions between plants in grassland ecosystems, with a particular emphasis on the influence of priority effects during plant community assembly on ecosystem structure and functioning (particularly below the soil surface).

Research interests

I am a plant and chemical ecologist fascinated by plant-plant and plant-soil interactions. Also, I love roots!

My goal as a (root) researcher is to elucidate the mechanisms that moderate plant-plant and plant-soil interactions in natural and managed ecosystems, particularly in the rhizosphere of plants, and their implications for species coexistence, assembly and biodiversity in the context of global change.

To accomplish this, I use a variety of methods, from conceptual synthesis to manipulative experiments in the field and under controlled environmental conditions, as well as phenotyping (incluging image analysis), metabolomic, and genomic approaches.

Teaching

Plant physiology, design and analysis of ecological experiments, introduction to environmental sciences, introduction to ecology, ecology and environmental chemistry, Earth systems and climate change

Keywords

  • Ecosystems Research

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  2. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  3. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  4. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  5. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  6. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  7. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action
  8. SDG 15 - Life on Land
    SDG 15 Life on Land
  9. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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