Natural and Man-made Hydrosystems Ecology Laboratory (LEHNA)
Date of the last update :
22/03/2023
The Natural and Man-made Hydrosystems Ecology Laboratory (LEHNA) is a mixed research team (UMR 5023) supervised by 3 institutions: the CNRS, Lyon 1 University and ENTPE. It is under a contract with the INRA and is based at two sites: Villeurbanne and Vaulx-en-Velin.
The Impact of Pollutants on Ecosystems team is based at the ENTPE site.
The team's research involves assessing the environmental impact of transport infrastructure and urban development.
LEHNA in figures
8
researchers
4
Technicians, engineers and administrative staff
7
Doctoral students
4
post-docs
The aim of the research conducted by LEHNA’s team is:
- to enable the design and development of tools and parameters for characterizing the functional state of ecosystems,
- to assess the disruptions and ecotoxicological risks incurred by living communities,
- to produce explanatory and predictive models of how the environments in question function.
The aim of this research is therefore to provide reliable evidence for decision-making and help manage anthropic environments.