Welcome to the web page of CeSIE

We are ...

a platform for the promotion of research in the field of stable isotope ecology,

a network of laboratories that offers analytical services, 

an educational centre that offers summer schools

CeSIE is part of the 

Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB)

Decoding the structural and functional basis of biodiversity

The current global transformation of ecosystems is triggering a planetary biodiversity crisis and massive extinctions. The loss of biodiversity worldwide presents substantial risks for our human life-support system, since it has serious impacts on water quality and availability, food production, and human health, among many others. However, the scientific foundation for understanding the structure, function and vulnerability of biodiversity is still insufficient.

The main objective of BBIB is to provide the required knowledge to tackle the fundamental, global challenge of rapid biodiversity change. To achieve its goal, BBIB crosses traditional academic boundaries through integrating competences in ecological, evolutionary, social, and political sciences available in the Berlin region. BBIB is designed as a flexible institution of four universities and five non-university institutes of the Leibniz Association.