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Researcher
Ben Somers
- Disciplines:Physical geography and environmental geoscience, Ecology, Environmental science and management, Other environmental sciences, Landscape architecture, Communications technology, Geomatic engineering, Forestry sciences, Art studies and sciences
Affiliations
- Forest, Nature and Landscape (Division)
Member
From1 Aug 2020 → 30 Sep 2022 - Division of Forest, Nature and Landscape (Division)
Member
From1 Oct 2013 → 31 Jul 2020
Projects
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- The climate potential of garden management: a socio-ecological perspectiveFrom4 Nov 2021 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- GARLOCK: Unlocking the climate change adaptation and mitigation potential of the garden complexFrom1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- People-driven: adapting cities for tomorrowFrom1 Sep 2021 → TodayFunding: Other EU initiatives out of framework
- Neighborhood effects on turning points in dryland ecosystem functioningFrom1 Aug 2021 → 31 Jan 2022Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- Looking through the clouds or fly below? Developing a flexible drone platform for detection, monitoring and mapping at KU LeuvenFrom1 Jan 2021 → 31 Dec 2022Funding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Deep learning for environmental monitoring by transforming earth observation data into geo-indicatorsFrom7 Dec 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Validation Flemish garden mapFrom2 Nov 2020 → 30 Apr 2021Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- The effect of urban green and blue on mitigating urban heat islands and improving thermal comfort: a case-study in Leuven, BelgiumFrom1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Impact of land-use and climate change on invasive alien plant species in South-AfricaFrom13 Oct 2020 → 28 Nov 2022Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Modelling the effect of climate change and anthropogenic factors on Fynbos health and functioning using remote sensingFrom5 Oct 2020 → TodayFunding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
Publications
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- Integrating citizen science and multispectral satellite data for multiscale habitat management(2024)
Authors: Camille Van Eupen, Ben Somers
Pages: 1479 - 1501 - Wetness severity increases abrupt shifts in ecosystem functioning in arid savannas(2024)
Authors: Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Ben Somers, Bruno Verbist, Paulo Negri Bernardino
- Maximising runoff retention by vegetated landscape elements positioned through spatial optimisation(2024)
Authors: Ine Rosier, Jan Diels, Ben Somers, Jos Van Orshoven
- Estimating vegetation water content from Sentinel-1 C-band SAR data over savanna and grassland ecosystems(2024)
Authors: Paulo Negri Bernardino, Koenraad Van Meerbeek, Ben Somers
- Automatic labeling to overcome the limitations of deep learning in applications with insufficient training data: A case study on fruit detection in pear orchards(2023)
Authors: Ben Somers
- Towards a spatial planning approach for vegetated landscape elements – Flood hazard mitigation in agricultural watersheds(2023)
Authors: Ine Rosier, Jos Van Orshoven, Ben Somers, Jan Diels
- Assessment of the impact of local climate zones on fine dust concentrations: A case study from Hanoi, Vietnam(2023)
Authors: Vu Giang Nguyen, Ben Somers, Bruno Verbist
- From BioCities to BioRegions and Back: Transforming Urban–Rural Relationships(2023)
Authors: Bart Muys, Eirini Skrimizea, Pieter Van den Broeck, Constanza Parra Novoa, Ben Somers, Koenraad Van Meerbeek
Pages: 239 - 263 - Integrating opportunistic citizen science data and species distribution models for biodiversity conservation policy and management(2023)
Authors: Camille Van Eupen, Ben Somers
- Supervised Classification of Tree Cover Classes in the Complex Mosaic Landscape of Eastern Rwanda(2023)
Authors: Valens Uwizeyimana, Ben Somers, Bart Muys, Bruno Verbist