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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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- Remote sensing image processing algorithms for land use and land cover monitoring systemsFrom16 Oct 2017 → 15 Oct 2020Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- Remote Sensing for Sustainable Urban Development – Case study in Ha Tinh, VietnamFrom21 Sep 2017 → 21 Sep 2021Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Understanding turning points in dryland ecosystem functioningFrom4 Apr 2017 → 18 Oct 2021Funding: Own budget, for example: patrimony, inscription fees, gifts
- Resilience mechanisms for risk adapted forest management under climate changeFrom31 Mar 2017 → 30 Mar 2022Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Understanding and managing urban ectomycorrhizal fungi communities to increase the health and ecosystem service provisioning of urban treesFrom28 Feb 2017 → 27 Feb 2022Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- BELAIR HESBANIA 2017 (partial contract SR/01/351e).From1 Feb 2017 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- BELAIR LITORA 2017 Coordination (SR/01/352a).From1 Feb 2017 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- Evaluation of novel remote sensing technologies to extract canopy vigor and crop load dynamics in fruit orchardsFrom1 Jan 2017 → 31 Dec 2021Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- Understanding Turning Points in Dryland Ecosystem FunctioningFrom1 Dec 2016 → 31 Oct 2018Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- How do invasive plant species impact ecosystem functioning? A functional trait and spectranomics based approach using the case of two reciprocal invadersFrom1 Oct 2016 → 31 Oct 2020Funding: FWO fellowships
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