Researcher
Kathy Steppe
- Disciplines:Ecophysiology and ecomorphology, Other biological sciences not elsewhere classified, Soil ecology
Affiliations
- Department of Plants and Crops (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Applied ecology and environmental biology (Department)
Responsible
From1 Apr 2014 → 31 Dec 2017 - Department of Applied ecology and environmental biology (Department)
Member
From1 Apr 2014 → 31 Dec 2017 - Department of Applied ecology and environmental biology (Department)
Member
From1 Oct 2000 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
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- Shed the correct light on plants in dedicated core research facilities.From1 Dec 2020 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Insights on the evolutionary ecology of the woody flora in tropical AfricaFrom1 Oct 2020 → 30 Sep 2023Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- Relevance of green stem tissues to hydraulics of urban treesFrom1 Apr 2020 → 31 Dec 2023Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Towards a realistic representation of stem respiration in global modelsFrom1 Jan 2020 → 31 Aug 2020Funding: BOF - postdoctoral mandates
- TreeWatch.net: understanding water and carbon dynamics in trees in a changing European climate.From1 Oct 2019 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Optimization of nitrogen fertilization at 'Conference' pear to improve fruit qualityFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Dec 2021Funding: IWT / VLAIO - Agricultural research
- Bridging the gap between genotype and phenotype: a working example on the effect of cell wall-related enzymes and drought stress on yield in wheatFrom1 Jan 2018 → 31 Mar 2022Funding: FWO Strategic Basic Research Grant
- STEREO III: Vegetation stress from satellite observations of fluorescenceFrom1 Dec 2015 → 31 Jul 2018Funding: STEREO III (Support to the Exploitation and Research in Earth Observation data)
- Lightman: Management of light in covered cultivationFrom1 Sep 2015 → 31 Aug 2019Funding: IWT / VLAIO - Agricultural research
- Excellence in sap flow research requires accurate temperature control equipmentFrom1 Jun 2015 → 31 May 2018Funding: BOF - Other initiatives
Publications
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- Mechanistic modeling reveals the importance of turgor-driven apoplastic water transport in wheat stem parenchyma during carbohydrate mobilization(2023)
Authors: Sarah Verbeke, Carmen Maria Padilla Diaz, Clara Martinez-Arias, Willem Goossens, Geert Haesaert, Kathy Steppe
Pages: 423 - 440 - Continuous and dynamic illumination induce divergent water transport dynamics, growth and development in sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)(2023)Volume: 1377
Authors: Simon Lauwers, Elise Tardy, Jonas Coussement, Kathy Steppe, Y. Rouphael, J.-C. Michel
Pages: 339 - 348 - Calibration, validation and testing of a rotational displacement transducer for measuring wheat leaf elongation rates(2023)
Authors: Simon Dequeker, Sarah Verbeke, Kathy Steppe
- An in situ real time probe spacing correction method for multi-needle heat pulse sap flow sensors(2022)
Authors: Ruiqi Ren, Han Fu, Bingcheng Si, Nicholas J. Kinar, Kathy Steppe
- Automated detection of atmospheric and soil drought stress in Ficus benjamina using stem diameter measurements and modelling(2022)
Authors: Hans Van de Put, Kathy Steppe
Pages: 29 - 43 - Two co-occurring liana species strongly differ in their hydraulic traits in a water-limited neotropical forest(2022)
Authors: Kasper Coppieters, Hans Verbeeck, Simon Dequeker, Jennifer S. Powers, German Vargas G., Chris M. Smith-Martin, Kathy Steppe, Félicien Meunier
- Editorial : digital imaging of plants(2022)
Authors: Michele Pisante, Angelica Galieni, Fabio Stagnari, Kathy Steppe, Qingguo Xie, Nicola D'Ascenzo
- Limited plasticity of anatomical and hydraulic traits in aspen trees under elevated CO2 and seasonal drought(2022)
Authors: Fran Lauriks, Roberto Luis Salomon Moreno, Linus De Roo, Willem Goossens, Olivier Leroux, Kathy Steppe
Pages: 268 - 284 - Phloem water isotopically different to xylem water : potential causes and implications for ecohydrological tracing(2022)
Authors: Magali F. Nehemy, Paolo Benettin, Scott T. Allen, Kathy Steppe, Andrea Rinaldo, Marco M. Lehmann, Jeffrey J. McDonnell
- Climatic niche lability but growth form conservatism in the African woody flora(2022)
Authors: Anaïs-Pasiphaé Gorel, Olivier J. Hardy, Gilles Dauby, Kyle G. Dexter, Ricardo A. Segovia, Kathy Steppe, Adeline Fayolle
Pages: 1164 - 1176