Researcher
Steven Sleutel
- Keywords:soil organic matter, carbon, soils, greenhouse gases, nitrogen, land use
- Disciplines:Soil sciences, challenges and pollution not elsewhere classified, Carbon sequestration science, Soil chemistry, Biogeochemistry
Affiliations
- Department of Environment (Department)
Member
From1 Jan 2018 → Today - Department of Soil Management (Department)
Member
From16 Aug 2001 → 31 Dec 2017
Projects
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- PC – Biological and geochemical controls of Phosphate saturation on organic Carbon in agricultural soilsFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- KnowLEdGE creation and iNcreasing acreage of legumes in Diversified cropping systems by quAntification of theiR ecosYstem servicesFrom1 Jan 2024 → TodayFunding: HORIZON.2.6 - Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
- Impact analysis operational LULUCF targets for greenhouse gas storage and emissionFrom5 Dec 2023 → 4 Feb 2024Funding: Department of Environment
- The contribution of nematodes to N mineralization and plant growth: feedback mechanisms with roots and the rhizosphere microbial communityFrom1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Biochar as soil conditioner for sustainable management of coconut plantations in Sri Lanka: effects on micorrhizae and growth-promoting bacteria.From15 Feb 2022 → 31 Jul 2022Funding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Improved nitrous oxide (N2O) isotopologue flux detection for environmental sciences.From1 Dec 2020 → 30 Nov 2022Funding: BOF - scientific equipment program
- Agricultural drought: will capillary rise from groundwater be among pertinent drivers of heterotrophic activity and carbon cycling in our soils?From1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2023Funding: FWO research project (including WEAVE projects)
- Monitoring the organic carbon content in Flemish soils in the public domain and private gardensFrom1 Apr 2019 → 30 Sep 2020Funding: Department of Environment
- Indirect control of soil texture on decomposition of organic matter by mediation of the soil moisture balance - expansion of a field experiment with the factor soil drainage/capillary rise and 13C-pulse-labellingFrom1 Jan 2019 → 31 Dec 2019Funding: FWO research grant KAN
- Basic research infrastructure total organic carbon-total bound nitrogen analyzerFrom1 Jun 2018 → 31 May 2020Funding: BOF - Other initiatives
Publications
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- Increased N2O emissions by the soil nematode community cannot be fully explained by enhanced mineral N availability(2024)
Authors: Junwei Hu, Meng Kong, Astrid Françoys, Farideh Yarahmadi, Orly Milton Mendoza Aguirre, Ummehani Hassi, Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Wim Wesemael, Steven Sleutel, Stefaan De Neve
- Mesofauna as effective indicators of soil quality differences in the agricultural systems of central Cuba(2023)
Authors: Héctor Pablo Hernández Arboláez, Yaquelyn Nerey Orozco, Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Edith Aguila Alcantara, Steven Sleutel
- Tropical Andosol organic carbon quality and degradability in relation to soil geochemistry as affected by land use(2023)
Authors: Sastrika Anindita, Steven Sleutel
Pages: 443 - 459 - Organic residue valorization for Ethiopian agriculture through vermicomposting with native (Eudrilus eugeniae) and exotic (Eisenia fetida and Eisenia andrei) earthworms(2023)
Authors: Zerihun Getachew Gebrehana, Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Sheleme Beyene, Steven Sleutel, Wim Wesemael, Stefaan De Neve
- Quantifying CO2 emissions and carbon sequestration from digestate-amended soil using natural 13C abundance as a tracer(2023)
Authors: Gregory Reuland, Steven Sleutel, Haichao Li, Harmen Dekker, Ivona Sigurnjak, Erik Meers
- Recovery of soil microbial community structure and activity following partial sterilization with gamma irradiation(2023)
Authors: Ummehani Hassi, Steven Sleutel
- Field-scale assessment of direct and indirect effects of soil texture on organic matter mineralization during a dry summer(2023)
Authors: Haichao Li, Astrid Françoys, Xiaolin Wang, Shengmin Zhang, Orly Milton Mendoza Aguirre, Stefaan De Neve, Kevin Dewitte, Steven Sleutel
- Root traits explain multitrophic interactions of belowground microfauna on soil nitrogen mineralization and plant productivity(2023)
Authors: Junwei Hu, Ummehani Hassi, Mesfin Tsegaye Gebremikael, Kenneth Dumack, Tom De Swaef, Wim Wesemael, Steven Sleutel
- Simulating soil organic carbon stock as affected by land use and climate change on volcanic soils in Indonesia(2023)
Authors: Sastrika Anindita, Steven Sleutel, Peter Finke
- Invasive woody plants in the tropics: a delicate balance between control and harnessing potential benefits : a review(2023)
Authors: Zenia González Giro, Redimio Pedraza Olivera, Ramón Lamadrid Mandado, Junwei Hu, Lisbet Font Vila, Steven Sleutel, Veerle Fievez, Stefaan De Neve