Projects
Closing loops at farm and regional levels to mitigate GHG emissions and environmental contamination – focus on carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycling in agro‐ecosystems. University of Antwerp
Lacquer profiles / monoliths for soil education KU Leuven
Use of lacquer profiles and monoliths in university education in which undisturbed soil is extracted from a profile well and then consolidated with resin or polymer.
Detecting, connecting and characterising drainage ditches from airborne LiDAR data KU Leuven
Artificial drainage networks sculpt landscapes as they result from the constant efforts of farmers adjusting landscapes to the needs and constraints imposed by agriculture. As structural landscape elements, they play a role in flood control and biogeochemical cycles. Furthermore, they are ecological hotspots and enhance connectivity within the landscape. Spatially distributed process models that estimate rainfall-runoff, predict flood levels ...
Reconstructing the biogeochemistry of tropical aquatic ecosystems using elemental and stable isotope tracers in freshwater bivalve shells KU Leuven
Aquatic ecosystems are vulnerable to changes in land use, climate, and nutrient inputs, as the material they transport is directly influenced by a range of catchment characteristics. This is particularly true for tropical systems which are under increasing stress and are sensitive early indicators of catchment modifications. However, long-term datasets on discharge or aquatic biogeochemistry are virtually non-existent. An elegant method to ...
The where and when of bacterial leaf symbiosis. KU Leuven
Identification of long-term carbon sequestration in historically charcoal-enriched soils KU Leuven
Charcoal is the solid product obtained by heating biomass in oxygen limiting conditions. It consists mainly of aromatic carbon (C) that is highly resistant against biodegradation, its estimated residence time in soil is at least several centuries. Charcoal has, therefore, been proposed as a soil amendment (then referred to as ‘biochar’) for enhanced soil C sequestration. In addition, it has been proposed that biochar can indirectly enhance ...