Projects
The role of lateral subsurface fluxes in sustaining CO2 evasion from aquatic ecosystems along the land-ocean continuum. KU Leuven
The role of aquatic ecosystems in regional and global carbon (C) budgets has received much attention in recent years. In particular, most rivers and estuaries are found to be net sources of CO2 to the atmosphere, and recent studies cite numbers as high as ~3 Pg C emitted from inland waters, a number comparable to the global net CO2 uptake by terrestrial and oceanic environments combined. While efforts continue to better constrain the strength ...
Development of aquatic ectotherms in a changing environment:Temperature as a key driver of the developmental rate KU Leuven
Ecological and evolutionary implications of oxidative stress in aquatic invertebrates: UV radiation as a model pro-oxidant. KU Leuven
All organisms face stress imposed by the production of damaging reactive oxygen species during metabolism, so-called endogenous oxidative stress (OS). Due to human activities, organisms are also increasingly facing OS imposed by external factors such as UV radiation and pollutants. Populations exposed to UV radiation evolve defence mechanisms to cope with OS. Recent insights indicate that OS affects the evolution of life history traits, such ...