Projects
Using Machine Learning to Investigate Causal Mechanisms in Ecology in a Changing Climate. University of Antwerp
Interactive effects of elevated nitrogen input, climate warming and changing management on forest understorey plant dynamics Ghent University
The principal purpose of this study is to determine the interactive effects of enhanced N inputs, climate warming, and management-driven forest understorey light availability on the performance of forest plants, and the composition and diversity of understorey communities. To address these research questions, we will use a database of forest plant resurveys and conduct nitrogen, temperature, and light manipulation experiments.
TreeWatch.net: understanding water and carbon dynamics in trees in a changing European climate. Ghent University
TreeWatch.net is a pioneering tree water and carbon monitoring network, in which high quality measurements of sap flow, stem diameter variation, stem water content and CO2 efflux will be collected in individual beech trees (Fagus sylvatica L.) along north-south trajectories in Europe. The unique dataset will be used to parameterize in real-time a mechanistic tree model to understand differences in growth, respiration and tree hydraulic ...
Land–atmosphere feedbacks and dry extremes under changing climate: assessment of missing cause–effect relationships in observations and models Ghent University
Droughts have profound negative implications on humans and the environment. Global warming is expected to exacerbate these events in certain regions, aggravating their impacts on people and ecosystems. However, confidence in past and future drought predictions from climate models remains low. Lack of understanding of land–atmosphere interactions during droughts is one of the reasons for this inherent uncertainty. Recent studies were able to ...
Ideas in EU climate and energy policymaking: assessing the (changing) role of the Council and the European Council Ghent University
This project examines the importance of ‘discourse’ and ‘ideas’ in the (changing) role of the Council and European Council in EU climate and energy policymaking, since 2007. It assesses whether and how the role of the Council and European Council has changed, and tests the explanatory value of discursive institutionalism, using mixed quantitative and qualitative methods.
Assessing the biological capacity for marine ecosystem resilience: Acclimation and adaptation in a rapidly changing environment Ghent University
Global change alters marine ecosystems and the services they provide. Whether these services are at risk depends on the resilience of organisms, populations and communities. We use a tight interplay of laboratory experiments and simulation modeling to unravel the potential of marine organisms and communities to acclimate, adapt and/or disperse, and to retain ecological functioning under realistic future ocean scenarios.
Assessing the biological capacity for marine ecosystem resilience: Acclimation and adaptation in a rapidly changing environment Ghent University
Global change alters marine ecosystems and the services they provide. Whether these services are at risk depends on the resilience of organisms, populations and communities. We use a tight interplay of laboratory experiments and simulation modeling to unravel the potential of marine organisms and communities to acclimate, adapt and/or disperse, and to retain ecological functioning under realistic future ocean scenarios.
Assessing the biological capacity for marine ecosystem resilience: Acclimation and adaptation in a rapidly changing environment Ghent University
Global change alters marine ecosystems and the services they provide. Whether these services are at risk depends on the resilience of organisms, populations and communities. We use a tight interplay of laboratory experiments and simulation modeling to unravel the potential of marine organisms and communities to acclimate, adapt and/or disperse, and to retain ecological functioning under realistic future ocean scenarios.