Solar Induced chlorophyll Fluorescence (SIF) as a tool to monitor the anthropogenic impact on the carbon cycle over terrestrial ecosystems. KU Leuven
Over the last decades, anthropogenic activity has impacted terrestrial ecosystems. Of the total habitable land, around 50% is used for agricultural practices and 37% by forests. Humans have been directly and indirectly influencing terrestrial ecosystems by converting or degrading the land. Forests have been degraded due to logging activities, anthropogenic emissions impact ecosystems through nitrogen deposition, or ecosystems are converted ...