Projects
Environment and plant ecology at various scales. University of Antwerp
Development and validation of a dynamic model describing the stem diameter variations related to water and sugar transport in woody plants Ghent University
The aim of this project is to extend an existing model which describes stem diamter variations related to water transport and growth with sugar transport. This extended model will describe the dynamic volume changes of the xylem and phloem tissue related to water transport, phloem transport, loading and unloading of sugars and irreversible growth. Experimental setups will be built to quantify the dynamics between sugar transport and stem ...
Chronic stress in sharks and their relatives: a comparative and ecophysiological approach to finding a biomarker of long-term stress. University of Antwerp
Ecophysiological basic equipment for the fundamental analysis of the interaction between water relations and carbon metabolism in plants Ghent University
The ecophysiological basic equipment of the laboratory of Plant ecology consists of (1) CO2 en H2O gas exchange systems to measure photosynthesis, respiration and transpiration, (2) devices to measure chlorophyll fluorescence and (3) plant sensors to measure online sap flow, stem diameter variations (diameter fluctuations/growth), internal CO2- transport and cavitation. This equipment is used to strengthen existing research lines (including ...