Projects
When global threats meet localized practices: Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) vs. recognition and regeneration of ecosystem knowledge in Nicaragua and Guatemala. University of Antwerp
Sustainable and economically efficient ecosystem management: modeling biophysical scale followed by optimizing payments for ecosystem services Hasselt University
Assessing critical thresholds of tropical ecosystems integrity using water content estimated from field and microwave remote sensing data KU Leuven
Several ecosystems worldwide are subjected to droughts with certain frequency, and drought stress is a major driver of ecosystem functioning decreases, productivity losses, and disruptions in the carbon balance. Global climate change might aggravate issues related to drought stress, since more frequent and extreme droughts are expected in the future due to changes in the climate, and we still lack knowledge on many aspects of plants and ...
Understanding, predicting and controlling community ecosystems by means of machine learning methods Ghent University
Networks are used ubiquitously in community ecology, often to describe species-species
interactions. Such networks bridge the collection of data and the mathematical representation of
the ecosystem. This leads to an understanding of the diversity, dynamics and productivity of an
ecosystem. Such understanding is essential for a proper management and exploitation of
ecosystems. There is a great need ...
Silicate fertilization, crop production and carbon storage: a new and integrated concept for sustainable management of agricultural ecosystems. University of Antwerp
DEEP REST : Conservation & restoration of deep-sea ecosystems in the context of deep-sea mining Ghent University
DEEP REST will investigate two remarkable deep-sea ecosystems namely polymetallic nodule fields and hydrothermal vents, including their extended peripheries. Four major areas will be investigated: the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) and the DISCOL Experimental Area (DEA) in the Pacific Ocean for nodule fields and the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge (nMAR), and the Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge (AMOR) for active and inactive hydrothermal vents. These ...