Projects
Elucidating the role of nutrient availability and mycorrhizae in the drought response of terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling University of Antwerp
BIONUCLIM: Biodiversity, nutrient availability, and climate effects on terrestrial ecosystem productivity and stability. University of Antwerp
BIONUCLIM: Biodiversity, nutrient availability, and climate effects on terrestrial ecosystem productivity and stability. University of Antwerp
Impact of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and climate change feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems through exchange of greenhouse gases (CO2, CH4 and N2O). University of Antwerp
From LEAF to Terrestrial Biosphere Model: Integrating multi-scale observations of highly diverse tropical ecosystems for global scale simulations Ghent University
The simplified representation of terrestrial ecosystems is a key source of uncertainty in future projections of the coupled carbon cycle/climatic system. Current Terrestrial Biosphere Models (TBMs) represent worldwide vegetation using just a dozen rigid Plant Functional Types (PFT), with empirical mechanisms calibrated on discrete observations. As a result, TBMs representing highly diverse ecosystems, such as tropical forests, may use only ...
Historical trends and future projections of global biomass production of terrestrial ecosystems based on their natural and anthropogenic drivers. University of Antwerp
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 ...
The Path Towards Addressing Adverse Impacts of Light and Noise Pollution on Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecosystems Ghent University
The rate of global biodiversity decline is unprecedented and accelerating. Urban sprawl, population growth and industrialization
bring previously unrecognised drivers of biodiversity loss, including light and noise pollution. The EU has adopted policies, including
the EU Green Deal and the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030, to enable transformative change through better protection of
biodiversity and nature restoration ...