The Belgian Hautes Fagnes region hosts ecologically valuable peatlands. The peat depth can vary locally from a few centimeters to several meters. Techniques based on ground-penetrating radar and electromagnetical induction allow to study spatial variation in peat depth, and to unravel environmental factors controlling this… Read More »Soil-water dynamics in peatlands
On October 19 2023, Ilia Alomia publicly defended her PhD thesis entitled: “Environmental Impacts and Benefits of Agroforestry in the Galapagos Islands”. Summary Islands are particularly vulnerable to global change due to their limited size and remoteness. Sustainable land use practices based on nature-based solutions… Read More »PhD defense Ilia Alomia
Madagascar is a microcontinent with locally steep topography and active seismicity despite being surrounded by passive margins. Cosmogenic nuclide analysis of river sediment provides insight into catchment-wide erosion rates and dynamics. In this paper, we investigated spatial patterns and controls on 10Be-inferred erosion rates in… Read More »What controls erosion dynamics in Madagascar?
Vegetation plays a key role in the hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. It can influence soil water fluxes and transport, which are critical for chemical weathering and soil development. In this study, we investigated soil water balance and solute fluxes in two soil profiles with different… Read More »New publication (HESS):
Postdoctoral scientist in Critical Zone researchEarth and Life Institute, UCLouvain (Belgium) Required education: PhD in geoscience, geochemistry or a related discipline by the appointment start date. The Earth and Life Institute invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral position in the LandSense project. LandSense is a… Read More »Postdoc opportunity
PhD Defense, 01/12/2022. UCLouvain. A major concern for sustainable development in the Tropical Andes is the growing imbalance between ecosystem service supply and demand, particularly with regard to freshwater ecosystem services. While the capacity of the Tropical Andes to provide freshwater ecosystem goods and services… Read More »PhD defense Sebastian Paez