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Coastal Ocean Alkalinization | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Coastal Ocean Alkalinization Coastal Carbon brings together all coastal ocean alkalinization projects within the Geobiology research group at the University of Antwerp. We study the natural processes that control ocean alkalinity and explore how these processes …
Coastal oceans as real-life knowledge base | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Coastal oceans as real-life knowledge base Alkalinity release from mineral dissolution or precipitation can be slow and often has a characteristic time scale of decades to centuries. However, some natural sites are known for their natural high alkalinity release…
Mini-symposium on coastal zone management | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Mini-symposium on coastal zone management Mini-symposium with Kate Spencer and Peter Herman On the occasion of the PhD-defense of Niels Van Putte, we organize a mini-symposium with two prominent coastal scientists, Peter Herman and Kate Spencer. The s…
Coastal wetlands and sea level rise | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Coastal wetlands and sea level rise Tidal patterns play an important role in the vulnerability of coastal wetlands to climate change Coastal wetlands, like tidal marshes and mangroves, are facing the impact of rising sea level. Interestingly, the obse…
Coastal Sustainability and its Political Practice | Research group for Urban Development | University of Antwerp
Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Coastal Sustainability and its Political Practice The global project of climate change, though seeking a common solution, is found to be not so homogeneous in its causes, effects or policy outcomes. In a global world reaching towards th…
Coastal and River Basin Management | Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development | University of Antwerp
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Coastal and River Basin Management Nature-based solutions, ecosystem functioning, estuaries, (eco)toxicology, economics, ecosystem services, drought/flood risk management. Research groups Ecosphere Centre for Urban Histo…
Education Jean-Philippe Belliard | Jean-Philippe Belliard | University of Antwerp
Jean-Philippe Belliard assistant professor - senior researcher Education Jean-Philippe Belliard 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Estuarine and Coastal Systems Estuarine and Coastal Systems Course code: 2001WETEST Master of Science in Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management Master of Biol…
Modelling ocean alkanization | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Modelling ocean alkanization Models are crucial for integrating field and experimental observations, simulating alkalinity release rates over long time scales, and assessing the regional and global ocean alkalinization potential. Coastal Carbon uses modeling for…
Vegetation in tidal wetlands is key to their climate resilience | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Vegetation in tidal wetlands is key to their climate resilience Vegetation key to climate resilient coastal wetlands Coastal wetlands are hotspots of biodiversity as well as significant carbon sinks. They also provide great opportunities to protect ou…
Research Cedric Goossens | Cedric Goossens | University of Antwerp
Cedric Goossens doctoral scholarship holder Research Cedric Goossens Research team Geobiology Marine carbon dioxide drawdown via enhanced carbonate dissolution in coastal sediments. 01/11/2024 - 14/09/2026 Abstract Ocean alkalinization is a climate stabilization technique that increases the buffer c…
Education Thimo Groffen | Thimo Groffen | University of Antwerp
Thimo Groffen postdoc researcher FWO Education Thimo Groffen 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Course code: 3102WETIAW Master of Applied Ecohydrology MNM Water Sustainability: Integrating Te…
Education Patrick Meire | Patrick Meire | University of Antwerp
Patrick Meire emeritus occasional assignment Education Patrick Meire 2022-2023 2021-2022 2020-2021 2022-2023 Ecosystem Management Ecosystem Management Course code: 1001WETESB Bachelor of Biology Coastal and estuarine management Coastal and estuarine management Course code: 2001WETEST Master of Biolo…
Research Sebastiaan van de Velde | Sebastiaan van de Velde | University of Antwerp
Sebastiaan van de Velde senior researcher Research Sebastiaan van de Velde Research team Geobiology Expertise Focussing on the biogeochemical cycles of carbon, iron and sulfur, I study the past and present ocean, using a research approach that combines field work and laboratory incubations with nume…
Research Benjamin Van Heurck | Benjamin Van Heurck | University of Antwerp
Benjamin Van Heurck doctoral scholarship holder Research Benjamin Van Heurck Research team Geobiology The impact of macrofauna and microbiota on silicate weathering in coastal sediments. 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Abstract Enhanced silicate weathering (ESW) is an approach that targets for the deliberat…
Simulating natural environments | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Simulating natural environments Bioturbators mix sediment in the mesocosm setup. Closed incubations to determine the carbonate system. Merging lab and nature Current knowledge on how mineral dissolution or precipitation can increase ocean alkalinity is largely b…
Mini-seminar Integrated solutions for water sustainability | Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development | University of Antwerp
Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development search menu search content Mini-seminar Integrated solutions for water sustainability Mini-seminar on sustainable management and restoration of water-related ecosystems - 7 november 2017 Mini-seminar organised by the Chair Integrated Water Managem…
Research Nada Nasri | Nada Nasri | University of Antwerp
Nada Nasri doctoral scholarship holder Research Nada Nasri Research team Geobiology Long-distance electron transport in coastal lagoon environments in the Mediterranean. 15/07/2025 - 14/07/2026 Abstract The ability of cable bacteria to facilitate long-distance electron transport has profound implica…
Education Stijn Temmerman | Stijn Temmerman | University of Antwerp
Stijn Temmerman professor Education Stijn Temmerman 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Earth Sciences I Earth Sciences I Course code: 1000WETAAR Bachelor of Biology Good Field Practices Good Field Practices Course code: 1001WETGFP Bachelor of Biology Earth Sciences / Soil Science Earth Sciences…
Research Filip Meysman | Filip Meysman | University of Antwerp
Filip Meysman research professor Research Filip Meysman Research team Geobiology Expertise Marine microbiology and biogeochemistry. Oceanography. Climate change and global change. Citizen science. Long-distance electron transport in coastal lagoon environments in the Mediterranean. 15/07/2025 - 14/0…
Research | Geobiology | University of Antwerp
Geobiology search menu search content Research The research group GEOBIOLOGY performs fundamental and applied research at the intersection between Geology and Biology. Our prime objective is to generate profound insights about the interactions between the biosphere on the one hand, and the geosphere…
Master Programs | ECOSPHERE | University of Antwerp
ECOSPHERE search menu search content Master Programs Last updated in August 2025 Below is a list of master's programs ECOSPHERE is currently involved in: Master of Applied Ecohydrology Interuniversity program (Erasmus mundus) Ecosystem services Integrated assessment of water and sediment quality Int…
Research Jean-Philippe Belliard | Jean-Philippe Belliard | University of Antwerp
Jean-Philippe Belliard assistant professor - senior researcher Research Jean-Philippe Belliard Research team Ecosphere Expertise Estuarine and coastal processes; biogeomorphology of coastal wetlands; physical oceanography Assessing effects of changes in sediment supply across time and space on tidal…
Lecturers | Think Water | University of Antwerp
Think Water search menu search content Lecturers Prof. Dr. Patrick Meire is head of the Ecosystem Management Research Group and he also heads the department of Biology at the University of Antwerp. He excels in ecologic research of aquatic and wetland systems. Prof. Meire is an expert in integrated …
About Stijn Temmerman | Stijn Temmerman | University of Antwerp
Stijn Temmerman professor About Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Tel. +3232652313 Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL I am a Geographer studying impacts of global change on coasts and river landscapes, and how ecosystems and human society can mitigate a…
Research Greg Fivash | Greg Fivash | University of Antwerp
Greg Fivash postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Greg Fivash Research team Ecosphere Expertise I am a biogeomorphologist and who studies how ecological state transitions in tidal ecosystems are driven by environmental fluctuations in tides and weather (i.e., ‘windows of opportunity’). My chie…