RECHARGE search menu search content Publications The RECHARGE project aims to conduct research and produce a range of scientific papers, including but not limited to the following topics: Model applying the water-battery concept to the water-basins; Characterization of the water-basins over time, in…

RECHARGE search menu search content RECHARGE REstoring CatcHments And Rivers under Global changE Project background Riparian ecosystems have long been disturbed and degraded by human activity. Flow management and structural modification of watersheds is often the main focus of restoration efforts, i…

RECHARGE search menu search content Study sites RECHARGE aims to study and compare the hydrological dynamics of different basins, wetlands and river systems, focusing on the understanding of the whole river catchment of: Belgium The Belgian case study is a data-rich catchment in the North of Belgium…

Ecoplan search menu search content Consortium Consortium Different research units from several Flemish universities and research institutes collaborate together within the ECOPLAN project. Ecosystem Management Research Group (UAntwerpen) The Ecosystem Management Research Group (ECOBE) is involved in…

Stefan Van Damme unpaid staff Research Stefan Van Damme Research team Quantification and characterization of the plastic flux in the Scheldt, with a view to an efficient remediation of this waste problem. 01/02/2018 - 31/01/2022 Abstract his research initially aims to quantify the plastic flux on th…

Goedele Verreydt guest prof. external funds Research Goedele Verreydt Research team Ecosphere Managing Soil and Groundwater Impacts from Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (INSPIRATION). 15/02/2017 - 14/02/2021 Abstract Leaching losses of phosphorus (P) are a potential threat to almost half…

RECHARGE search menu search content Portugal The Portugal water basin is a 221 ha agrosilvopastoral state property, part of LTER (LTER_EU_PT_003), thus having historical climate and water level data, and permanent connections to stakeholders. It has a Mediterranean climate (mean average annual rainf…

Piet Dfe Seuntjens assistant professor Research Piet Dfe Seuntjens Research team Managing Soil and Groundwater Impacts from Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification (INSPIRATION). 15/02/2017 - 14/02/2021 Abstract Leaching losses of phosphorus (P) are a potential threat to almost half of the Flemi…

Jan Staes guest prof. external funds - associate professor - senior researcher Research Jan Staes Research team Ecosphere Expertise Dr. Staes Jan has been working at the Ecosystem Management Research Group since 2002. In 2002-2004 he developed (and applied) a concept and methodology for the elaborat…

Ecoplan search menu search content ECOPLAN quickscan ECOPLAN quickscan In addition to the tools for participation and consultation, ECOPLAN developed a tool for the spatial explicit valuation of 18 different ecosystem services. The main purpose of the QuickScan is to provide insight in potential cha…

Patrick Meire emeritus occasional assignment Research Patrick Meire Research team Ecosphere Expertise Ecological investigations in aquatic and wetland ecosystems. Vegetation mapping. Physico-chemical and biological (BBI) analysis of water quality. Research of the impact of the Sigma plan (OMES), dre…

RECHARGE search menu search content Events In this section, we provide detailed information on past and upcoming events, including conferences, workshops, and meetings, as well as key achievements for both the scientific and non-scientific communities, with further details available through the link…

Ann Crabbé guest professor - associate professor - senior researcher Research Ann Crabbé Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Biobased sustainability engineering (SUSTAIN) Expertise Dr. Ann Crabbé is a senior researcher and member of the research group Environment …

Stijn Temmerman professor Research Stijn Temmerman Research team Ecosphere Expertise Stijn Temmerman and his team are specialized in the ecology and geomorphology of coastal and estuarine systems, in particular tidal wetlands (marshes and mangroves): How they function through interactions between ti…

Waterrush search menu search content Research Work in progress For this study we will use a mixed methods design, whereby all three work packages will require a specific approach. Overall, our strategy will be to capitalise on the complementarity of a variety of research methods in order to understa…

Eric Struyf senior research manager Research Eric Struyf Research team Plant and Ecosystems (PLECO) - Ecology in a time of change Expertise Research Manager of the Global Change Ecology Centre. My expertise lies in the development of multi- and transdisciplinary research projects on multi-factorial …

SUSTAIN | Biobased Sustainability Engineering search menu search content Projects Planned, ongoing and finished projects Ongoing projects NutriChoice: Assessment of choice behaviors and technological development shaping the circular economy for N and P. 01/12/2025 - 31/12/2026 Abstract Municipal was…

Ronny Blust emeritus with assignment Research Ronny Blust Research team Ecosphere Expertise - Molecular, cellular and organismal toxicity tests - Characterisation of mode of action of microcontaminants - Analysis of inorganic and organic contaminants - Chemical and biological monitoring and diagnost…

Jonas Schoelynck associate research professor Research Jonas Schoelynck Research team Ecosphere Expertise In my research I focus on the BIO in biogeochemistry. This means that I study the interaction of plants and animals with their environment, and in particular chemical and geomorphological proces…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research Hannes Svardal Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data. I have been working on a variety of organisms including plants, monkeys and fishes. We al…

Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects Survivors' pensions protecting transnational families in Senegal (PENSIONPROTECT). 01/10/2025 - 31/08/2030 Abstract After decades of labor migration and the consolidation of the transnational …

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects AQuatic Urban ecosystems Alive (AQUAlive). 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Cities face challenges from climate change (like floods and droughts) and urban sprawl (such as the Urban Heat Island effect and pollution). These issues threate…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Research Projects in the UAntwerp database Ongoing projects Computationally efficient model-based inference of speciation 01/11/2025 - 31/10/2029 Abstract The astonishing biodiversity we observe today is the result of speciation. Reproduc…