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…

Stijn Temmerman hoogleraar Over Stijn Temmerman Stijn Temmerman Contact Campus Drie Eiken Toon e-mailadres 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 and…

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…

Lotte Oosterlee onderzoeker Publicaties Lotte Oosterlee Book of abstracts : ECSA focus meeting. Estuarine Restoration: from theory to practice and back. Antwerp, Belgium, 19-23 May 2025 Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2025,106 p. Auteur(s) Lotte Oosterlee, Jonas Schoelynck Citatielink Nature‐…

Piet Dfe Seuntjens docent Publicaties Piet Dfe Seuntjens Historical soil compaction impairs biogeochemical cycling in restored tidal marshes through reduced groundwater dynamics Bron The science of the total environment - ISSN 0048-9697-958 (2025) p. 13 Auteur(s) Niels Van Putte, Stijn Temmerman, Pi…

Niels Van Putte senior onderzoeker Publicaties Niels Van Putte Historical soil compaction impairs biogeochemical cycling in restored tidal marshes through reduced groundwater dynamics Bron The science of the total environment - ISSN 0048-9697-958 (2025) p. 13 Auteur(s) Niels Van Putte, Stijn Temmerm…

Goedele Verreydt gastprofessor externe fondsen Publicaties Goedele Verreydt Historical soil compaction impairs biogeochemical cycling in restored tidal marshes through reduced groundwater dynamics Bron The science of the total environment - ISSN 0048-9697-958 (2025) p. 13 Auteur(s) Niels Van Putte, …

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…

Ken Schoutens postdoc researcher FWO Research Ken Schoutens Research team Ecosphere Enhancing mangrove restoration success: Effects of clustered planting on seedling survival under hydrodynamic stress. 01/04/2025 - 30/03/2026 Abstract Mangrove restoration forms a sustainable nature-based approach, t…

Niels Van Putte senior researcher Research Niels Van Putte Research team Ecosphere Improving groundwater dynamics: a key factor for successful tidal marsh restoration? 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2020 Abstract In an attempt to restore the water quality in tidal rivers, governments around the world invest a l…

Sarah Hautekiet onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Sarah Hautekiet On the relative role of abiotic and biotic controls in channel network development : insights from scaled tidal flume experiments Bron Earth surface dynamics - ISSN 2196-6311-12:2 (2024) p. 601-619 Auteur(s) Sarah Hautekiet, Jan-Eike…

Julio Torres Monroy doctoral scholarship holder Research Julio Torres Monroy Research team Ecosphere Assessing effects of changes in sediment supply across time and space on tidal marsh adaptability to sea level rise. 01/08/2024 - 31/07/2028 Abstract Tidal marshes are highly valuable coastal wetland…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content WETCOAST project researches carbon sequestration in salt marshes and mangroves New measuring station researches impact of nature restoration on greenhouse gases in Hedwige-Prosperpolder On 27 February 2025, an advanced carbon measuring station was ins…

Heleen Keirsebelik onderzoeker Publicaties Heleen Keirsebelik A century of Chinese mitten crab invasion : lessons learnt on the ecology and behaviour of the species in Belgium Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp,264 p. Auteur(s) Heleen Keirsebelik, Jonas Schoelynck Citatielink Development and evalua…

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…

Ignace Pelckmans senior researcher Research Ignace Pelckmans Research team Ecosphere Climate mitigation of tidal and riverine wetland restoration (Sigmaplan) 10/04/2025 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Tidal and riverine wetlands are highly valued ecosystems, among others for nature-based climate mitigation th…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Experimental Facilities - Lippenbroek At Lippenbroek, a restoration technique that combines safety and ecology on an embanked site with an elevation far below mean high water, is tested. This pilot project is a flood control area (FCA) with a controlled reduced t…

Ken Schoutens postdoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Ken Schoutens Spatial distribution of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in natural and restored intertidal wetlands in the Scheldt estuary Bron Journal of hazardous materials - ISSN 0304-3894-496 (2025) p. 1-14 Auteur(s) Thimo Groffen, Ken Schou…

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…

Tom Maris researcher Research Tom Maris Research team Ecosphere Climate mitigation of tidal and riverine wetland restoration (Sigmaplan) 10/04/2025 - 31/12/2028 Abstract Tidal and riverine wetlands are highly valued ecosystems, among others for nature-based climate mitigation through the sequestrati…

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…

ECOSPHERE search menu search content Available Master Thesis Topics Topics in the field of Physiological and molecular mechanisms of stress and toxicity: acclimatisation and homeostasis Understanding the endocrine disruptive effects of PFAS, present in complex environmental mixtures, on zebrafish em…

Goedele Verreydt guest prof. external funds Publications Goedele Verreydt Historical soil compaction impairs biogeochemical cycling in restored tidal marshes through reduced groundwater dynamics Source The science of the total environment - ISSN 0048-9697-958 (2025) p. 13 Author(s) Niels Van Putte, …

Lotte Oosterlee researcher Publications Lotte Oosterlee Book of abstracts : ECSA focus meeting. Estuarine Restoration: from theory to practice and back. Antwerp, Belgium, 19-23 May 2025 Source Antwerp, University of Antwerp, 2025,106 p. Author(s) Lotte Oosterlee, Jonas Schoelynck Citation link Natur…

Piet Dfe Seuntjens assistant professor Publications Piet Dfe Seuntjens Historical soil compaction impairs biogeochemical cycling in restored tidal marshes through reduced groundwater dynamics Source The science of the total environment - ISSN 0048-9697-958 (2025) p. 13 Author(s) Niels Van Putte, Sti…