Nuclear reactors waters are typically maintained in ultrapure state and are exposed to varying levels of radiation. Despite the extremely challenging conditions, microorganisms have been previously detected in these environments.

Bacillus cytotoxicus is the thermotolerant member of Bacillus cereus group. It was initially recovered from a fatal diarrhoeal outbreak that occurred in a nursing house in 1998 in France. Forming a remote cluster from the other B. cereus, B. cytotoxicus reliably harbours the cytK-1, a gene encoding the most cytotoxic variant of Cytotoxin K.

Animal spatial behaviour is often presumed to reflect responses to visual cues. However, inference of behaviour in relation to the environment is challenged by the lack of objective methods to identify the information that effectively is available to an animal from a given location.

Effects of tree species identity and mixing on below-ground resources availability and climate-growth relationships.

Organogenesis is the phase of embryonic development leading to the formation of fully functional organs. It can be divided into two main processes: morphogenesis (acquisition of a shape and cellular organisation) and differentiation (acquisition of cellular function).

The high tropical Andes ecosystem, known as páramo, provides important hydrological services to densely populated areas in the Andean region. In order to sustainably manage these services, it is crucial to understand the biotic and abiotic processes controlling water and solutes.

In Europe, forests cover approximatively 35% of land area and offer a vast amount of goods and services that could be threatened by global changes. For the last decades, the rise in atmospheric CO2 and the consequent warming have generally had a positive impact on forest productivity but more frequent droughts and heat waves have also locally led to productivity decline and mortality events.

Insolation and GHG induced variations in the sea ice of the last nine interglacials and their comparison with the present and future by Zhipeng Wu (UCLouvain)

SOC temperature sensitivity in terraced soil by Pengzhi Zhao (UCLouvain) https://teams.microsoft.com/l/team/19%3aafaa3eeb5f9d4d20b2f2cb668b13d270%40thread.tacv2/conversations?groupId=c73fe292-108d-4a9c-a93f-5cbe7b94f329&tenantId=7ab090d4-fa2e-4ecf-bc7c-4127b4d582ec

Ce doctorat, réalisé sur une bourse FRIA - FNRS, vise à clarifier les voies d’évolution du paysage laitier wallon, sur base d’une approche des stratégies et contraintes des agents d’action collective, à savoir les laiteries coopératives.