The BELQUA National Committee organizes a 3-day training course in geochronology from 4 till 6 October 2022.

Permafrost soils in Arctic have recently shown unfrozen soil portions in winter, which can increase soil biogeochemical connectivity. This winter connectivity is mainly present if the system is open (unfrozen soil portions are connected) than if the system is closed. However, only few studies have focused on the differentiation of these systems.

Victor Brans (FRIA - UCLouvain). Impacts et interactions de multiples facteurs de changement environnemental dans la nature: une analyse de viabilité de métapopulation de Boloria eunomia en Ardennes belges  suivi par Ulrich Martin (UCLouvain). An insight into the trophic ecology of chimaeras from New zealand.

How do river networks transform and transport energy and elements ? This is the fundamental question that underlies the work I will present, which is a collection from the past three years of collaborative research at the University of Tours and INRAe, in Lyon. I will first present a fascinating case study on riverine ecosystem recovery from anthropogenic degradation.

Water stable isotopes (2H and 18O) are a widely applied tool to study ecohydrological processes in the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum. However, isotope-based field studies are often constrained by a lack of temporally explicit data, usually related to the choice of destructive sampling in the field and subsequent analysis in the laboratory.

Movie Seminar 

Plant transpiration is the main component of terrestrial evapotranspiration and represents about 40% of terrestrial rainfall.

The Great Barrier Reefs (GBR) is a treasure of biodiversity, with an immense ecological, economical and iconic value. However, this unique ecosystem is facing many threats, and is particularly suffering from global change. Management measures are therefore more than ever required to protect and restore the reefs.

Plant root systems are responsible for the capture of soil water and minerals essential for their growth. With the need to reduce fertiliser use and improve resilience to extreme climate events, improving resource capture efficiency has become a hot topic in agriculture.