As an earth system scientist and ecologist I model ecosystem processes, such as vegetation growth or drought / disturbance resistance, using various -retrospective- proxy measurements in a model data fusion approach, including among others remote sensing, dendrochronology and recovered historical data records.
Throughout my career I worked interdisciplinary borrowing heavily from fields, outside of ecology, such as image vision processing (computer science), remote sensing and engineering to assist in either field measurements and/or model driven analysis.
As a hobby I study and publish on swift migration and movement ecology, together with Lyndon Kearsley and a team of international collaborators.
Education
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PhD in Ecology, 2009
University of Antwerp
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MSc in Biology, 2005
University of Antwerp
Interests
- Macro Ecology
- Plant Physiology
- Remote Sensing
- Data Science & Rescue
- Movement Ecology