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Training Course Ecuador September 2023
In the framework of our VLIR TEAM project, we are organizing a training about 'Linking plant functional traits and ecosystem function in tropical montane forests'. The course will take place in Ecuador from 8th-14th September 2023.
COFOREC II project has ended
The COFOREC II project has come to and end. Check out the video to learn more!
Evaluating reforestation sites in the Ecuadorian Andes
Students from Ecuador and Ghent join forces to unravel optimum restoration strategies for tropical montane forest ecosystems in the Andes
Old chestnut tree visualized in detail using 3D laser scanning
Non-destructive biomass estimates are usually done through allometric models based on tree diameter and height. These models are not always accurate. Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning, individual trees and dead wood can be measured more accurately.
Good research arises from good networks
CAVELab's Associate Professor and ERC Starting Grant awardee Kim Calders will provide expertise to Finland's Flagship Programme UNITE (UEF), but he’s also drawn to Joensuu by a long-standing friendship (Text Maj Vuorre; Photo Varpu Heiskanen)
Soil survey of reforestation sites in the Ecuadorian Andes
A team of Cuenca University and Ghent University set out in the North-Western slopes of the Ecuadorian Andes to visit reforestation sites during two weeks in February.
Digital twins for understanding forest disturbances and recovery from space
Prof. Kim Calders is one of the 397 early-career researchers that won a European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant with his project SPACETWIN.
High level DRC government official visits the CongoFlux site
Isofys-Cavelab welcomes the first visit of a DRC minister to the CongoFlux site.