BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//eluceo/ical//2.0/EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:75ce25c04206b6e2468755a1a42db2a9 DTSTAMP:20260825T190038Z SUMMARY:Forecasting and understanding changes of the global mean temperatur e DESCRIPTION:Prof. Tamás Bódai (Hungarian University of Agriculture and Li fe Sciences\, Hungary) will give this seminar\, organized by the ELI-C dep artment. \;AbstractThe recently proposed data-driven ENSO forecast mod el\, the XDROM+\, is straightforward to extend to facilitate global mean s urface air temperature forecast. But it also allows for an investigation c oncerning certain aspects of the notorious extreme heat back in 2023-2024.  \;I estimate that (1) the 2023 September extreme warm anomaly was a o ne-in-158-years event. \;I also prove that (2) internal variability so lely was responsible for it. \;More precisely\, I postulate that (3) a super event of short term coherence – and\, therefore\, quite possibly of an atmospheric nature – took place in 2023 August. \;Indeed\, (4) the response characteristic of the global mean temperature could not be d etected to be nonlinear. \;Yet\, I verify that (5) global warming has accelerated in recent decades\, but explain that it was (6) down to the ac celeration of the anthropogenic climate forcing in about the same time per iod.The guestProf. Tamás Bódai\, is an associate professor at the Instit ute of Mathematics and Basic Science of the Hungarian University of Agricu lture and Life Sciences. \;His research areas include thermodynamics a nd dynamics of the climate system\, edge states\, tipping points and criti cal transitions in the climate system. URL:https://uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260826T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260826T120000 LOCATION:B.336 room 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:72ba42dcf23cbc6ec7232ba0a5c41aa8 DTSTAMP:20260825T190038Z SUMMARY:Biopores as a yield insurance during drought DESCRIPTION:Biopores as a yield insurance during drought: How biopores form ed by anecic earthworms and perennial crops affect nutrient and water upta ke of following cropsProf. Miriam Athmann (University of Kassel\, Germany) will give this seminar\, organized by the ELI-E department. \; URL:https://uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260902T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260902T140000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:39c71d66355db9a25b8b9db8bf6de7bc DTSTAMP:20260825T190038Z SUMMARY:Informing tropical seagrass recovery in the Great Barrier Reef usin g a biophysical modelling approach DESCRIPTION:Public thesis defense of Douchan Hanuise"Informing tropical sea grass recovery in the Great Barrier Reef using a biophysical modelling app roach" \;SummarySeagrasses provide essential services for human well-b eing\, including fisheries habitat\, water filtration\, coastal protection and carbon sequestration. \;Globally\, these coastal ecosystems have been declining due to the cumulative and interactive effects of coastal de velopment\, pollution and climate change. Coastal and catchment management and restoration projects have been implemented to mitigate the impact of these threatening processes. \;However\, the success rate of managemen t interventions is highly variable. A comprehensive understanding of seagr ass dynamics\, particularly tropical seagrasses\, is critical to protect a nd preserve these ecosystems. For example\, dispersal and connectivity of seagrasses supports the replenishment and natural recovery of seagrasses.& nbsp\;These processes can be assessed using biophysical models\, combining ocean circulation simulations with biological traits. Yet\, only few of t hem account for the interspecific and interannual variability inherent in tropical seagrass ecosystems\, suggesting opportunities to improve the pre dicted dispersal patterns. These dispersal processes have not been assesse d comprehensively in one of the world’s largest tropical seagrass ecosys tems - the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area (GBRWHA) of Queensland\, Australia. \;By using a biophysical modelling approach\, this thesis assessed dispersal and connectivity processes of GBRWHA seagrasses to info rm their management. \;Overall\, this thesis underscores the importanc e of modelling parametrization and its impacts on seagrass dispersal predi ctions. It highlights the value of using robust biophysical models\, built on well-considered assumptions including forcing choices\, that integrate species-specific traits to accurately capture connectivity. \;This th esis highlights the drivers of seagrass dispersal in the GBRWHA\, that inc lude strong seasonal variations\, complex coastal topography influencing w ind patterns\, and large dispersal variability between species. \;Broa dly\, this thesis advances the capacity to model and interpret connectivit y in dynamic coastal ecosystems\, providing a transferable framework to im prove ecological forecasting and guide management strategies. \;Jury m embersProf. Emmanuel HANERT (UCLouvain)\, SupervisorProf. Alana GRECH (Jam es Cook University\, Australia)\, SupervisorProf. Marnik VANCLOOSTER (UCLo uvain)\, ChairpersonDr. Jonathan LAMBRECHTS (UCLouvain)\, SecretaryDr. Sev erine CHOUKROUN (James Cook University\, Australia)Prof. Tom VAN DER STOCK EN (VUB\, Belgium)Dr. Eric TREML (Australian Institute of Marine Sciences\ , Australia)Dr. Michael RASHEED (James Cook University\, Australia) URL:https://uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260903T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260903T150000 LOCATION:SUD01 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:519a19fe8443469801f4d6193d911a01 DTSTAMP:20260825T190038Z SUMMARY:PHENET External Stakeholder Session DESCRIPTION:As part of the PHENET annual meeting\, the Earth and Life Insti tute will be hosting an External Stakeholder Session\, on September 10 (14 :00-17:00)\, at UCLouvain (Louvain-la-Neuve\, Belgium). \;The session will feature live demonstrations of tools and technologies developed acros s our use cases\, one-on-one exchange slots with developers\, and networki ng opportunities for a mixed audience of researchers\, industry\, farmers\ , policymakers\, and more. \;ProgramIntroduction to PHENET: Short pitc h on the project and its candidate services ready for deploymentLive demon strations: Developers present their tools\, outputs and technologiesOne-on -one exchange: Private sessions with technology developers to discuss your needsNetworking across sectors: Connect with researchers\, industry partn ers\, farmersand policymakers \;Technologies and tools on showComputer vision for wheat disease detection: G3 smart glasses &\; smartphone ap p &\; MobiLabInvestigating soil and ecosystem phenomena with controlled environment setupsDigital soil surveying &\; mapping with Subterra Gre enIntercropAgent: an AI tool for intercropping meta-analysis from scientif ic literaturePhenomobile Demo &\; deep learning for apple orchard pheno logy across European environments \;SoilMap: Service for soil health & amp\; landscape monitoringIoT sensor networks for real-time field monitori ng \;Bee colonies as indicators of ecosystem &\; landscape health&n bsp\;About PHENETThe PHENET project: tools and methods for extended plant PHENotyping and EnviroTyping services of European Research Infrastructures .Europe urgently needs to find pathways towards agroecological transition of agroecosystems in support to food security\, climate change resilience\ , biodiversity and soil carbon stocks restoration. \;In PHENET\, the E uropean Research Infrastructures (RI) on plant phenotyping (EMPHASIS)\, ec osystems experimentation (AnaEE)\, long-term observation (eLTER) and data management and bioinformatics (ELIXIR) will join their forces to co-develo p\, with a diversity of innovative companies\, new tools and methods – m eant to contribute to new RI services – for the identification of future -proofed combinations of species\, genotypes and management practices in f ront of the most likely climatic scenarios across Europe.Find out more abo ut the PHENET project on its website. \;Meeting registrationAttendance is free but spaces are limited.Please sign up by completing this form. URL:https://uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260910T140000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260910T170000 LOCATION:Floors 0 and -1 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:689ec13d6fb9fb9418c82270ac238f8a DTSTAMP:20260825T190038Z SUMMARY:From family farms to outsourcing: land and labor frictions in Belgi an field crops DESCRIPTION:Sophie Henrotte will give this seminar\, organized by the ELI-A department. \; \;AbstractFamily farms have been\, and still are\, the main institutional unit of agricultural production around the world.& nbsp\;This study documents a hidden\, yet increasing phenomenon : the shif t away from family farms\, towards management models relying on contractor s and management companies. \;As European farms have historically adap ted to rising capital intensity and labor productivity through farm enlarg ement\, land market frictions increasingly constrain this pathway\, induci ng a shift in how agricultural production is organized. \;Using Walloo n field crops as a case study\, and a combination of multivariate analyses and qualitative evidence\, we uncover how mechanization costs\, land mark et frictions\, and generational renewal are driving the shift towards dele gated agriculture. \;First\, we extend existing typologies of delegate d farming\, which separate land ownership from task performance\, by incor porating decision-making as a distinct dimension. \;Second\, we use mu ltivariate analyses to show that delegated farming represents a structural break from traditional farming models by shifting mechanization capital f rom farm to contractor. \;Finally\, we identify land market frictions as the pivotal driver of this transformation\, and the absence of balancin g mechanisms as evidence that only structural policy change can reverse it . This emerging unbundling of land\, labor\, capital\, and decision-making authority challenges the boundaries of what constitutes "a farm" and who is recognized as "a farmer". \;Left unaddressed\, this risks disconnec ting subsidies from productive labor or decision-making responsibility\, u ndermining the ability of CAP instruments to reach their intended benefici aries and target the outcomes they are designed to support. URL:https://uclouvain.be/en/calendar/eli DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260915T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Brussels:20260915T140000 LOCATION:Ocean room (B.002) 1348 Louvain-la-Neuve END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR