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Louvain-La-Neuve
January 02, 2023
Saviez-vous que le pôle ELI-e possédait des collections...
Ces collections proviennent principalement d’Afrique et ont été constituées par d’anciens professeurs de la faculté des sciences agronomiques de l’Université catholique de Louvain. Durant l’été 2022, un important travail de tri et d’inventaire a été effectué dans la partie « herbarium » par...
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December 01, 2022
Valentin COUVREUR - 1/10/2022 au 30/09/2027 - ERC-2021-StG - Panel
The Plant Water Pump
With global warming, climate zones are projected to shift poleward, and the frequency and intensity of droughts to increase, driving threats to crop production and ecosystems. Plant hydraulic traits play major roles in coping with such droughts, and process-based plant hydraulics (water flowing...
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December 01, 2022
François MASSONNET - 1/01/2023 au 31/12/2027 - ...
Early warning of future rapid Arctic sea ice loss
The Arctic is currently transitioning toward a new climatic state that will be characterized by seasonally sea-ice-free conditions almost every year from the 2050s, with widespread ecological, climatic, and societal consequences. There is growing evidence that the future summer sea ice retreat...
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December 01, 2022
Honor
European Geophysical Union's medal for Hugues Goosse
Hugues Goosse will receive a prestigious medal at the next European Geophysical Union conference in April 2023
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November 24, 2022
Over a quarter of Congo Basin forests at risk of...
At least 27% of undisturbed rainforests in the Congo Basin present in 2020 will disappear by 2050 if the rate of deforestation and forest degradation continues unperturbed, a new report has shown.
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