Department of Environment

Recent publications

2016

  • Delbecque, N. and Verdoodt, A. (2016). Spatial patterns of heavy metal contamination by urbanization. Journal of Environmental Quality 45 (1): 9-17.
  • Mureithi, S. M., Verdoodt, A., Njoka, J. T., Gachene, C. K. K., Warinwa, F. and Van Ranst, E. (2016). Impact of community conservation management on herbaceous layer and soil nutrients in a Kenyan semi-arid savannah. Land degradation and development 27 (8): 1820-1830.
  • Mureithi, S. M., Verdoodt, A., Njoka, J.T., Gachene, C. K. and Van Ranst, E. (2016). Benefits derived from rehabilitating a degraded semi-arid rangeland in communal enclosures, Kenya. (2016) Land Degradation & Development 27 (8): 1853-1862.
  • Ryken, N., Al-Barri, B., Tayler, A., Blake, W., Maenhout, P., Sleutel, S., Tack, F. M. G., Dierick, M., Bodé, S., Boeckx, P. and Verdoodt, A. (2016). Quantifying the spatial variation of 7Be depth distributions towards improved erosion rate estimations. Geoderma 269: 10–18.
  • Sterk, G., Boardman, J. and Verdoodt A. (2016). Desertification : history, causes and options for its control. Land Degradation & Development 27 (8): 1783-1787.

2015

  • De Boever, M., Gabriels, D., Ouessar, M. and Cornelis, W. (2015). Influence of scattered Acacia trees on soil nutrient levels in arid Tunisia. Journal of Arid Environments, 122: 161–168.
  • Mertens, K., Tolossa, A. R., Verdoodt, A., Dumon, M., Deckers, J. and Van Ranst, E. (2015). Impact of traditional soil burning (guie) on Planosol properties and land-use intensification in south-western Ethiopia. Soil Use and Management 31 (2): 330-336.
  • Moncada, M. P., Gabriels, D., Cornelis, W. and Lobo, D. (2015). Comparing aggregate stability tests for soil physical quality indicators. Land Degradation & Development. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2225.
  • Moncada, M. P.,  Ball, B. C., Gabriels, D., Lobo, D., and Cornelis, W. (2015). Evaluation of Soil Physical Quality Index S for Some Tropical and Temperate Medium-Textured Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal 79 (1): 9-19.
  • Nguyen, T. T., Verdoodt, A., Tran, V. Y., Delbecque, N, Tran, T. C. and Van Ranst, E. (2015). Design of a GIS and multi-criteria based land evaluation procedure for sustainable land-use planning at the regional level. Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 200: 1-11.
  • Vermang, J., Norton, L. D., Huang, C. Cornelis, W. M., Da Silva, A. M. and Gabriels, D. (2015). Characterization of soil surface roughness effects on runoff and soil erosion rates under simulated rainfall. Soil Science Society of America Journal 79 (3): 903-916.

2014

  • Mureithi, S. M., Verdoodt, A., Njoka, J. T., Gachene, C. K. K., Warinwa, F. and Van Ranst, E. (2014). Impact of community conservation management on herbaceous layer and soil nutrients in a Kenyan semi-arid savannah. Land Degradation & Development: doi: 10.1002/lrd.2315
  • De Boever, M., D. Gabriels, M. Ouessar and W. Cornelis (2014). Influence of Acacia trees on near-surface soil hydraulic properties in arid Tunisia. Land Degradation & Development. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2302.
  • Pulido Moncada, M., D. Gabriels, W.M. Cornelis (2014).  Data-driven analysis of soil quality indicators using limited data. Geoderma, 235–236, 271–278
  • Pulido Moncada, M., Gabriëls, D., Lobo, D., De Beuf, K., Figueroa, R. and Cornelis, W. (2014). A comparison of methods to assess susceptibility to soil sealing. Geoderma 226:  397-404.
  • Pulido Moncada, M., Penning, L. H., Timm, L. C., Gabriëls, D., Cornelis, W. M.(2014). Visual examinations and soil physical and hydraulic properties for assessing soil structural quality of soils with contrasting textures and land uses. Soil & Tillage research 140: 20-28.
  • Pulido Moncada, M., Gabriëls, D., Lobo, D., Rey, J. C. and Cornelis, W.M. (2014). Visual field assessment of soil structural quality in tropical soils. Soil & Tillage Research 139: 8-18.
  • Mureithi, S. M., Verdoodt, A., Gachene, C. K. K., Njoka, J. T., Wasonga, V. O., De Neve, S., Meyerhoff, E. and Van Ranst, E. (2014). Impact of enclosure management on soil properties and microbial biomass in a restored semi-arid rangeland, Kenya. Journal of Arid Land 6(5): 561-570.
  • Wildemeersch, J.C.J., J. Vermang, W.M. Cornelis, J. Diaz, D. Gabriels, M.E. Ruiz (2014). Tillage erosion and controlling factors in traditional farming systems in Pinar del Río, Cuba. Catena, 121, 344–353.
  • Yerima, B. P. K., Van Ranst, E., Sertsu, S. and Verdoodt, A. (2014). Pedogenic impacts on the distribution of total and available Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Co contents of vertisols and vertic inceptisols of the Bale Mountain area of Ethiopia. African Journal of Agricultural Reserach 8 (44): 5429-5439.

2013

  • De Paepe, M., Demeryer, P., Pieters, J., Cornelis, W., Gabriels, D. and Merci, B. (2013). Computational Modelling and Scale Model Validation of Airflow Patterns in Naturally Ventilated Barns. Acta Horticulturae 1008: 171-176.
  • De Paepe, M., Pieters, J. G., Cornelis, W. M., Gabriels, D., Merci, B. and Demeyer, P. Airflow measurements in and around scale-model cattle barns in a wind tunnel: Effect of wind incidence angle. Biosystem Engineering 115 (2): 211-219.
  • Erpul, G., Gabriels, D., Norton, L. D., Flanagon, D.C., Huang, C. H., Visser, S. M. (2013). Mechanics of interrill erosion with wind-driven rain. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms 38 (2): 160-168.
  • Erpul, G., Gabriels, D., Norton, L. D., Flanagan, D. C., Huang, C. H. and Visser, S. (2013). Raindrop and flow interactions for interrill erosion with wind-driven rain. Journal of Hydraulic Research 51: 548-557.
  • Kasongo R. K., Verdoodt A., Kanyankogote P., Baert G. and Van Ranst E. (2013). Response of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) to coffee waste application on a humid tropical sandy soil. Soil Use and Management (in press; doi: 10.1111/sum.12006).
  • Katuwal, Sheela, Vermang, J., Cornelis, W. M.), Gabriels, D., Moldrup, P.,de Jonge, L. W. (2013). Effect of Root Density on Erosion and Erodibility of a Loamy Soil Under Simulated Rain. Soil Science 178 (1): 29-36.
  • Khlosi, M., Cornelis, W. M., Douaik, A., Hazzouri, A., Habib, H. and Gabriels, D. (2013). Exploration of the Interaction between Hydraulic and Physicochemical Properties of Syrian Soils. Vadose Zone Journal 12 (4): doi:10.2136/vzj2012.0209.
  • Lozano, L. A., Soracco, C. G., Cornelis, W. M., Gabriels, D., Sarli, G. O., Villarreal, R. (2013). Anisotropy of Pore Size Classes' Connectivity Related to Soil Structure Under No Tillage. Soil Science 178 (11): 612-617.
  • Pulido Moncada, M., D. Gabriels, W. Cornelis, D. Lobo (2013). Comparing aggregate stability tests for soil physical quality indicators. Land Degradation & Development. doi: 10.1002/ldr.2225.
  • Ries, J. B., Iserloh, T., Seeger, M. and Gabriels, D. (2013). Rainfall simulations - constraints, needs and challenges for a future use in soil erosion research. Zeitschrift fur Geomorphologie 57: 1-10.
  • Verbist, K. M. J., Cornelis, W. M., Torfs, S. and Gabriels, D. (2013). Comparing Methods to Determine Hydraulic Conductivities on Stony Soils. Soil Science Society of America Journal 77 (1): 25-42.
  • Vermang, J., Norton, L. D., Baetens, J. M., Huang, C., Cornelis, W. and Gabriels, D. (2013). Quantification of soil surface roughness under simulated rainfall. Transactions of the Asaba 56 (2) 505-514.

2012

  • De Paepe, M., J. G. Pieters, W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, B. Merci & P. Demeyer (2012). Airflow measurements in and around scale model cattle barns in a wind tunnel: Effect of ventilation opening height. Biosystems Engineering, 113, 22-32.
  • Ghehi, N. G., A. Nemes, A. Verdoodt, E. Van Ranst, W. M. Cornelis & P. Boeckx (2012). Nonparametric Techniques for Predicting Soil Bulk Density of Tropical Rainforest Topsoils in Rwanda. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 76, 1172-1183.
  • Kasongo R.K., Kanyankogote P., Verdoodt A., Baert G., Van Ranst E.
    (2012). Effet in vitro de la roche verte de Gangila sur les proprietées physico-chimiques des sols sableux de l’hinterland de Kinshasa (RD Congo). Canadian Journal of Soil Science 92(5): 787-797.
  • Kasongo R.K., Van Ranst E., Kanyankogote P., Verdoodt A., Baert G.
    (2012). Réponse de soja (Glycine max) à l'application de phosphate de Kanzi et de dolomie rose de Kimpese sur sol sableux en RD Congo.
    Canadian Journal of Soil Science 92(6): 905-916.
  • Mrabet, R., R. Moussadek, A. Fadlaoui & E. van Ranst (2012). Conservation agriculture in dry areas of Morocco. Field Crops Research, 132, 84-94.
  • Pakparvar, M., D. Gabriels, K. Aarabi, M. Edraki, D. Raes & W. Cornelis (2012). Incorporating legacy soil data to minimize errors in salinity change detection: a case study of Darab Plain, Iran. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33, 6215-6238.
  • Saygin, S. D., W. M. Cornelis, G. Erpul & D. Gabriels (2012). Comparison of different aggregate stability approaches for loamy sand soils. Applied Soil Ecology, 54, 1-6.
  • Tilahun, A., F. Kebede, C. Yamoah, H. Erens, B. B. Mujinya, A. Verdoodt & E. Van Ranst (2012). Quantifying the masses of Macrotermes subhyalinus mounds and evaluating their use as a soil amendment. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 157, 54-59.
  • Verbist, K. M. J., Pierreux, S., Cornelis, W., M., McLaren, R., Gabriels, D. (2012). Parameterizing a Coupled Surface-Subsurface Three-Dimensional Soil Hydrological Model to Evaluate the Efficiency of a Runoff Water Harvesting Technique. Vadose Zone Journal 11 (4): DOI:10.2136/vzj2011.0141
  • Youssef, F., S. M. Visser, D. Karssenberg, G. Erpul, W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels & A. Poortinga (2012). The effect of vegetation patterns on wind-blown mass transport at the regional scale: A wind tunnel experiment. Geomorphology, 159, 178-188.

2011

  • Arthur, E., W. M. Cornelis, J. Vermang & E. De Rocker (2011). Amending a loamy sand with three compost types: impact on soil quality. Soil Use and Management, 27, 116-123.
  • Arthur, E., W. M. Cornelis, J. Vermang & E. De Rocker (2011). Effect of compost on erodibility of loamy sand under simulated rainfall. Catena, 85, 67-72.
  • Bamberg, A. L., W. M. Cornelis, L. C. Timm, D. Gabriels, E. A. Pauletto & L. F. S. Pinto (2011). Temporal changes of soil physical and hydraulic properties in strawberry fields. Soil Use and Management, 27, 385-394.
  • Basaran, M., G. Erpul, O. Uzun & D. Gabriels (2011). Comparative efficiency testing for a newly designed cyclone type sediment trap for wind erosion measurements. Geomorphology, 130, 343-351.
  • Kasongo, R. K., A. Verdoodt, P. Kanyankagote, G. Baert & E. Van Ranst (2011). Coffee waste as an alternative fertilizer with soil improving properties for sandy soils in humid tropical environments. Soil Use and Management, 27, 94-102.
  • Moussadek, R., R. Mrabet, P. Zante, J. M. Lamachere, Y. Pepin, Y. Le Bissonnais, L. M. Ye, A. Verdoodt & E. Van Ranst (2011). Impact of tillage and residue management on the soil properties and water erosion of a Mediterranean Vertisol. Canadian Journal of Soil Science, 91, 627-635.
  • Mujinya, B. B., F. Mees, P. Boeckx, S. Bode, G. Baert, H. Erens, S. Delefortrie, A. Verdoodt, M. Ngongo & E. Van Ranst (2011). The origin of carbonates in termite mounds of the Lubumbashi area, D.R. Congo. Geoderma, 165, 95-105.
  • Nguyen, T. T., J. J. Qiu, A. Verdoodt, H. Li & E. Van Ranst (2011). Temperature and Precipitation Suitability Evaluation for the Winter Wheat and Summer Maize Cropping System in the Huang-Huai-Hai Plain of China. Agricultural Sciences in China, 10, 275-288.
  • Verspecht, A., V. Vandermeulen, S. de Bolle, B. Moeskops, J. Vermang, A. Van Den Bossche, G. Van Huylenbroeck & S. De Neve (2011). Integrated Policy Approach to Mitigate Soil Erosion in West Flanders. Land Degradation & Development, 22, 84-96.

2010

  • Basaran, M., G. Erpul, A. U. Ozcan, P. Bogman, W. M. Cornelis & D. Gabriels (2010). Effect of attachment configuration on the trapping efficiency of Vaseline-coated slide catchers for windblown particles. Environmental Earth Sciences, 61, 1375-1384.
  • Mujinya, B. B., E. Van Ranst, A. Verdoodt, G. Baert & L. M. Ngongo (2010). Termite bioturbation effects on electro-chemical properties of Ferralsols in the Upper Katanga (DR Congo). Geoderma, 158, 233-241.
  • Nebel, A. L. C., L. C. Timm, W. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, K. Reichardt, L. S. Aquino, E. A. Pauletto & D. J. Reinert (2010). Pedotransfer Functions Related to Spatial Variability of Water Retention Attributes for Lowland Soils. Revista Brasileira De Ciencia Do Solo, 34, 669-680.
  • Verbist, K., A. W. Robertson, W. M. Cornelis & D. Gabriels (2010). Seasonal Predictability of Daily Rainfall Characteristics in Central Northern Chile for Dry-Land Management. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49, 1938-1955.
  • Verbist, K., S. Torfs, W. M. Cornelis, R. Oyarzun, G. Soto & D. Gabriels (2010). Comparison of Single- and Double-Ring Infiltrometer Methods on Stony Soils. Vadose Zone Journal, 9, 462-475.
  • Verbist, K. M. J., W. M. Cornelis, R. McLaren & D. Gabriels (2010c). Evaluating a Runoff Harvesting Technique Using a 3d Coupled Surface-Subsurface Hydrological Model. Proceedings of the Xviii International Conference on Computational Methods in Water Resources (Cmwr 2010), 798-802.
  • Verdoodt, A., S. M. Mureithi & E. Van Ranst (2010). Impacts of management and enclosure age on recovery of the herbaceous rangeland vegetation in semi-arid Kenya. Journal of Arid Environments, 74, 1066-1073.
  • Wahungu, G. M., L. K. Mureu, Y. A. Wato, S. N. Mureithi & G. G. Karanja (2010). Seedling survival in Manilkara butugi Chiov. along a dispersal gradient in Kakamega forest, Kenya. African Journal of Ecology, 48, 783-790.

2009

  • Baetens, J. M., K. Verbist, W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels & G. Soto (2009). On the influence of coarse fragments on soil water retention. Water Resources Research, 45.
  • D'Haene, K., S. Sleutel, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels & G. Hofman (2009). The effect of reduced tillage agriculture on carbon dynamics in silt loam soils. Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, 84, 249-265.
  • De Schampheleire, M., D. Nuyttens, K. Baetens, W. Cornelis, D. Gabriels & P. Spanoghe (2009). Effects on pesticide spray drift of the physicochemical properties of the spray liquid. Precision Agriculture, 10, 409-420.
  • De Schampheleire, M., D. Nuyttens, D. Dekeyser, P. Verboven, P. Spanoghe, W. Cornelis, D. Gabriels & W. Steurbaut (2009). Deposition of spray drift behind border structures. Crop Protection, 28, 1061-1075.
  • Erpul, G., D. Gabriels, W. M. Cornelis, H. Sammy & T. Guzelordu (2009). Sand transport under increased lateral jetting of raindrops induced by wind. Geomorphology, 104, 191-202.
  • Erpul, G., D. Gabriels, W. M. Cornelis, H. Samray & T. Guzelordu (2009). Average sand particle trajectory examined by the Raindrop Detachment and Wind-driven Transport (RD-WDT) process. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 34, 1270-1278.
  • Jin, K., W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, M. Baert, H. J. Wu, W. Schiettecatte, D. X. Cai, S. De Neve, J. Y. Jin, R. Hartmann & G. Hofman (2009). Residue cover and rainfall intensity effects on runoff soil organic carbon losses. Catena, 78, 81-86.
  • Jin, K., W. M. Cornelis, W. Schiettecatte, J. J. Lu, D. X. Cai, J. Y. Jin, S. De Neve, R. Hartmann & D. Gabriels (2009). Effects of different soil management practices on total P and Olsen-P sediment loss: A field rainfall simulation study. Catena, 78, 72-80.
  • Jin, K., S. Sleutel, D. Buchan, S. De Neve, D. X. Cai, D. Gabriels & J. Y. Jin (2009). Changes of soil enzyme activities under different tillage practices in the Chinese Loess Plateau. Soil & Tillage Research, 104, 115-120.
  • Ouessar, M., A. Bruggeman, F. Abdelli, R. H. Mohtar, D. Gabriels & W. M. Cornelis (2009). Modelling water-harvesting systems in the arid south of Tunisia using SWAT. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 13, 2003-2021.
  • Verbist, K., J. Baetens, W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, C. Torres & G. Soto (2009). Hydraulic Conductivity as Influenced by Stoniness in Degraded Drylands of Chile. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 73, 471-484.
  • Verbist, K., W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, K. Alaerts & G. Soto (2009). Using an inverse modelling approach to evaluate the water retention in a simple water harvesting technique. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 13, 1979-1992.
  • Verdoodt, A., S. M. Mureithi, L. M. Ye & E. Van Ranst (2009). Chronosequence analysis of two enclosure management strategies in degraded rangeland of semi-arid Kenya. Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, 129, 332-339.
  • Vermang, J., V. Demeyer, W. M. Cornelis & D. Gabriels (2009). Aggregate Stability and Erosion Response to Antecedent Water Content of a Loess Soil. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 73, 718-726.

2008

  • D'Haene, K., A. Van den Bossche, J. Vandenbruwane, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels & G. Hofman (2008). The effect of reduced tillage on nitrous oxide emissions of silt loam soils. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 45, 213-217.
  • D'Haene, K., J. Vandenbruwane, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels, J. Salomez & G. Hofman (2008). The effect of reduced tillage on nitrogen dynamics in silt loam soils. European Journal of Agronomy, 28, 449-460.
  • D'Haene, K., J. Vermang, W. M. Cornelis, B. L. M. Leroy, W. Schiettecatte, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels & G. Hofman (2008). Reduced tillage effects on physical properties of silt loam soils growing root crops. Soil & Tillage Research, 99, 279-290.
  • Erpul, G., D. Gabriels, W. M. Cornelis, H. N. Samray & T. Guzelordu (2008). Sand detachment under rains with varying angle of incidence. Catena, 72, 413-422.
  • Jin, K., W. M. Cornelis, D. Gabriels, W. Schiettecatte, S. De Neve, J. J. Lu, T. Buysse, H. J. Wu, D. X. Cai, J. Y. Jin & R. Harmann (2008). Soil management effects on runoff and soil loss from field rainfall simulation. Catena, 75, 191-199.
  • Jin, K., W. M. Cornelis, W. Schiette, J. J. Lu, T. Buysse, G. Baert, H. J. Wu, Y. Yao, D. X. Cai, J. Y. Jin, S. De Neve, R. Hartmann & D. Gabriels (2008). Redistribution and loss of soil organic carbon by overland flow under various soil management practices on the Chinese Loess Plateau. Soil Use and Management, 24, 181-191.
  • Jin, K., S. de Neve, B. Moeskops, J. J. Lu, J. Zhang, D. Gabriels, D. X. Cai & J. Y. Jin (2008). Effects of different soil management practices on winter wheat yield and N losses on a dryland loess soil in China. Australian Journal of Soil Research, 46, 455-463.
  • Jin, K., S. Sleutel, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels, D. X. Cai, J. Y. Jin & G. Hofman (2008). Nitrogen and carbon mineralization of surface-applied and incorporated winter wheat and peanut residues. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 44, 661-665.
  • Khlosi, M., W. M. Cornelis, A. Douaik, M. T. van Genuchten & D. Gabriels (2008). Performance evaluation of models that describe the soil water retention curve between saturation and oven dryness. Vadose Zone Journal, 7, 87-96.
  • Leroy, B. L. M., H. M. S. K. Herath, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels, L. Bommele, D. Reheul & M. Moens (2008). Effect of vegetable, fruit and garden (VFG) waste compost on soil physical properties. Compost Science & Utilization, 16, 43-51.
  • Leroy, B. L. M., H. M. S. K. Herath, S. Sleutel, S. De Neve, D. Gabriels, D. Reheul & M. Moens (2008). The quality of exogenous organic matter: short-term effects on soil physical properties and soil organic matter fractions. Soil Use and Management, 24, 139-147.
  • Raes, D., D. Gabriels, S. A. Kowsar, P. Corens & N. Esmaeili (2008). Modeling the Effect of Floodwater Spreading Systems on the Soil-Water Balance and Crop Production in the Gareh Bygone Plain of Southern Iran. Future of Drylands, 243-254.
  • Saby, N. P. A., P. H. Bellamy, X. Morvan, D. Arrouays, R. J. A. Jones, F. G. A. Verheijen, M. G. Kibblewhite, A. Verdoodt, J. Berenyiuveges, A. Freudenschuss & C. Simota (2008). Will European soil-monitoring networks be able to detect changes in topsoil organic carbon content? Global Change Biology, 14, 2432-2442.
  • Saey, T., D. Simpson, U. W. A. Vitharana, H. Vermeersch, J. Vermang & M. Van Meirvenne (2008). Reconstructing the paleotopography beneath the loess cover with the aid of an electromagnetic induction sensor. Catena, 74, 58-64.
  • Schiettecatte, W., L. D'hondt, W. M. Cornelis, M. L. Acosta, Z. Leal, N. Lauwers, Y. Almoza, G. R. Alonso, J. Diaz, M. Ruiz & D. Gabriels (2008). Influence of land use on soil erosion risk in the Cuyaguateje watershed (Cuba). Catena, 74, 1-12.
  • Schiettecatte, W., D. Gabriels, W. M. Cornelis & G. Hofman (2008). Enrichment of organic carbon in sediment transport by interrill and rill erosion processes. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 72, 50-55.
  • Schiettecatte, W., D. Gabriels, W. M. Cornelis & G. Hofman (2008). Impact of deposition on the enrichment of organic carbon in eroded sediment. Catena, 72, 340-347.
  • Schiettecatte, W., K. Verbist & D. Gabriels (2008). Assessment of detachment and sediment transport capacity of runoff by field experiments on a silt loam soil. Earth Surface Processes and Landforms, 33, 1302-1314.
  • Trung, N. D., A. Verdoodt, M. Dusar, T. T. Van & E. Van Ranst (2008). Evaluating ethnopedological knowledge systems for chassifying soil quality. A case study in Bo hamlet with Muong people of northern Vietnam. Geographical Research, 46, 27-38.
  • Van Meirvenne, M., T. Meklit, S. Verstraete, M. De Boever & F. Tack (2008). Could shelling in the First World War have increased copper concentrations in the soil around Ypres? European Journal of Soil Science, 59, 372-379.
  • Van Ranst, E., S. R. Utami, A. Verdoodt & N. P. Qafoku (2008). Mineralogy of a perudic Andosol in central Java, Indonesia. Geoderma, 144, 379-386.
  • Wuyts, K., K. Verheyen, A. De Schrijver, W. M. Cornelis & D. Gabriels (2008). The impact of forest edge structure on longitudinal patterns of deposition, wind speed, and turbulence. Atmospheric Environment, 42, 8651-8660.
  • Ye, L., H. Tang, J. Zhu, A. Verdoodt & E. Van Ranst (2008). Spatial patterns and effects of soil organic carbon on grain productivity assessment in China. Soil Use and Management, 24, 80-91.
  • Youssef, F., G. Erpul, P. Bogman, W. M. Cornelis & D. Gabriels (2008). Determination of efficiency of Vaseline slide and Wilson and Cooke sediment traps by wind tunnel experiments. Environmental Geology, 55, 741-750.