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Dries Huygens

Dries Huygens

Ghent University
Belgium

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

Ecology
Ecosystem
Agriculture

His primary scientific interests are in Ecology, Mineralization, Organic matter, Soil organic matter and Soil water. His research in Ecology is mostly focused on Rainforest. His research in Mineralization tackles topics such as Ecosystem which are related to areas like Greenhouse gas, Biota, Environmental resource management and Cycling.

His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Environmental chemistry, Denitrification and Nitrogen cycle. Dries Huygens combines Soil water and Ammonium in his research. Many of his studies on Agronomy involve topics that are commonly interrelated, such as Soil fertility.

His most cited work include:

Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests. (191 citations)
Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests. (191 citations)
Maize biochars accelerate short-term soil nitrogen dynamics in a loamy sand soil (184 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

Dries Huygens spends much of his time researching Ecology, Soil water, Agronomy, Ecosystem and Mineralization. His Ecology study combines topics in areas such as Nitrogen cycle and Cycling. His work deals with themes such as Nitrification and Plant litter, which intersect with Soil water.

His Agronomy research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Carbon sequestration, Nutrient and Soil fertility. His Ecosystem research includes elements of Biodiversity, Wetland, Biogeochemical cycle and Topsoil. Dries Huygens combines subjects such as Soil biology and Organic matter with his study of Mineralization.

He most often published in these fields:

Ecology (76.85%)
Soil water (75.93%)
Agronomy (71.30%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 2015-2020)?

Ecology (76.85%)
Ecosystem (54.63%)
Nutrient (17.59%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of study are Ecology, Ecosystem, Nutrient, Soil water and Agronomy. Dries Huygens connects Ecology with Specific leaf area in his research. His research integrates issues of Raw material, Sustainable agriculture and Environmental engineering in his study of Nutrient.

His studies in Soil water integrate themes in fields like Ecohydrology, Eucalyptus nitens, Meteoric water and Evergreen. His research investigates the link between Agronomy and topics such as Nitrate that cross with problems in Mineralization. His Mineralization research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Organic matter, Dissolved organic carbon, Nitrification and Plant nutrition.

Between 2015 and 2020, his most popular works were:

Assessing the 'two water worlds' hypothesis and water sources for native and exotic evergreen species in south-central Chile (55 citations)
Assessing the 'two water worlds' hypothesis and water sources for native and exotic evergreen species in south-central Chile (55 citations)
Assessing the 'two water worlds' hypothesis and water sources for native and exotic evergreen species in south-central Chile (55 citations)

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Best Publications

Maize biochars accelerate short-term soil nitrogen dynamics in a loamy sand soil

Victoria Nelissen;Tobias Rütting;Dries Huygens;Dries Huygens;Jeroen Staelens.
Soil Biology & Biochemistry (2012)

335 Citations

Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests.

Simon L. Lewis;Simon L. Lewis;Bonaventure Sonké;Terry Sunderland;Serge K. Begne;Serge K. Begne.
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B (2013)

325 Citations

Mechanisms for retention of bioavailable nitrogen in volcanic rainforest soils

Dries Huygens;Dries Huygens;Pascal Boeckx;Pamela Templer;Leandro Paulino.
Nature Geoscience (2008)

217 Citations

Soil nitrogen conservation mechanisms in a pristine south Chilean Nothofagus forest ecosystem

D. Huygens;T. Rütting;P. Boeckx;O. Van Cleemput.
Soil Biology & Biochemistry (2007)

184 Citations

Aggregate and soil organic carbon dynamics in South Chilean Andisols

D. Huygens;P. Boeckx;O. Van Cleemput;C. Oyarzún.
Biogeosciences (2005)

138 Citations

The soil N cycle: new insights and key challenges

J van Groenigen;Dries Huygens;Dries Huygens;Dries Huygens;Pascal Boeckx;Th W Kuyper.
SOIL Discussions; 1, pp 623-676 (2014) (2015)

138 Citations

Conventional tree height–diameter relationships significantly overestimate aboveground carbon stocks in the Central Congo Basin

Elizabeth Kearsley;Elizabeth Kearsley;Thales de Haulleville;Thales de Haulleville;Koen Hufkens;Alidé Kidimbu.
Nature Communications (2013)

117 Citations

Functional role of DNRA and nitrite reduction in a pristine south Chilean Nothofagus forest

T. Rütting;T. Rütting;D. Huygens;D. Huygens;C. Müller;C. Müller;O. Van Cleemput.
Biogeochemistry (2008)

81 Citations

Assessing the 'two water worlds' hypothesis and water sources for native and exotic evergreen species in south-central Chile

P. Hervé‐Fernández;C. Oyarzún;C. Brumbt;D. Huygens;D. Huygens;D. Huygens.
Hydrological Processes (2016)

68 Citations

Temporal evolution of biochar's impact on soil nitrogen processes – a 15N tracing study

Victoria Nelissen;Tobias Rütting;Dries Huygens;Dries Huygens;Dries Huygens;Greet Ruysschaert.
Gcb Bioenergy (2015)

66 Citations

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