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Prof. Dr Keppens, Edward
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Publications (25)
Projects (8)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Geologie (VUB), more

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Vrije Universiteit Brussel; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Geologie; Isotopen Geologie en Evolutie van het Paleo-Milieu (GEOL), more

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Oceans & Lakes : Master of Marine and Lacustrine Science and Management, more

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Application of a Spectral Estimation System for the Determination of Cyclicities on Continental sediments, more
Biogeochemical cycles of C, N and water balances, more
Interaction between water column and intertidal zones of Scheldt River: Biogeochemical cycles of C and N, more
Marine Research Drilling - The ESF Magellan Workshop Series., more
Quaternary climate reconstruction through stabile isotope research of continental sediments, more
Research on the environmental effects of the SIGMA plan, more
Use of sclerosponges (Porifera) as biorecorders of environmental changes, more
Water balance, more

A1 Publications (11) [show]
Vansteenberge, S.; Verheyden, S.; Cheng, H.; Edwards, R.L.; Keppens, E.; Claeys, P. (2016). Paleoclimate in continental northwestern Europe during the Eemian and early Weichselian (125–97 ka): insights from a Belgian speleothem. Clim. Past 12(7): 1445-1458. https://dx.doi.org/10.5194/cp-12-1445-2016, more Alvarez, D.; Fagel, N.; Araneda, A.; Jana-Pinninghoff, P.; Keppens, E.; Urrutia, R. (2015). Late Holocene climate variability on the eastern flank of the Patagonian Andes (Chile): a Δ¹⁸O record from mollusks in Lago Cisnes (47°S). Holocene 25(8): 1220-1230. https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0959683615580859, more Van Rampelbergh, M.; Fleitmann, D; Verheyden, S.; Cheng, H; Edwards, L; De Geest, P; De Vleeschouwer, D.; Burns, J; Matter, A; Claeys, P.; Keppens, E. (2013). Mid- to late Holocene Indian Ocean Monsoon variability recorded in four speleothems from Socotra Island, Yemen. Quat. Sci. Rev. 65: 129-142. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.01.016, more Gillikin, D.P.; Lorrain, A.; Navez, J.; Taylor, J.W.; André, L.; Keppens, E.; Baeyens, W.; Dehairs, F. (2005). Strong biological controls on Sr/Ca ratios in aragonitic marine bivalve shells. Geochem. Geophys. Geosyst. 6(5): Q05009 (16 pp.). dx.doi.org/10.1029/2004GC000874, more Gillikin, D.P.; De Ridder, F.; Ulens, H.; Elskens, M.; Keppens, E.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Dehairs, F.A. (2005). Assessing the reproducibility and reliability of estuarine bivalve shells (Saxidomus giganteus) for sea surface temperature reconstruction: implications for paleoclimate studies. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 228(1-2): 70-85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.03.047, more Hellings, L.; Van Den Driessche, K.; Baeyens, W.; Keppens, E.; Dehairs, F. (2000). Origin and fate of dissolved inorganic carbon in interstitial waters of two freshwater intertidal areas: A case study of the Scheldt Estuary, Belgium. Biogeochemistry 51(2): 141-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006472213070, more Lazareth, C.; Willenz, P.; Navez, J.; Keppens, E.; Dehairs, F.A.; André, L. (2000). Sclerosponges as a new potential recorder of environmental changes: Lead in Ceratoporella nicholsoni. Geology (Boulder Colo.) 28(6): 515-518. dx.doi.org/10.1130/0091-7613(2000)28<515:SAANPR>2.0.CO;2, more Vander Putten, E.; Dehairs, F.; Keppens, E.; Baeyens, W. (2000). High resolution distribution of trace elements in the calcite shell layer of modern Mytilus edulis: environmental and biological controls. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 64(6): 997-1011. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00380-4, more Hellings, L.; Dehairs, F.A.; Tackx, M.; Keppens, E.; Baeyens, W.F.J. (1999). Origin and fate of organic carbon in the freshwater part of the Scheldt Estuary as traced by stable carbon isotope composition. Biogeochemistry 47(2): 167-186. http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1006143827118, more Hong, W.; Keppens, E.; Nielsen, P.; Vanriet, A. (1995). Oxygen and carbon isotope study of the Holocene oyster reefs and paleoenvironmental reconstruction on the northwest coast of Bohai Bay, China. Mar. Geol. 124(1-4): 289-302. dx.doi.org/10.1016/0025-3227(95)00046-2, more Paepe, R.; Mariolakos, I.; Van Overloop, E.; Keppens, E. (1990). Last Interglacial-Glacial North-South geosoil traverse (from stratotypes in the North Sea Basin and in the Eastern Mediterranean). Quaternary International 5: 57-70, more
Peer reviewed publications (2) [show]
Mas, R.; Claeys, P.; Keppens, E.; Dehairs, F. (2009). Stable isotopic composition of bivalve shell organic matrix: Mytilus edulis collected along the Scheldt estuary. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 11(EGU2009-11632): 1, more Gillikin, D.P.; Steenmans, D.; DeHairs, F.; Baeyens, W.; Navez, J.; André, L.; Keppens, E.; CALMARs group (2004). Calibration and validation of the mussel Mytilus edulis as an environmental archive. Geophys. Res. Abstr. 6: 04054, more
Abstracts (3) [show]
Mas, R.; Poulain, C.; Claeys, P.; Dehairs, F.A.; Keppens, E. (2008). Stable isotope (C, N) composition of bivalve shell organic matter and salinity, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium, 29 February 2008: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 40: pp. 57, more Meert, I.; Gillikin, D.P.; Ervynck, A.; Hillewaert, B.; Keppens, E.; Dehairs, F.A. (2005). Reconstructing the environmental conditions in the coastal area of the Southern Bight over the past millennium using Mytilus edulis shells, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 45, more Gillikin, D.P.; Steenmans, D.; Meng, L.; Haiteg, T.; Ulens, H.; Dehairs, F.A.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Navez, J.; Andre, L.; Keppens, E.; CALMARs group (2004). Bivalves as environmental archives, in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 51, more
Reports (3) [show]
Willenz, P.; Berry, L.; Dehairs, F.A.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Gillikin, D.P.; Keppens, E.; De Ridder, F.; André, L.; Verheyden, S.; Lorrain, A.; Dubois, Ph.; Ranner, H.; Blust, R.; Mubiana, V.K. (2006). Validation of alternative marine calcareous skeletons as recorders of global climate changes (CALMARS): final report. Belgian Science Policy: Brussel. 133 pp., more Hellings, L.; Van Damme, S.; Goeyens, L.; Baeyens, W.F.J.; Dehairs, F.A.; Van Den Driessche, K.; Keppens, E. (1999). Onderzoek Milieu-effecten Sigmaplan (OMES): deelstudie 7.3. Water-schor interactie: de biogeochemische cycli van koolstof en stikstof. Eindverslag. Algemene Milieu Impaktstudie Sigmaplan (AMIS), AMIS DS7.3. VUB: Brussel. 115, 33 pp., more Wartel, S.; Keppens, E.; Nielsen, P.E.; Dehairs, F.; Van Den Winkel, P.; Cornand, L. (1993). Bepaling van de verhouding marien en fluviatiel slib in de Beneden Zeeschelde. Ministerie van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap. Departement Leefmilieu en Infrastructuur: Brussel. 16 + bijlagen pp., more
Thesis (co-)promotor (6) [show]
Gillikin, D.P. (2005). Geochemistry of marine bivalve shells: the potential for paleoenvironmental reconstruction. PhD Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 258 pp., more Van Den Driessche, K. (2001). Potentials of stable water isotopes as a natural tracer in the Schelde basin. PhD Thesis. VUB: Brussel. 244 pp., more Hellings, L. (2000). Origin and fate of dissolved inorganic and particulate organic carbon in a highly polluted estuary (The Scheldt) as traced by stable carbon isotopes. PhD Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 210 pp., more Tuts, G. (1999). Hydrogeologische studie van een Schelde-intertidaal (Durme-monding) met de zuurstofisotopenverhouding als natuurlijke tracer. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 130 pp., more Schotte, P. (1996). Onderzoek naar het verband tussen de dynamiek van het Schelde estuarium en de ruimtelijke verdeling van de sedimenten. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 96 pp., more Yongxin, C. (1996). d¹⁸O of water as a tracer of water sources: optimisation of the methodology and first results for the Schelde River. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 51 pp., more

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